PURPOSE: For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions shall apply.

1. (1) General Definitions.

   1. (A) Animals.

      1. 1. Dangerous animal means an animal, domestic or wild,

not under restraint, even temporarily, that has, without provocation, approached in a threatening, menacing, or terrorizing manner any person or domestic animal.

1. 2. Quarantine means to keep an animal in a pen, building,

or other secure enclosure from which the animal cannot escape and that keeps the animal from coming into contact with humans or other animals outside the area of confinement.

1. 3. Vicious animal means an animal, domestic or wild,

which has without provocation bitten, inflicted injury, assaulted, or otherwise attacked or endangered the safety of a human being or domestic animal.

1. (B) Designated swim areas are water areas provided for the enjoyment of swimmers, bathers, and sunbathers. Designated swim areas include swimming pools, the fenced area surrounding swimming pools, lakes in which an area is marked or enclosed dedicating its use to swimming, bathing, or sunbathing, and beaches adjacent to any lake’s enclosed swimming area.
2. (C) Concessionaire is any suitable person, persons, corporation, or association to which the director has awarded by contract the right to construct, establish, and operate public services, privileges, conveniences, and facilities on any land, site, or object under the department’s control as provided in section 253.080, RSMo.
3. (D) Director is the director of the Division of State Parks.
4. (E) Division is the Division of State Parks.
5. (F) Facility manager. The person directing the overall management, safety, and operation of a state park or historic site. Normally, that person’s title will be park superintendent or historic site administrator, but other persons may be assigned in the absence of such personnel.
6. (G) Nonprofit group is any group that has been incorporated as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to Chapter 355, RSMo in the state of Missouri.
7. (H) Off-road vehicle (ORV) area is a designated area where ATVs and motorcycles may be operated off of park roads and thoroughfares.
8. (I) Park rangers. Peace officers assigned to manage the law enforcement needs of state parks and historic sites, who are appointed under authority of section 253.065, RSMo, to enforce laws and provide law enforcement services on all lands and waters under the control of the Department of Natural Resources and all roadways within said boundaries.
9. (J) Park staff is any person employed either fullor part-time by the Division of State Parks or any person volunteering services under the supervision of full-time park employees, but not prison laborers or court-appointed laborers. In areas of state parks or historic sites that are under the control of a concessionaire, the concessionaire or his/her employees are also considered park staff for the enforcement of these rules.
10. (K) Person is any person (including a minor), partnership, joint-stock company, corporation, unincorporated association or society or municipal, or other corporation of any character whatsoever.
11. (L) Persons with a disability. Individuals with a disability, as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USCA Section 12102.
12. (M) Special management regulations are special rules enacted at one (1) or more state parks or state historic sites designed to improve management, protect resources, or assist with the division’s mission to provide outstanding recreational opportunities. Such rules may apply to campgrounds, picnic areas, shelter houses, and other recreational/management zones, and are posted in the state park or state historic site area where they apply.
13. (N) Trails are recognizable routes intentionally developed and designated for certain modes of travel and are signed indicating their appropriate use.

14. (O) Vehicles (Non-Licensed).

    1. 1. All terrain vehicle (ATV) is a motorized vehicle having a

maximum width of 50 inches and a maximum weight of 600 pounds designed to be operated off-road, with handlebar steering and a seat that is straddled by the operator. An ATV may be equipped with two (2), three (3), or more tires. This definition includes motorcycles designed for off-road operation.

1. 2. Electrically-assisted pedal-powered vehicle is a self-pro-

pelled vehicle containing an electric motor designed to assist or supplement pedaling, which does not exceed a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.

1. 3. Other Power-Driven Mobility Device (OPDMD) is any

mobility device powered by batteries, fuel, or other engines - whether or not designed primarily for use by individuals with mobility disabilities - that is used by individuals with mobility disabilities for the purpose of locomotion, including golf cars, electric personal assisted mobile devices, or any mobility device designed to operate in areas without defined pedestrian routes, but that is not a wheelchair, off-road vehicle, ATV, or motor vehicle.

1. 4. Pedal-powered vehicle. A vehicle consisting of a tubular

metal frame mounted on one (1), two (2), or three (3) wirespoked wheels equipped with handlebars and a saddlelike seat, and propelled by foot pedals, more commonly known as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle.

1. 5. Vehicle is any mechanical device on wheels, designed

primarily for use, or used, on highways, except motorized bicycles, vehicles propelled or drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized wheelchairs operated by persons with disabilities.

1. 6. Wheelchair is a manually-operated or power-driven

device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor or outdoor locomotion.

1. (2) Camping Definitions.

   1. (A) Basic Campsite. A basic campsite is one that includes a parking pad, fire grill, picnic table, and lantern post.
   2. (B) Camping is a recreational activity in which temporary outdoor living can be experienced.
   3. (C) Camping day is any portion of a twenty-four- (24-) hour period beginning at 3:00 p.m. that a person can occupy a campsite. Campers arriving prior to 3:00 a.m. shall be required to pay the camping fee for the prior day as well as the current day.
   4. (D) Camping fee is the fee charged campers for each camping day they occupy a site, which is based on available utilities.
   5. (E) Designated campsites are those which are designated by numbered posts.
   6. (F) Electric campsite. An electric campsite is one that includes an electric power supply in addition to the items listed for a basic campsite.
   7. (G) Equestrian camps are areas designated to accommodate campers with horses, donkeys, and mules.
   8. (H) Overflow camping areas are designated to accommodate campers who arrive after all designated campsites are full. This is normally an unimproved area such as an open field.
   9. (I) Sewer/electric campsite. A sewer/electric campsite is one that includes a sewer connection in addition to the items listed for an electric campsite.
   10. (J) Youth camp area. A youth camp area is usually an area with minimal development designed specifically for use by scouts and other nonprofit youth organizations.

2. (3) Group Camping Definitions.

   1. (A) Group camp. A group facility within a state park or historic site that can accommodate organized groups such as non-profit youth groups, school and church groups, families, and weddings. Group camps include features such as a dining hall with a kitchen, sleeping cabins or barracks, restrooms, and showers.
   2. (B) Camp director. The person from the using group designated as the authority responsible for the entire camping program.
   3. (C) New group. For the purpose of group camping applications, a new group is considered to be any group that did not use the requested group camp in the prior year, requested additional or new camp dates, or failed to respond during the preferred application period.

   4. (D) Group camp swim areas are:

      1. 1. A swimming pool, which is an engineered structure

whose primary use is for swimming; or

1. 2. Any beach or water facility located on a lake and dedi-

cated solely for use by group campers.

AUTHORITY: section 253.035, RSMo 2016.* This version filed Dec. 31, 1975, effective Jan. 10, 1976. Amended: Filed June 10, 1981, effective Sept. 11, 1981. Amended: Filed March 18, 1987, effective July 23, 1987. Emergency amendment filed April 10, 1987, effective April 20, 1987, expired July 15, 1987. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Oct. 26, 2000, effective June 30, 2001. Amended: Filed June 7, 2018, effective Feb. 28, 2019. Amended: Filed July 18, 2022, effective Feb. 28, 2023.

*Original authority: 253.035, RSMo 1961, amended 1967, 1983, 1993, 1995.