Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Vehicle.
A vehicle shall not be operated on public lands, waters, and
trails or on public streets and highways which are open to vehicle use unless
equipped according to items A to E.
A.
When operating during hours of darkness or reduced visibility, a vehicle must
have at least one headlamp in operation, having a minimum candlepower of
sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least
100 feet ahead under normal atmospheric conditions. The headlamp must be so
aimed that glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of oncoming vehicle
operators.
B. When operating during
hours of darkness or reduced visibility, a vehicle must have at least one red
tail lamp in operation, having a minimum candlepower of sufficient intensity to
exhibit a red light, plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear
under normal atmospheric conditions.
C. A vehicle must have brakes adequate to
control the movement of, to stop, and to hold the vehicle under normal
operating conditions.
D. A vehicle
must have a throttle so designed that when pressure used to advance the
throttle is removed, the engine will immediately and automatically return to
idle.
E. An ORV must have a seat
belt for each human occupant. All human occupants must wear seat belts when the
vehicle is in operation.
Subp.
2.
Sled, trailer, or device towed by a vehicle.
A sled, trailer, or other device being towed by a vehicle must
be equipped with a straight arm bar if the sled, trailer, or other device being
towed by a vehicle contains one or more human passengers, except that a
disabled vehicle being towed by any means may contain one human passenger if
necessary to steer the vehicle. During the hours of darkness under normal
atmospheric conditions the device being towed must also be equipped according
to items A and B.
A. Unobstructed and
visible reflective material of at least 16 square inches must be mounted on
each side and at the rear of the sled, trailer, or device.
B. The reflection material required must have
at least the minimum intensity values prescribed in Table II of the Federal
Specifications L-S-300C, dated March 29, 1977, Code of Federal Regulations,
title 49, chapter V, section 571.108, S5.7.2, or be in accordance with Reflex
Reflectors, Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE J594F, which are incorporated
by reference, are not subject to frequent change, and are available through the
Minitex interlibrary loan system. The manufacturer's trade name, or other
decorative material, if meeting minimum reflectorization standards, may be
included in computing the required 16 square inch area.
Subp. 3.
Maker's permanent
identification number.
All ATVs made after January 1, 1995, and OHMs made after
January 1, 1994, that are sold in this state must bear the maker's permanent
identification number. All ATVs and OHMs so manufactured shall bear an
individual number that is not duplicated by that maker at any time within the
succeeding ten years. The maker's permanent identification number must:
A. be permanently stamped into the steering
head or on a frame member on the forward half of the vehicle;
B. have numerals and letters of not less than
four millimeters in height, and in English language characters placed to read
from left to right; and
C. be
readable without removing any part of the vehicle.
Subp. 4.
Mufflers.
A. No person shall operate a vehicle unless
it is equipped with a muffler having a spark arrestor approved by the United
States Forest Service as described by Code of Federal Regulations, title 36,
chapter II, section 261.52, paragraph (j).
B. Vehicles shall not be sold, offered for
sale, or operated in this state unless equipped so that overall noise emission
does not exceed a sound level limitation of not more than 99 decibels on the A
scale from a distance of 20 inches using test procedures and instrumentation as
set forth in the Society of Automotive Engineers' Standard, SAE J1287, June
1988, or, if different procedures or instrumentation are used, a noise level
equivalent to that level.
C. No
noise suppressing system or muffler shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass, or
similar device and no person shall modify or alter that system or its operation
in any manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the vehicle's
motor to exceed the noise limits established in this subpart, except for
organized events as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, sections
84.795,
subdivision 7; 84.804, subdivision 5; and 84.928, subdivision 5.
Statutory Authority: MS s
84.787 to 84.805;
84.92 to
84.929
