(a) (1) No person shall operate a low-speed vehicle upon any street or highway having an established speed limit greater than 35 miles per hour.
(2) Regardless of the established speed limit, no person shall operate an under-speed, low-speed or utility vehicle or a mini-truck upon any State Route or U.S. Route, including State Route 534, State Route 84 and U.S. Route 20.
(3) No person shall operate a motor-driven cycle or motor scooter upon any street having an established speed limit greater than 45 miles per hour.
(b) This section does not prohibit either of the following:
(1) A person operating a low-speed, under-speed, or utility vehicle or a mini- truck from proceeding across an intersection of a street or highway having a speed limit greater than 35 miles per hour;
(2) A person operating a motor-driven cycle or motor scooter from proceeding across an intersection of a street or highway having a speed limit greater than 45 miles per hour.
(c) No person may operate an under-speed or utility vehicles or mini-trucks on public streets unless all of the following apply:
(1) The vehicle owner who wishes to operate such vehicle has submitted the vehicle to an inspection conducted by the Geneva Police Department and approved by the Chief of Police that the vehicle complies with inspection requirements established by the Department of Public Safety under Ohio R.C. 4513.02;
(2) The vehicle has successfully passed the required vehicle inspection and is registered in accordance with Ohio R.C. Chapter 4503, and titled in accordance with Ohio R.C. Chapter 4505; and
(3) The Director of Public Safety, in a manner the Director determines, has been notified of the authorization of the operation of under-speed or utility vehicles or mini-trucks.
(d) The operation of under-speed or utility vehicles or mini-trucks authorized in accordance with division (e) of this section shall not exceed 35 miles per hour.
(e) A person may operate a mini-truck on a farm for agricultural purposes only when the owner of the farm qualifies for the current agricultural use valuation tax credit. A mini-truck may be operated by or on behalf of such a farm owner on public roads and rights-of-way only when traveling from one farm field to another.
(f) A person may operate a mini-truck on property owned or leased by a dealer who sells mini-trucks at retail.
(g) Except as provided in Section 408.01(b) and (c), whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.