Ordinance - 1967-1972 - 08/21/1967

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(f) Any sled, trailer, or other device being towed by a snowmobile must be equipped with reflective materials as required by rule and regulatiOn of the commissioner. Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1969, Section 84.872, is amended to read: 84.872 YOUTHFUL SNOWMOBILE OPERATORS; PROHIBITIONS. Notwithstanding anything in section .84.87 to the contrary, no person under 14 years of age shall make a direct crossing of a trunk, county state aid, or county highway as the operator of a snowmobile, or operate a snowmobile upon a street or highway within a munici- pality. A person 14 years of age or older, but less than 18 years of age, may make a direct crossing of a trunk, county state aid, or county highway only if he has in his immediate possession a valid snowmobile safety certificate issued by the commissioner. No person under, the age of 14 years shall operate'a snowmobile on any public land or water under the jurisdiction o~ the commissioner unless accompanied by one of the following listed persons on the Same or an accompanying snowmobile, or on a device towed by the same or an accompanying snowmobile; his parent, legal guardian, or other person 18 years of age or older. However, a person 12 years of age or older may operate a snowmobile on public lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the commissioner if he has in his immediate possesslon a valid snowmobile safety certificate issued by the commissioner. It is unlawful for the owner of a snow~i~bile to permit the snowmobile to be operated contrary .to the provisions of this section. When the judge of a juvenile, court, or any of its duly authorized agents, shall determine that any person, while less than 18 years of age, has violated the provisions of section 84.81 to 84.88, or any other-state or local law or ordinance regulating the operation of snowmotal&s- the judge, or duly authorized agent, shall immediately report such determination to the commissioner and may recommend the suspension of the person's snowmobile safety certificate. The commissioner if hereby authorized to suspend the certificate, without a hearing. Sec~.10. Minnesota Statutes 1969, Section 84.88, is amended to read: 84.88 PENALTIES. ~Subdivision 1. Any person who shall violate any p~ovision of section 84.81 to 84.88 or any regulation of the commissioner of natumal resourDes or of the commissioner of highways promulgated pursuant to law shall { be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not more than $100, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Subd. 2. A person registered as owner of a snowmobile may be fined not to exceed $~00 if a sno~obile bearing his registration nUn6er is operated contramy to the pro'~isions of Minneso~Statutes, Sections 84.81 to 8~.88, 100.26, Sub- division 1, or 100.29, Subdivisions ~8 or 29. The registered owner may not be so fined if (a) the snowmobile w~s reported as stolen to the commissioner or a law enforcement agency at the 'time of the alleged unlawful act, or if (b) the registered owner demonstrates that the snowmobile either was stolen or was not · in use at the time of the alleged unlawful act, or if (c) the registered owner fumnished to law enfo£.cement officers upon request the identity of the person in actual physical'control of the snowmobile at the time of such violation. The provisions of this subdivision do not apply to any person who ments or leases a snowmobile if such person keeps a record of the name and address of the persoq or persons renting or leasing such snowmobile, the registration number thereof~ the departume date and time, and expected time of return thereof. Such record shall be preserved for at least six months and shall be prima facie evidence