1In this Act
“Advisory Board” Repealed: 2016, c.28, s.89
“all-terrain vehicle” means
(véhicule tout-terrain)
(a)
an amphibious vehicle,
(d)
any other off-road vehicle, other than a snowmobile, that
(i)
operates or travels on three or more tires or has been adapted to operate on four tracks,
(ii)
has a seat designed to be straddled by the operator of the vehicle, and
(iii)
has handlebars for steering the vehicle;
“all-terrain vehicle managed trail” means the entire groomed or otherwise maintained surface width of a trail, or any portion thereof, that is identified as an all-terrain vehicle managed trail by signage posted or erected in accordance with the requirements established in an agreement made between the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development and the all-terrain vehicle trail manager;(sentier géré de véhicules tout-terrain)
“all-terrain vehicle trail manager” means the person or association appointed by the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development under subsection 7.8(1);(gestionnaire des sentiers de véhicules tout-terrain)
“all-terrain vehicle trail permit” means
(permis d’usage des sentiers de véhicules tout-terrain)
(a)
a valid decal issued by the all-terrain vehicle trail manager for the purpose of establishing that the operation of the all-terrain vehicle on which the decal is displayed is permitted on an all-terrain vehicle managed trail, and includes a replacement decal, or
(b)
a valid all-terrain vehicle dealer trail permit issued by the all-terrain vehicle trail manager for the purpose of establishing that the operation of the all-terrain vehicle in which the ignition key bearing the all-terrain vehicle dealer trail permit is inserted is permitted on an all-terrain vehicle managed trail, and includes a replacement all-terrain vehicle dealer trail permit;
“amphibious vehicle” means an off-road vehicle that is designed or adapted for operation on both land and water and has a net mass of not more than 1 200 kg;(véhicule amphibie)
“arterial highway” means a highway classified by the Minister as an arterial highway under the Highway Act;(route de grande communication)
“closed course” means a closed course as defined in the regulations;(circuit fermé)
“collector highway” means a highway classified by the Minister as a collector highway under the Highway Act;(route collectrice)
“Crown Lands” means Crown Lands as defined in the Crown Lands and Forests Act and all other lands vested in the Crown in right of the Province;(terres de la Couronne)
“day time” or “day” means one half-hour after sunrise to one half-hour before sunset on the same day and “night time” or “night” means any other time;(journée) ou (jour)
“dealer” means a person licensed under this Act to conduct a business of buying or otherwise acquiring off-road vehicles for the purpose of selling such vehicles to the public;(concessionnaire)
“decal” does not include a snowmobile trail permit or an all-terrain vehicle trail permit unless otherwise indicated;(décalque d’immatriculation)
“Division” means the Motor Vehicle Division as constituted under the Motor Vehicle Act;(Division)
“Fund” means the Trail Management Trust Fund established under section 39.1;(Fonds)
“groom” means, when used with reference to a trail, to use mechanical equipment to aerate, compact and smooth the snow on the trail;(damer)
“highway” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every street, road, lane, alley, park, parking lot, drive-in theatre, school yard, picnic site, beach, winter road across ice or place when any part thereof is ordinarily used by the general public for the passage or parking of motor vehicles primarily designed for use on a roadway, and includes the bridges thereon;(route)
“managed trail” Repealed: 2003, c.7, s.2
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety;(Ministre)
“motorized snow vehicle” Repealed: 2020, c.16, s.3
“motorized snow vehicle managed trail” Repealed: 2020, c.16, s.3
“motorized snow vehicle trail manager” Repealed: 2020, c.16, s.3
“motorized snow vehicle trail permit” Repealed: 2020, c.16, s.3
“motor vehicle” means any self-propelled vehicle;(véhicule à moteur)
“municipality” means a local government as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Local Governance Act; (municipalité)
“municipal land” means land, including any water on the surface of the land, that is owned or leased by a municipality;(terre municipale)
“occupant” , in relation to an off-road vehicle, means any person riding in or on the vehicle and any person riding on a conveyance towed by the vehicle, but does not include the operator of the vehicle;(occupant)
“off-road vehicle” means any motor vehicle designed or adapted for off-road use and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes an all-terrain vehicle, a dirt bike, a dune buggy, a snowmobile, a snow bike or an amphibious vehicle, but does not include any vehicle which is designed for use and is being used in agriculture, forestry, mining or construction, any vehicle registered under the Motor Vehicle Act or any vehicle exempted from the application of this Act by regulation;(véhicule hors route)
“off-road vehicle enforcement officer” means a person appointed under section 2.1;(agent de l’autorité des véhicules hors route)
“operate” , in relation to an off-road vehicle, includes the acts of driving, stopping, parking, pushing or towing the vehicle or leaving the vehicle standing;(conduire)
“owner” , in relation to an off-road vehicle, means the legal owner and includes a purchaser under an agreement for the sale of an off-road vehicle under which the seller retains title to, or any other security interest in, the off-road vehicle;(propriétaire)
“peace officer” means
(agent de la paix)
(a)
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
(b)
a police officer appointed pursuant to the
Police Act,
(b.01)
an off-road vehicle enforcement officer;
(b.1)
Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.2
(c)
a park warden appointed under the
Parks Act,
(d)
a conservation officer appointed under the
Fish and Wildlife Act, and
(e)
a fishery officer appointed under the
Fisheries Act, chapter F-14 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;
“private land” means land, including any water on the surface of the land, but not including Crown Lands and municipal land;(terre privée)
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Motor Vehicles and includes the Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles and an Acting Registrar of Motor Vehicles;(registraire)
“roadway” means that portion of any road, street, lane or alley designed, improved or ordinarily used for vehicular travel by the general public.(chaussée)
“side-by-side” means an off-road vehicle, other than a dune buggy, with side-by-side seating for the operator and at least one passenger that has a steering wheel, at least four driving wheels and a net mass of not more than 1 200 kg; (véhicule biplace côte à côte)
“snow bike” means a motorcycle that has been designed or converted to be driven exclusively on snow or ice;(motocyclette sur neige)
“snowmobile” means a self-propelled vehicle manufactured after 1958 that is designed to be driven exclusively on snow or ice;(motoneige)
“snowmobile managed trail” means the entire groomed surface width of a trail, or any portion of the trail, that is identified as a snowmobile managed trail by signage posted or erected in accordance with the requirements established in an agreement made between the Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture and the snowmobile trail manager;(sentier géré de motoneiges)
“snowmobile trail manager” means the person or association appointed by the Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture under subsection 7.2(1);(gestionnaire des sentiers de motoneiges)
“snowmobile trail permit” means
(permis d’usage des sentiers de motoneiges)
(a)
a valid decal issued by the snowmobile trail manager for the purpose of establishing that the operation of the snowmobile on which the decal is displayed is permitted on a snowmobile managed trail, and includes a replacement decal, or
(b)
a valid snowmobile dealer trail permit issued by the snowmobile trail manager for the purpose of establishing that the operation of the snowmobile in which the ignition key bearing the snowmobile dealer trail permit is inserted is permitted on a snowmobile managed trail, and includes a replacement snowmobile dealer trail permit;
“trail manager” Repealed: 2003, c.7, s.2
“trail permit” Repealed: 2003, c.7, s.2
“utility vehicle” means an off-road vehicle that is designed for operation over rough terrain and
(véhicule utilitaire)
(a)
has at least four wheels and seating for at least two persons,
(b)
has an engine displacement of at most 1000 cm
3, a maximum engine brake power of at most 30 kW and a maximum vehicle speed of at least 40 km/h, and
(c)
has either a rear payload of at least 159 kg or seating for at least six passengers.
1987, c.N-5.2, s.19; 1988, c.67, s.2; 1994, c.50, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.16; 2000, c.50, s.1; 2003, c.7, s.2, 27; 2004, c.12, s.50; 2004, c.20, s.42; 2005, c.7, s.56; 2007, c.42, s.1; 2007, c.53, s.1; 2012, c.39, s.104; 2012, c.52, s.37; 2013, c.33, s.1; 2016, c.28, s.89; 2016, c.37, s.127; 2017, c.20, s.124; 2019, c.2, s.104; 2019, c.29, s.192; 2020, c.16, s.3; 2020, c.25, s.79; 2022, c.28, s.37; 2023, c.17, s.180