NY Veh & Traf L § 2401 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 11 - Registration of Snowmobiles, Motorboats and Limited Use Vehicles Article 48-C - Rules for Operation of All Terrain Vehicles 2401 - Definitions.

§ 2401. Definitions.  As  used  in  this  article,  unless the context   requires otherwise:1. "Governmental agency" means any agency of the state of New York and   all municipalities within the state.2. "All terrain vehicle" or "ATV" means an all terrain vehicle or  ATV   as defined in section twenty-two hundred eighty-one of this chapter.3.  "Owner"  means  any  person having a title to an ATV. If an ATV is   sold under a contract of conditional sale whereby the title  remains  in   the  vendor,  such  vendor  or his assignee shall not, after delivery of   such ATV, be deemed an owner within the provisions of this section,  but   the vendee or his assignee, upon receipt of possession thereof, shall be   deemed  such owner notwithstanding the terms of such contract, until the   vendor or his assignee shall retake possession. A person holding only  a   security  interest  in  an  ATV shall not be deemed an owner unless such   person also has possession of such ATV.4. "Operate" means to ride in or on, other than as a passenger, or use   or control the operation of an ATV in any manner, whether  or  not  said   ATV is under way.5. "Operator" means every person who operates or is in actual physical   control of an ATV.6.  "Special event" shall mean an organized rally, race, exhibition or   demonstration of limited duration which  is  conducted  according  to  a   prearranged schedule and in which general public interest is manifested.7.  "Authorized emergency ATV" shall mean an ATV designated as such in   writing by the chief executive officer of any duly  organized  volunteer   ambulance company, fire department, or paid fire department, operated by   a  member  thereof  and  equipped  with  emergency lights as provided in   section twenty-four hundred six of this article.8. "Authorized police ATV" shall mean an ATV operated by a  police  or   other  peace  officer  while  engaged in the performance of his official   duties within the area of his territorial jurisdiction.9. "Authorized civil defense ATV" shall mean an ATV designated as such   in writing by the chief executive officer of a municipality and operated   by a member of a civil defense  organization  of  the  municipality  and   equipped  with  emergency  lights  as  provided  in  section twenty-four   hundred six of this article.10. "Operation as emergency  vehicle"  shall  mean  the  operation  or   parking  of  an  authorized  emergency ATV, police or civil defense ATV,   including attendant equipment, displaying emergency lights  as  provided   in  section  twenty-four  hundred  six  of this article and which ATV is   engaged in transporting a sick or injured person to the nearest  medical   facility  or appropriate site for transfer to an ambulance as defined in   article thirty of the public health law, transporting emergency  medical   services,  personnel  and equipment to sick or injured persons, pursuing   an actual or suspected violator of the law or responding to, or  working   or  assisting  at the scene of an accident, disaster, police call, alarm   or other emergency but shall not include returning from such service.