(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GOLF CART. A four-wheeled vehicle originally and specifically designed and intended to transport one or more individuals and golf clubs for the purpose of playing the game of golf on a golf course.
(B) Requirements. The city hereby permits the use of golf carts on the municipal streets of the city, subject to the following:
(1) The golf cart is to be insured;
(2) The person operating the golf cart shall hold a valid driver’s license;
(3) The person operating the golf cart shall obtain a permit from the city to operate the golf cart on municipal streets (the fee for said permit shall be $5); and
(4) The golf cart shall be required to display a slow-moving vehicle emblem in accordance with SDCL § 32-15-20 or a white or amber warning light in accordance with SDCL § 32-17-46.
(C) Prohibitions. No person may operate a golf cart on a state or county highway except for crossing from one side of the highway to the other. A golf cart may cross the highway at a right angle, but only after stopping and yielding the right-of-way to all approaching traffic and crossing as closely as possible to an intersection or approach.
(Ord. 295, passed 6-22-2010) Penalty, see § 70.99