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84.871.1

Statute ID: 19725

Statute Function ID: 39562

Snowmobiles - Equipment - Muffler requirements

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Statute Number:

84.871.1

Enactment Date:

May 21, 2024

Effective Date:

Jul 1, 2024

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Snowmobiles - Equipment - Muffler requirements

Statute ID:

19725

Created:

Jun 13, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jun 13, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Amended 2024 c116 art3 sect12; Recodify; expire and renumber

Summary Text:

Snowmobiles - Equipment - Muffler requirements

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/84/871.html

Legislative Session:

2024 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jun 13, 2024

(a) Except as provided under paragraph (c), a person may not operate a snowmobile unless:

(1) the snowmobile is equipped with a muffler meeting the requirements of rules adopted by the commissioner; and

(2) the snowmobile is equipped at all times with a muffler in good working order that blends the exhaust noise into the overall snowmobile noise and is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise.

(b) A snowmobile operated, offered for sale, or sold in this state must have an exhaust system shall that does not emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound.

(c) This section does not apply to organized races or similar competitive events held on:

(1) private lands, with the permission of the owner, lessee, or custodian of the land;

(2) public lands and water under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources, with the commissioner's permission; or

(3) other public lands, with the consent of the public agency owning the land.

(d) No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale on any new snowmobile any muffler that fails to comply with the specifications required by the rules of the commissioner after the effective date of the rules.