Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Camping unit" means any vehicle or shelter specifically used for sleeping in or upon a portion of state land or water designated as a campsite. 2. "Campsite" means any area so designated by the department for the express purpose of camping. A campsite will normally include the following items: parking pad, picnic table, campsite marker, and fire ring. 3. "Department" means the North Dakota parks and recreation department. 4. "Director" means the director of the North Dakota parks and recreation department. 5. "Fireworks" means any device consisting of a combination of explosives or combustibles, set off to generate colored lights, smoke, or noise for amusement. 6. "Immediate family" means parent, parents, or guardian and their children under the age of eighteen. 7. "Occupied campsite" means a campsite where a valid camping permit is affixed to the campsite marker and a camping unit is onsite. If a camping unit is not onsite, a campsite is not occupied unless specific permission for leaving the campsite has been given by park personnel. 8. "Off-highway vehicle" means that term as defined by North Dakota Century Code section 39-29-01. 9. "Park manager" means the individual responsible for the administration of a state park. 10. "Snowmobile" means that term as defined in North Dakota Century Code section 39-24-01. 11. "State park" or "park" includes and embraces all land and water managed by the North Dakota parks and recreation department. 12. "Swimming area" means an area, marked by buoys, ropes, signs, or floats, or other United States coast guard-approved devices, in which swimming is allowed and the adjacent designated land area. 13. "Trail" means any path or route managed by the North Dakota parks and recreation department for motorized or nonmotorized recreational activities. 14. "Unmanned aircraft system" or "UAS" means an unmanned aircraft and the equipment necessary for the safe and efficient operation of that aircraft.