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ATTENTION SNOWMOBILERS Where can 1 ride my snowmobile? — Chances are that if you are one of the many On private property with the specific written,dated and people who enjoy snowmobiling you have signed permission of the property owner or person in control already prepared your machine for the season's of the property. Such permission must be carried with the first snowfall.Hopefully you have also operator of the snowmobile at all times the vehicle is being s II reviewed state law and local regulations operated on the property,unless the operator is the owner or a \ regarding their safe and lawful operation. In family member of the owner. On public lands and waters under jurisdiction of the � early 1995 the City of Hugo revised its snow- P mobile ordinance to clarify when,where and Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as permitted b law. how snowmobiles may be operated in the City. p Y Listed below are answers to some of the most On city streets when traveling in the most right-hand lane commonly asked questions regarding snowmobiling in Hugo. available for automobile traffic,or as close as practicable to Copies of the full ordinance are available at City Hall. the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway,and when traveling in the same direction as automobile traffic in that When can 1 ride my snowmobile? lane. Use of snowmobiles on city streets is only authorized Snowmobiles may be operated between the hours of 6:30 a.m. when it will not result in damage to the street. and 11:00 p.m.,except that the hours are extended on weekends • On the ditch bottom or outside slope of any drainage ditch. until 1:00 A.M. Saturday and Sunday mornings. which lies within,and runs parallel to,any city controlled public road easement. Snowmobiles may not be operated on any boulevard area where an identifiable ditch is not present. How fast May 1 drive my snowmobile? . On the ditch bottom,or outside slope of County Highway 8A Speed limits for snowmobiles are as set by state law,except that EAST of Goodview Avenue, State Highway 61,County no snowmobile may be operated in Hugo at a speed in excess of Highways 4,4A,7 and 57. 15 miles per hour within 100 feet of any residential dwelling. . On posted trails approved for such use by the Hugo City Council. 6H GO BULK RATE 1V POSTAGE CITY HALL NEWSLETTER 5524 Upper 146th Street North Hugo,MN 55038 HUGO MN 55038 PERMIT NO. 21