(A) Every person operating a motorized golf cart or all-terrain vehicle must be at least 16 years of age and hold a valid driver's license or present a certificate signed by a physician stating the applicant is capable of safely operating a motorized golf cart or all-terrain vehicle on the roadway of streets.
(B) Motorized golf carts and all-terrain vehicles may only be operated on designated roadways from sunrise to sunset. They shall not be operated in inclement weather conditions or at any time when there is insufficient light to clearly see persons and vehicles on the roadway at a distance of 500 feet.
(C) Motorized golf carts shall display the slow-moving vehicle emblem provided for in M.S. § 169.045, as it may be amended from time to time, when operated on designated roadways.
(D) Motorized golf carts and all-terrain vehicles shall be equipped with a rearview mirror to provide the driver with adequate vision from behind as required by M.S. § 169.70.
(E) Every person operating a motorized golf cart or all-terrain vehicle under permit on designated roadways has all the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the provisions of M.S. Ch. 169, as it may be amended from time to time, except when these provisions cannot reasonably be applied to motorized golf carts and all-terrain vehicles except as otherwise specifically provided in M.S. §§ 169.045(7), as it may be amended from time to time.
(F) Authorized city staff and law enforcement may operate city owned motorized golf carts and all-terrain vehicles without obtaining a permit within the city on city streets, sidewalks, trails, right-of-way, and public property when conducting city business.
(Ord. 71, passed 3-12-2019)