Mich. Admin. Code R. 318.111 - Definitions

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.

(2) A term defined in the act has the same meaning when used in these rules.

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 318.111

1979 AC; 2002 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2017 AACS; 2023 MR 11, Eff. 6/15/2023