(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (D) below, a tire on a vehicle moved on a highway may not have on the tire’s periphery a block, stud, flange, cleat, spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber that projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire.
(B) Farm machinery may use tires having protuberances that will not injure the highway.
(C) Tire chains of reasonable proportions may be used upon a vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
(D) From October 1 to the following May 1, a vehicle may use tires in which have been inserted ice grips or tire studs of wear-resisting material, installed in a manner that provides resiliency upon contact with the road, with projections that do not exceed three thirty-seconds of an inch beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, and constructed to prevent any appreciable damage to the road surface.
(‘89 Code, § 61.22) (Am. Ord. passed 4-8-96) Penalty, see § 10.99