South Dakota § 32-20-17 Definitions.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 32-20-17 — Definitions.

South Dakota § 32-20-17

Title 32MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 32-19MOTORCYCLE REGULATION

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S.D. Codified Laws § 32-20-17 (2026).

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Terms used in §§ 32-20-17 through 32-20-20 mean:

(1)"Off-road vehicle activity," includes:

(a)An off-road vehicle show, competition, performance, parade, hunt, recreational ride, or trail ride;

(b)Off-road vehicle training or teaching activities, or both;

(c)Riding, inspecting, or evaluating an off-road vehicle belonging to another person, whether the owner has received monetary consideration or anything of value for the use of the off-road vehicle or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the off-road vehicle to ride, inspect, or evaluate the off-road vehicle; or (d) A ride, trip, hunt, or other off-road vehicle activity, however informal or impromptu, that is sponsored by an off-road vehicle activity sponsor;

(2)"Off-road vehicle activity sponsor," includes the following:

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Terms used in §§ 32-20-17 through 32-20-20 mean: (1) "Off-road vehicle activity," includes: (a) An off-road vehicle show, competition, performance, parade, hunt, recreational ride, or trail ride; (b) Off-road vehicle training or teaching activities, or both; (c) Riding, inspecting, or evaluating an off-road vehicle belonging to another person, whether the owner has received monetary consideration or anything of value for the use of the off-road vehicle or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the off-road vehicle to ride, inspect, or evaluate the off-road vehicle; or (d) A ride, trip, hunt, or other off-road vehicle activity, however informal or impromptu, that is sponsored by an off-road vehicle activity sponsor; (2) "Off-road vehicle activity sponsor," includes the following: (a) An individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation, whether operating for-profit or not-for-profit, that sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilities for an off-road vehicle activity including a club, riding club, hunt club, park, or a school or college-sponsored class, program, or activity; (b) An operator, instructor, or promoter of an off-road vehicle facility, including any commercial off-road park charging fees to the public or offering private memberships to use the park's trail system and related amenities for off- road vehicle uses, trail system, clubhouse, or arena where the activity is held; or (c) A landowner who has given permission for the use of the landowner's land in an off-road activity either by easement or other means; (3) "Off-road vehicle professional," any person who, for compensation, instructs the participant or rents an off-road vehicle to the participant for the purpose of driving or being a passenger on the off-road vehicle, or who rents equipment to a participant; (4) "Participant," any person, amateur or professional, who engages in off-road vehicle activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in the off-road vehicle activity.