Ordinance - 1967-1972 - 08/21/1967

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MINNESOTA MISCELLANEOUS ACTS (4) Uniform signs to be used by the state, counties, and cities, which are necessary or desirable to control, direct, or regulate the operation and use of snowmobiles. '. ~5) Specifications relating to snowmobile mufflers. (6) A comprehensive snowmobile information and safety education and training program, including but not 1/mited to the preparation and dissemination of snowmobile information and safety advice to the public, the training of snowmobile operators, and the issuance of snowmobile safety certificates ~o snowmobile operators who successfully complete the snowmobile safety education and training course. For the purpose of administering such program and to defray a portion of the expenses of training and certifying snowmobile operators, the com- missioner shall collect a fee of not to exceed $2 from each person who receives the training and shall deposit the fee in the general fund and the amount thereof is appropriated annually to the commissioner of natural resources for the administration of such programs. The com- missioner shall cooperate with private organizations and associations, private and public corporations, and local governmental units in fur- therance of the program established under this clause. The commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of public safety in regard to training program subject matter and performance testing that leads to the certification of snowmobile operators. (7) The operator of any snowmobile involved in an accident resulting in injury requiring medical attention or hospitalization to or death of any person or total damage to an extent of $100 or more, shall promptly forward a written report of the accident to the commissioner on such form as he shall prescribe. Subd. 2. The commissioner of public safety may adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith in the manner provided by Chapter 15, regulating the use of snowmobiles on streets and highways. ~84.87 OPERATION; REGULATION BY MUNICIPALITIES. Subd.. l~: .' Operation on streets and highways. (a) No person shall operate a snowmobile upon the roadway, shoulder, or inside bank or slope of any trunk, county state aid or county highway in this state and, in the case of a divided trunk or county highway, on the right of way between the opposing lanes of traffic, except as provided in sections 84.81 to 84.90. No person shall operate a snowmobile within the right of' way of any trunk, county state aid, or county highway between the hours of ~/e hour after sunset to V2 hour before sunrise, except on the right hand side of such right of way and in the same direction as the highway traffic on the nearest lane of the roadway adjacent thereto. No snowmobile shall be operated at any time within the right of way of any interstate highway or freeway within the state. {b) A snowmobile may make a direct crossing of a street or highway at any hour of the day provided: (1} The crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing; and 150