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FROM : CITY OF ZIMMERMAN PHONE NO. : 6128564787 Oct. 05 2000 12:01PM P4 • 5.016. City and State Traffic Ordinances. City and State laws shall apply to the operation of snowmobiles upon streets and highways in the City. 5.017. Towing. It is unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile so as to tow any person or thing on a public street except through the use of a rigid tow bar attached to the rear of the snowmobile. 5.018. Equipment. 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. Brakes adequate to control the movement of, and to stop and hold, the snowmobile under any condition of operation. b. A safety or so-called "dead man" throttle in operating condition. c. When operated between the hours of one-half hour before sunrise, one-half hour after sunset, or at any time of reduced visibility, snowmobiles shall have at least one clear lamp attached to the front, with sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead during the hours of darkness under normal atmospheric conditions. Such, head lamp shall be so aimed that glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of an oncoming motor vehicle Operator. It shall also be equipped with at least one red tail lamp having a minimum candle power of sufficient intensity to exhibit a red light plainly visible from a distance under normal atmospheric conditions. • d. Snowmobilers must have reflective material of at least 16 square inches on each side forward of the handlebars, so as to reflect lights at a 90 degree angle. e. Standard mufflers which are properly attached and in constant operation and which reduce the noise of operation of the motor to the minimum necessary for operation. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, straight pipe or similar device and the exhaust system shall not emit or produce a sharp popping or cracking sound. 5.019. Penalty. Subd. 1. Misdemeanors. Unless another penalty is expressly provided in this code, any person violating any provisions of this code, or any rule or regulation adopted in the pursuance thereof, or any other provision of any code adopted in this code by reference. including any provision declaring an act or omission to be a misdemeanor. shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than$700 or imprisomnent for a term of not to exceed 90 days or both, plus, in either case, the costs of prosecution. Subd. 2. Separate Violations. Unless otherwise provided, each act of violation and every day on which a violation occurs or continues constitutes a separate offense. •