Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Natural Resources › Executive Division › Mackinac Island State Park Commission - General Rules › Part 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section R. 318.111 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1.
(1) As used
				  in these rules:
(a) "Carrying passengers for
				  hire" means the act of any person transporting passengers to any point or
				  points on the road or roads for a specified monetary consideration or the act
				  of accepting gratuities for transporting passengers to any point or points on
				  the road or roads.
(b) "Commercial
				  operations" means any activity that involves, directly or indirectly, the
				  buying or selling of goods or services, or the exchange, or attempt or offer to
				  exchange, goods or services for money or barter, by accepting gratuities or for
				  anything of value.
(c) "Commission"
				  means the Mackinac Island state park commission.
(d) "Director" means the director of the
				  Mackinac Island state park commission.
(e) "Drays" means any horse-drawn vehicle
				  used for the transportation of property, goods, or merchandise, either
				  belonging to the owner of the dray or to others, with or without charge,
				  whether the charge is a single fee or is established by contract.
(f) "Drive yourself carriage" means any
				  horse-drawn vehicle for hire that is rented to another person or persons
				  without the services of a driver being employed, engaged, provided, or
				  suggested by the owner or operator of the carriage.
(g) "Electric bicycle" means a device an
				  individual may ride that is equipped with a seat or saddle for use by the
				  rider, fully operable pedals for human propulsion, and an electric motor of not
				  greater than 750 watts.
(h)
				  "Firework" means any composition or device, except for a starting pistol, a
				  flare gun, or a flare, designed for the purpose of producing a visible or
				  audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or detonation.
(i) "Hotel bus" means a horse-drawn vehicle
				  that is licensed to a specific hotel, and operates over the roads of the
				  Mackinac Island State Park, and does all of the following:
(i) Carries hotel passengers or their guests
				  for a charge as approved by the Mackinac Island state park
				  commission.
(ii) Operates on a
				  fixed route or routes as designated by the Mackinac Island state park
				  commission.
(iii) Makes infrequent
				  deviations from the designated route or routes for the convenience of hotel
				  guests or their party.
(j) "Livery carriage" means any horse-drawn
				  vehicle for hire transporting passengers for scenic drives charging on a time
				  basis, by the hour or fractions or multiples of an hour, and not at a fixed
				  price per passenger.
(k) "Marquette
				  Park" means that portion of Mackinac Island State Park bounded on the south by
				  Main Street, on the west by Fort Street, on the east by the leasehold commonly
				  known as Anne's Cottage, and on the north by the bluff below Fort
				  Mackinac.
(l) "Motor vehicle" means
				  any device that is self-propelled, or partially self-propelled, by which a
				  person or property may be transported or drawn, including an electric bicycle.
				  Motor vehicle does not include personal assistive mobility devices.
(m) "Personal Assistive Mobility Device"
				  means any battery powered mobility device that is self-balancing, designed to
				  transport only 1 individual at a time, has an electrical propulsion system with
				  average power of 750 watts or 1 horsepower and a maximum speed on a paved level
				  surface of not more than 15 miles per hour, and is used by an individual with a
				  physical impairment that substantially limits the ability of the individual to
				  walk. Personal assistive mobility device does not include gasoline powered
				  devices, golf carts, riding lawn mowers, motorized bicycles, motorcycles,
				  motorized skateboards, or other similar motorized vehicles.
(n) "Rental bicycle" means a bicycle,
				  tricycle, or electric bicycle furnished to a visitor or resident to use in
				  Mackinac Island State Park for a rental fee, whether that fee is separately
				  identified or included in other charges, such as room rentals, either
				  explicitly or implicitly.
(o)
				  "Road" means any thoroughfare, roadway, riding trail, or driving trail that is
				  situated on lands that are under the jurisdiction of the commission.
(p) "Saddle horse" means a riding horse
				  furnished to a visitor or resident, for less than 1 week, for use in Mackinac
				  Island State Park at a rental fee, whether that fee is separately identified or
				  included in other charges, such as room rentals, either explicitly or
				  implicitly.
(q) "Sight-seeing
				  carriage" means any horse-drawn vehicle that carries passengers for hire over
				  prescribed routes established by the commission.
(r) "Sky lantern" means an unmanned hot air
				  balloon made of paper or other lightweight material that is launched into the
				  atmosphere and has a flame inside the balloon.
(s) "State license identification plate"
				  means a metallic plate issued by the commission that bears the license type,
				  the year the plate is valid, a unique number, and any other information as
				  determined by the commission.
(t)
				  "Taxicab" means any horse-drawn vehicle carrying passengers for hire from 1
				  point on the island to another.
(u)
				  "Unmanned aircraft" means an aircraft remotely operated without the possibility
				  of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft, whether used for
				  recreational, commercial, academic, or governmental purposes.
(v) "Waterborne candle lantern" means an
				  unmanned container that floats on water and contains a flame.