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(e) No snowmobile manufactured on or after July 1, 1976 for sale in Minnesota, except a snowmobile designed for competition purpose only, shall be sold or offered for sale unless it is so equipped that overall noise emission does not exceed 73 decibels on the A -scale at 50 feet. (f) At a time when the state of the art of noise control technology permits and after promulgation of a regulation in the manner prescribed by law, the standard for snowmobile noise shall not exceed 60 decibels on the A -scale at 50 feet. (g) No person shall modify, alter, or repair a snowmobile or its exhaust system in any manner that shall amplify or otherwise increase total engine noise above that emitted by the snowmobile as originally equipped regardless of date of manufacture. Sec. 2801.090 Operational Limits. (a) Recreational Motor Vehicles. No person shall operate any recreational motor vehicles at any time other than between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10 :00 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and between the hours of 9 :00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays and evenings before holidays. (b) Outdoor Power Implements. No person shall operate any outdoor power implement, including but not limited to power lawn mowers, snowblowers, power hedge clippers, or such other implements designed primarily for outdoor use, at any time other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. and 9 :00 p.m on weekends and holidays. (c) Construction Activities. No person shall engage in, permit, or allow construction activities involving the use of power equipment, including but not limited to any kind of electric -, diesel -, or gas - powered machine, on Sundays or at any time other than between the hours of 7 :00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Construction activities which can meet the requirements outlined in Section 2801. 040 are exempt from the operating limits of this paragraph. (d) Refuse Hauling. All vehicles licensed in the City for hauling refuse shall limit their hours of operation as follows: (1) In residential zones, from 7:00 a.m. to 10 :00 p.m. on weekdays and from 9:00 a.m. to 9 :00 p.m. on weekends. (2) In all other zones, the hours of operation for the hauling of refuse shall be unrestricted unless a public nuisance is declared as defined in Sec. 2801.100 of this Code. (3) In the event that a nuisance is declared, the hours of pick -up in all zones other than residential shall be limited to those allowed in residential zones. (e) Emergency Exceptions. Situations wherein immediate work is neces- sary to restore property to a safe condition or when immediate work is required to protect persons or property from eminent exposure to danger are exempt from operational limits. 4. 38