(A) No person shall operate a motorized golf cart under this chapter:
(1) Except on designated routes;
(2) Except from sunrise to sunset;
(3) In inclement weather or when visibility is impaired by weather, smoke, fog, or other conditions, or at any time when there is insufficient light to clearly see persons in vehicles on the roadway at a distance of 500 feet;
(4) Without displaying the slow-moving vehicle emblem provided for in M.S. § 169.522;
(5) Unless the vehicle is equipped with a rear view mirror as provided in M.S. § 169.70;
(6) With a passenger or passengers unless each such passenger is seated on a seat specifically designed for the transport of passengers;
(7) Without having a copy of the permit in possession while using the golf cart;
(8) At any place and at any time while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotics, or habit forming drugs;
(9) No person shall turn, accelerate, decelerate, or otherwise operate a motor vehicle within the city in a manner which causes unnecessary engine noise or backfire, squealing tires, skidding, sliding, swaying, throwing of sand or gravel, or in a manner simulating a race. Squealing or screeching sounds emitted by tires or the throwing of sand or gravel by the tires is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section;
(10) On public school grounds, park property, playgrounds, and recreational areas without express permission to do so by proper authority; and
(11) So as to tow any person or thing on a public street or highway.
(B) The operator of a motorized golf cart under permit on designated routes shall have all the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the provisions of M.S. Chapter 169 or other applicable statute or ordinance, except when those provisions cannot reasonably be applied to motorized golf carts and except as otherwise specifically provided in M.S. § 169.045, Subd. 7.
(Prior Code, § 74.04) Penalty, see § 74.99