(1) No snowmobile manufactured after January
1, 1977 may be sold or offered for sale by any manufacturer, distributor or
dealer in the state of Wisconsin unless such snowmobile is constructed so as to
meet the requirements of s.
350.09,
Stats. Proof of compliance with the foregoing requirements shall be in the form
of either:
(a) A Snowmobile Safety and
Certification Committee, Inc. certified label conspicuously attached to the
snowmobile, showing that such snowmobile meets the requirements of s.
350.09,
Stats., or
(b) A letter from the
applicant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Box 7921, Madison,
Wisconsin 53707 (attention: Snowmobile Safety Section) listing the following
information on each model of snowmobile:
1.
The description and model number of the snowmobile to be approved;
2. A copy of the test results required by s.
NR 6.08 done by
anin dependent testing laboratory currently engaged in the examination, testing
and evaluation of noise control devices and which maintains or employs adequate
staff and facilities to perform such function;
3. A certificate certifying that the
snowmobile has been tested in accordance with s.
NR 6.08 and
meets the requirements of s.
350.09,
Stats.
(2)
The certification and test reporting procedure followed shall be approved by
the department, provided that:
(a) The
snowmobile has a S.S.C.C. label conspicuously attached, showing that said
snowmobile meets the requirements of s.
350.09,
Stats., and has been tested in accordance with the provisions of s.
NR 6.08,
or
(b) Certification has been
obtained from an independent testing laboratory as defined in sub. (1) (b) 2.,
and said certification and test report states that the equipment has been
tested in accordance with the provisions of s.
NR 6.08. The
certification shall be accompanied by a full and complete test report setting
forth the specifications and the general conditions under which the test was
conducted.
(3) Upon
receipt of a copy of an acceptable certification under sub. (2) (b), the
department shall by letter notify the applicant that the snowmobile has been
approved and that it may legally be manufactured, imported, offered for sale
and sold in the state of Wisconsin.
