377.01. Equipment.
   Equipment of snowmobiles and all purpose vehicles shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, requirements for the following items:
   (a)   At least one headlight having a minimum candlepower of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and objects at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead under normal atmospheric conditions during hours of darkness;
   (b)   At least one red taillight having a minimum candlepower of sufficient intensity to be plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear under normal atmospheric conditions during hours of darkness;
   (c)   Adequate brakes. Every snowmobile shall, while traveling on packed snow, be capable of carrying a driver who weighs 175 pounds or more, and, while carrying such driver, be capable of stopping in not more than forty feet from an initial steady speed of twenty miles per hour, or locking its traction belt.
   (d)   A muffler system capable of precluding the emission of excessive smoke or exhaust fumes, and of limiting the engine noise of vehicles. On snowmobiles manufactured after January 1, 1973, such requirement shall include sound dampening equipment such that noise does not exceed eighty-two decibels on the "A" scale at fifty feet as measured according to SAE J192 (September 1970);
   (e)   No person shall operate any snowmobile or all purpose vehicle in violation of this section, except that equipment specified in subsections (a) and (b) hereof shall not be required on snowmobiles or all purpose vehicles operated during the daylight hours on State controlled land under the jurisdiction of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and that are limited to off-highway use.
(ORC 4519.20)