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Notwithstanding any prohibition by current City Ordinance or <br />State Law, a snowmobile may be operated on a public <br />thoroughfare in an emergency during the period of time when <br />and at locations where snow upon the roadway renders travel <br />by automobile impractical. <br />Equipment. It is unlawful for any person to operate a <br />snowmobile any place within the corporate limits of Lino <br />Lakes unless it is equipped with the equipment set forth as <br />follows: <br />1. Standard mufflers which are properly attached and in <br />constant operation, and which reduce the noise of <br />operation of the motor to the minimum necessary for <br />operation. No person shall use a muffler cutout, by- <br />pass, straight pipe or similar device on a snowmobile <br />motor, and the exhaust system shall not emit or produce <br />a sharp popping or crackling noise. <br />2. Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop <br />and hold the snowmobile under any conditions of <br />operation. <br />3. A safety or so called "deadman" throttle in operating <br />condition, as that when pressure is removed from the <br />accelerator or throttle, the motor is disengaged from <br />the driving track. <br />4. At least one clear lamp attached to the front, with <br />sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at <br />a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet ahead <br />during the hours of darkness under normal atmospheric <br />conditions. <br />a. Such head lamp shall be so aimed that glaring rays <br />are not projected into the eyes of an oncoming <br />vehicle operator. <br />b. It shall be equipped with a least one red tail <br />lamp having a minimum candle power of sufficient <br />intensity to exhibit a red light plainly visible <br />from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the <br />rear during the hours of darkness under normal <br />atmospheric conditions. <br />c. Such equipment shall be in use when the vehicle is <br />operated between the hours of one-half (1/2) hour <br />after sunset or one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise <br />or at times of reduced visibility. <br />Persons Under 18 Years of Age. No person under 14 years of <br />age shall operate on streets or highways or make a direct <br />crossing of a street or highway as the operator of a <br />snowmobile. A person 14 years of age or older, but less <br />