Montana § 23-2-653 Snowmobile Area Operators -- Duties

Montana Statutes

§ 23-2-653 — Snowmobile Area Operators -- Duties

Montana § 23-2-653

Title 23PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING

Ch. 2RECREATION

Part 6Snowmobiles

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Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-653 (2026).

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23-2-653 . Snowmobile area operators -- duties.

(1)Consistent with the duty of reasonable care owed by a snowmobile area operator to a snowmobiler, the person responsible for the maintenance of or operation of a snowmobile area shall mark all trail maintenance vehicles and furnish the vehicles with flashing or rotating lights that must be in operation whenever the vehicles are working or are in movement in the snowmobile area.

(2)The snowmobile area operator owes a duty of reasonable care, as required by 27-1-701 , to a snowmobiler except for the risks inherent in the sport of snowmobiling.

(3)Except as provided in this section, a snowmobile area operator has no duty to eliminate, alter, control, or lessen the risks inherent in the sport of snowmobiling.

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23-2-653 . Snowmobile area operators -- duties. (1) Consistent with the duty of reasonable care owed by a snowmobile area operator to a snowmobiler, the person responsible for the maintenance of or operation of a snowmobile area shall mark all trail maintenance vehicles and furnish the vehicles with flashing or rotating lights that must be in operation whenever the vehicles are working or are in movement in the snowmobile area.
(2) The snowmobile area operator owes a duty of reasonable care, as required by 27-1-701 , to a snowmobiler except for the risks inherent in the sport of snowmobiling.
(3) Except as provided in this section, a snowmobile area operator has no duty to eliminate, alter, control, or lessen the risks inherent in the sport of snowmobiling.