(A) An inspection of the vehicle may be conducted to see if the following defects or modifications exist:
(1) The absence of a muffler;
(2) The presence of a muffler cut-out, bypass or similar device which is not standard or normal equipment for the exhaust system being inspected;
(3) Defects, including but not limited to, holes or rusted areas through the muffler or pipes;
(4) The presence of equipment which may produce excessive or unusual noise from the exhaust system, such as a straight pipe or a hollow core muffler;
(5) It has a muffler labeled for off-road competition; and
(6) Operation of a motorcycle manufactured after 31 December 1982 that is not equipped with an exhaust muffler bearing the Federal EPA required labeling compliance applicable to the motorcycle’s model year, as set out in the Code of Federal Regulations; or that exceeds a measured noise level of more than the maximum sound levels established in § 130.26 MAXIMUM SOUND LEVELS.
(B) Using the human ear as a sensing device, if the exhaust noise is discernibly louder than the engine noise, or if any of the defects or modifications listed above exist, then the vehicle operator may be requested to submit the vehicle to sound level measure procedures contained in this section.
(2002 Code, Ch. 84, § 84.04) (Ord. passed 6-23-2003; Am. Ord. passed 4-20-2004; Am. Ord. passed 7-19-2011)