(A) No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle as defined in M.S. § 84.92 on streets or other public property within the city. No person shall operate a utility task vehicle, as defined herein, on streets or other public property within the city without obtaining a permit as provided herein provided.
(B) An application for a utility task vehicle operating permit shall be made on a form supplied by the City of Le Sueur Police Department and, at a minimum, shall contain all of the following information:
(1) The name, address and date of birth of the applicant;
(2) Photographic copy of valid Minnesota driver's license;
(3) Model name, make, and year of the utility task vehicle;
(4) Evidence of insurance in compliance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes concerning insurance coverage for the utility task vehicle as set forth in M.S. § 169.045, subd. 2 and M.S. § 65B.48, subd. 5; and
(5) Such other information as the City of Le Sueur may require.
(C) Permits shall be granted in the sole discretion of the Chief of Police for a period of one year from the date of the issuance of said permit.
(D) A driver must at all times have a copy of the permit and proof of insurance in his or her possession when operating a utility task vehicle. the permit must be properly displaced as required in the permit and in any event shall be displayed in a manner readily observable.
(E) Utility task vehicle permits shall only be granted to allow the operation of the utility task vehicle on designated city streets, with such designation to be made by the Chief of Police for the City of Le Sueur, and within the municipal limits of the City of Le Sueur, not on state or federal highways except to cross said highways at designated intersections. In no event may a utility task vehicle be operated on a street in which the utility task vehicle cannot achieve the minimal posted speed limit for that street.
(F) Utility task vehicles may only be operated on designated roadways from sunrise to sunset unless equipped with original equipment headlights, taillights, and rear-facing brake lights. They shall not be operated in or during inclement weather conditions nor at any time when there is insufficient light to clearly observe persons and vehicles on the roadway at a distance of 500 feet. Except for the purpose of snow removal, operation of utility task vehicles is prohibited when visibility is impaired by weather or other condition, or at any time when there is insufficient light to clearly see persons or vehicles on the roadway at a distance of 500 feet.
(G) Utility task vehicles shall be equipped with a rear-view mirror to provide the driver with adequate vision from behind as required by M.S. § 169.70.
(H) Every person operating a utility task 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. Any person operating a utility task vehicle also has the responsibilities and obligations set forth in all of Minnesota's traffic laws. The operation of a utility task vehicle must comply with all noise ordinance regulations and must not be operated in violation of any traffic law prescribed in local, state, or federal law.
(I) No person shall operate a utility task vehicle without a valid driver's license.
(J) The City of Le Sueur Chief of Police may suspend or revoke a permit granted hereunder upon a finding that the holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this section or section found M.S. Ch. 169, as it may be amended from time to time, or if there is evidence that the permit holder has not or cannot safely operate the utility task vehicle on the designated roadways.
(K) The number of occupants on the utility task vehicle may not exceed the design occupant load nor the number of safety restraints available on the vehicle.
(Ord. 569, passed 4-23-2018) Penalty, see § 10.99