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Minnesota Statutes 2001, 84.928 Page 3 of 4 (5) in a tree nursery or planting in a manner that damages or destroys growing stock; (6) without a brake operational by either hand or foot; (7) with more persons on the vehicle than it was designed for, except as allowed under section 84 . 9257; (8) at a speed exceeding ten miles per hour on the frozen surface of public waters within 100 feet of a person not on an all-terrain vehicle or within 100 feet of a fishing shelter; or (9) in a manner that violates operation rules adopted by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Repealed, 1994 c 615 s 28 Subd. 4 . Operation prohibited on airports. Except for employees and agents while acting incident to the operation of the airport, it is unlawful for a person to drive or operate an all-terrain vehicle on an airport defined in section 360.013, subdivision 5. Subd. 5. Organized contests, use of highways and public lands and waters. Nothing in this section or chapter 169 prohibits the use of all-terrain vehicles within the right-of-way of a state trunk or county state-aid highway or upon public lands or waters under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources, in an organized contest or event, subject to the consent of the official or board having jurisdiction over the highway or public lands or waters. In permitting the contest or event, the official or board having jurisdiction may prescribe restrictions or conditions as they may deem advisable. Subd. 6. Regulations by political subdivisions. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a city or town, acting through its governing body, may by resolution or ordinance prohibit the operation of all-terrain vehicles on city streets or town roads in its jurisdiction provided the regulations are otherwise consistent with sections 84 . 92 to 84 . 929. (b) A county or city, or a town acting by its town board, may regulate the operation of all-terrain vehicles on public lands, waters, and property under its jurisdiction other than public road rights-of-way within its boundaries, by resolution or ordinance of the governing body and by giving appropriate notice, provided: (1) the regulations must be consistent with sections 84 . 92. to 84 . 929 and rules adopted under section 84 . 924; (2) an ordinance may not impose a fee for the use of public land or water under the jurisdiction of either the department of natural resources or other agency of the state, or for the use of an access to it owned by the state or a county or a city; and (3) an ordinance may not require an all-terrain vehicle operator to possess a motor vehicle driver's license while operating an all-terrain vehicle. (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a county board by ordinance may allow the operation of all-terrain vehicles on 7/10/02