339.11   USE OF STUDDED TIRES AND CHAINS.
   (a)   For the purposes of this section, “studded tire” means any tire designed for use on a vehicle and equipped with metal studs or studs of wear-resisting material that project beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire.
   (b)   No person shall operate any motor vehicle other than a public safety vehicle or school bus that is equipped with studded tires on any street or highway in this Municipality, except during the period extending from the first day of November of each year through the fifteenth day of April of the succeeding year.
   (c)   Division (b) of this section does not apply to the use of tire chains when there is snow or ice on the streets or highways where such chains are being used, or the immediate vicinity thereof.
(ORC 5589.081)
   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 5589.99(B))