Subd. 1. A motorized golf cart may be operated by any individual at least 15 years of age, so long as that person can safely operate it.
Subd. 2. Motorized golf carts shall display the slow moving vehicle emblem provided for in M.S. § 169.522, as amended from time to time, when operated on designated roadways.
Subd. 3. Every person operating a motorized golf cart on designated roadways has all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the provisions of M.S. Chapter 169, as amended from time to time, except when those provisions cannot reasonably be applied to motorized golf carts.
Subd. 4. The provisions of M.S. Chapter 171, as amended from time to time, relating to driver's licenses are not applicable to person operating motorized golf carts on designated roadways pursuant to this section. Except for the requirement of M.S.§ 169.70, as amended from time to time, relating to rear view mirrors, the provisions of M.S. Chapter 169, as amended from time to time, relating to equipment on vehicles shall not be applicable to motorized golf carts operating on designated roadways.
Subd. 5. It is unlawful for any person under the age of 15 years to operate a motorized golf cart upon any city street. It is also unlawful for any person 15 years of age or older to operate a motorized golf cart when he or she cannot physically do so in a safe manner, or when the golf cart does not have a slow moving vehicle emblem displayed on the cart. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 42, Fourth Series, passed 9-16-2014) Penalty, see § 8.99