In this chapter, (1) 'commissioner' means the commissioner of administration; (2) 'dealer' means a person engaged in the business of selling snowmobiles predominantly for purposes other than resale; (3) 'department' means the Department of Administration; (4) 'operate' means to ride in or on and control the operation of a snowmobile; (5) 'operator' means a person who operates or is in actual physical control of a snowmobile; (6) 'owner' means a person, other than a lienholder, having title to a snowmobile and who is entitled to the use or possession of the snowmobile; (7) 'possession' means physical custody of a snowmobile by an owner of a snowmobile or by an owner of a motor vehicle or trailer on or in which a snowmobile is placed for the purpose of transport; (8) 'retail' means the sale of a snowmobile for any purpose other than resale; (9) 'season' means one calendar year beginning October 1 and ending September 30; (10) 'snowmobile' means a self-propelled vehicle primarily designed or altered for travel on snow or ice when supported in part by skis, belts, or cleats; 'snowmobile' does not include machinery used strictly for the grooming of snowmobile trails or ski slopes.
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