Ch5.§4-6 · City of Nowthen public records

A. No person under fourteen (14) years of age shall operate a snowmobile on public roads or make a direct crossing of a public road. B. A person fourteen (14) years of age or older, but less than eighteen (18) years of age, may operate a snowmobile on public roads so as to avoid an obstruction and make a direct crossing of the public roads only if he/she has in his/her immediate possession a valid snowmobile safety certificate issued by the Commissioner, as provided by Minnesota Statute 84.87. C. A person under eighteen (18) years of age must wear approved helmet. (Ordinance #36, adopted May 20, 2011) 5-4-7: EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: It is unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile any place within the limits of the City unless it is equipped with the following: A. Standard mufflers which are property attached and which reduce the noise of operation of the snowmobile to the minimum necessary for operation (muffler cut- out, bypass straight pipe or similar device on a snowmobile. B. Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the snowmobile under any conditions of operation. C. A safety throttle in operating condition. D. Operating functional head lights and tail lights. When operated between the hours of 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise or at a time of reduced visibility at least one clear lamp attached to the front, with sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet ahead during the hours of darkness and under normal atmospheric conditions. The headlamp shall be so aimed that glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of an oncoming snowmobile operator. It shall also be equipped with at least one red tail lamp having a minimum candlepower of sufficient intensity to exhibit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear during hours of darkness under normal atmospheric conditions. E. Reflective material at least 16 inches square on each side, forward of the handlebars or steering device of a snowmobile and at the highest practical point   on any towed object, as to reflect light at a ninety (90) degree angle. Any sled, trailer, or other device that is towed by a snowmobile during the hours of darkness must display visible reflector material on each side and at the rear. F. Operators or riders under eighteen (18) years of age must wear an approved helmet, except when participating in a parade or operating on land belonging to a parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle or aunt. An approved helmet must meet federal law, which requires the helmet to display the symbol DOT. DOT is the manufacturer's certification that the helmet conforms to motor vehicle safety standards. Standard bicycle and hockey helmets are not legal helmets for snowmobiling. (Ordinance #36, adopted May 20, 2011) 5-4-8: IGNITION LOCK: Every person leaving a snowmobile on a public place or way shall lock the ignition, and remove and take the keys with them. (Ordinance #36, adopted May 20, 2011) 5-4-9: EMERGENCY OPERATION PERMITTED: Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Section, a snowmobile may be operated on a public thoroughfare in an emergency during the period of time and at locations where snow upon the roadways renders travel by an automobile impractical. (Ordinance #36, adopted May 20, 2011) 5-4-10: EXEMPTIONS: The following uses are exempt from this Section: A. Any motorized vehicles used for the purpose of property maintenance. B. Any agent or employee of any road authority, law enforcement or public safety agency, or any agent or employee of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources or any other governmental body in conducting official business. (Ordinance #36, adopted May 20, 2011) 5-4-11: FAILING TO STOP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROHIBITED: It is unlawful for a snowmobile operator, after having received a visual or audible signal from a law enforcement officer, to operate the vehicle in willful or wanton disregard of the signal to stop, interfere with or endanger the law enforcement officer or any other person or vehicle, or increase speed or attempt to flee or elude the officer. (Ordinance #36, adopted May 20, 2011) 5-4-12: OWNER RESPONSIBILITY: It is unlawful for the owner or person in lawful control of a snowmobile to knowingly allow the snowmobile to be operated by someone physically or mentally unable to drive the vehicle safely, or is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. (Ordinance #36, adopted May 20, 2011)   5-4-13: SERVERABILTY: If any portion of this Section is for any reason held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. (Ordinance #36, adopted May 20, 2011)

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