[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR8340.0-5]

[Page 905-906]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 8340--OFF-ROAD VEHICLES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 8340--General
 
Sec. 8340.0-5  Definitions.

    As used in this part:

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    (a) Off-road vehicle means any motorized vehicle capable of, or 
designed for, travel on or immediately over land, water, or other 
natural terrain, excluding:
    (1) Any nonamphibious registered motorboat;
    (2) Any military, fire, emergency, or law enforcement vehicle while 
being used for emergency purposes;
    (3) Any vehicle whose use is expressly authorized by the authorized 
officer, or otherwise officially approved;
    (4) Vehicles in official use; and
    (5) Any combat or combat support vehicle when used in times of 
national defense emergencies.
    (b) Public lands means any lands the surface of which is 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    (c) Bureau means the Bureau of Land Management.
    (d) Official use means use by an employee, agent, or designated 
representative of the Federal Government or one of its contractors, in 
the course of his employment, agency, or representation.
    (e) Planning system means the approach provided in Bureau 
regulations, directives and manuals to formulate multiple use plans for 
the public lands. This approach provides for public participation within 
the system.
    (f) Open area means an area where all types of vehicle use is 
permitted at all times, anywhere in the area subject to the operating 
regulations and vehicle standards set forth in subparts 8341 and 8342 of 
this title.
    (g) Limited area means an area restricted at certain times, in 
certain areas, and/or to certain vehicular use. These restrictions may 
be of any type, but can generally be accommodated within the following 
type of categories: Numbers of vehicles; types of vehicles; time or 
season of vehicle use; permitted or licensed use only; use on existing 
roads and trails; use on designated roads and trails; and other 
restrictions.
    (h) Closed area means an area where off-road vehicle use is 
prohibited. Use of off-road vehicles in closed areas may be allowed for 
certain reasons; however, such use shall be made only with the approval 
of the authorized officer.
    (i) Spark arrester is any device which traps or destroys 80 percent 
or more of the exhaust particles to which it is subjected.

[44 FR 34836, June 15, 1979, as amended at 53 FR 31003, Aug. 17, 1988]