{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-2-651","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-2-651","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The legislature finds that snowmobiling is a major recreational sport and a major industry in this state and recognizes that among the attractions of the sport are risks, inherent and otherwise. The state has a legitimate interest in:\n(1) maintaining the economic viability of the snowmobiling industry by discouraging claims based on damages resulting from risks inherent in the sport;\n(2) clarifying what the inherent risks of snowmobiling are; and\n(3) establishing the duties of snowmobilers and snowmobile area operators.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 2. RECREATION","Part 6. Snowmobiles"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0020/part_0060/section_0510/0230-0020-0060-0510.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:50Z","sha256":"c7d12917f8ffca00d5068d0a4d91a198eb6bbf0f6720357101a8885b6538d752","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-2-645","next":"us-mt/23-2-652"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}