Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB470%20SUB2%20enr.htm&yr=2009&sesstype=RS&i=470
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SB470 SUB2 enr
(Senators Kessler, Chafin, Plymale and Stollings, original sponsors)
AN ACT to amend and reenact §20-15-1, §20-15-2, §20-15-3, §20-15-4, §20-15-5 and §20-15-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to regulating all-terrain vehicles and utility-terrain vehicles on the Hatfield-McCoy Trail; standardizing the definition of "all-terrain vehicle"; defining and regulating "utility-terrain vehicle"; defining and regulating "motorcycle"; extending the limitations of liability of the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority; and making stylistic and technical corrections.
That §20-15-1, §20-15-2, §20-15-3, §20-15-4, §20-15-5 and §20-15-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
(1) "All-terrain vehicle" or "ATV" means any motor vehicle designed for off-highway use and designed to travel on not less than three low-pressure tires, having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control and intended by the manufacturer to be used by a single operator or by an operator and no more than one passenger.
(2) "Authorized outfitter" or "licensee" means a commercial outfitter, which is a person, partnership, limited liability company ("LLC"), corporation, other organization, or any combination thereof, licensed by the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority, who operates from any temporary or permanent camp, private or public lodge, or private home, who provides guided tours or the rental of all-terrain vehicles, utility-terrain vehicles or motorcycles for use on assigned lands for monetary profit or gain.
(3) "Low-pressure tire" means every tire in which twenty pounds per square inch or less of compressed air is designed to support the load.
(4) "Motorcycle" means any motor vehicle manufactured with no more than two wheels and having a seat or saddle for the use of the operator.
(3) Shall, as to the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority, authorized outfitter or licensee, expressly assume the risk of and legal responsibility for any injury, loss or damage to person or property which results from participation in operating an all-terrain vehicle, utility-terrain vehicle or motorcycle, and caused by any of the following:
(c) If while riding an ATV, UTV or motorcycle any participant collides with any object or person, the responsibility for the collision shall be solely that of the participant or participants involved and not that of the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority, authorized outfitter or licensee unless the Hatfield- McCoy Regional Recreation Authority, authorized outfitter or licensee or their agent caused the collision in a tortious manner.