Subd. 1. Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on city streets is prohibited except as provided in Subd. 2 below.
Subd. 2. The City Council may, by ordinance, designate exclusive city streets within its jurisdiction where the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles or medium-speed electric vehicles is permissible; provided that no street so designated has a speed limit of more than 35 mph.
Subd. 3. A neighborhood electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric vehicle may be operated on public streets and highways only if it meets all equipment and vehicle safety requirements in 49 C.F.R. § 571.500, as it may be amended from time to time.