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Strikethroughs to be removed Underlines to be added route. Any return trip must occur in the same manner. Travel for local access shall be at a rate not to exceed 20 miles per hour. Snowmobiles must travel single file in this instance. Lake Orono or the Elk River may be accessed directly from private property, by trailering sleds to the Lake Orono boat landing, or via local access as defined above. Travel through Orono Park shall be via the park's driveways and parking lots, not through the park itself. Within the city, snowmobiles shall not be operated (1) On public lands, including but not limited to: public parks, playgrounds, trails, sidewalks, paths, open spaces, scenic and historic sites, cemeteries, schools, golf courses, and other public buildings and structures. (2) Within 100 feet of any fisherman, fish house, shelter, pedestrian, skating rink, sliding area or in any other area where such operation would conflict with the use or endanger other persons or property. (3) At any place, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotics or habit-forming drugs. (4) At a rate of speed greater than posted for the county road or highway, or reasonable for the surrounding circumstances, and in the case of local access, not to exceed 20 miles per hour. (5) At any place in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the person or property of another or to cause injury or damage thereto. (6) In any tree nursery or planting in a manner which damages or destroys growing stock. Snowmobiles shall not be operated between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., except for emergency purposes or except if the operator is returning to his residence at a speed not in excess of 20 miles per hour. Sec. 74-155. Operating requirements. In order to operate a snowmobile lawfully within the city's corporate limits, a snowmobile must have: (1) Elk River residents (living within the city's corporate boundaries) shall obtain and display a local access sticker in a highly visible location on both sides of the hood of the snowmobile. Local access stickers shall be obtained from the city on an annual basis and for the fee set by city council resolution. Nonresidents shall not be issued local access stickers and shall remain on the trails identified in section 74-154. (2) A lighted headlight and taillight. (3) A muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall snowmobile noise and which is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. (4) Without any noise-making device which amplifies noise emitted from the snowmobile, including, but not limited to, tuned exhausts cut-outs or straight pipes. Sec. 74-157. Operation within the city limits, ATVs. Last Updated January 2023