§ 71.101 MUFFLER; MUFFLER CUTOUT; EXCESSIVE SMOKE, GAS, OR NOISE.
   (A)   No person shall drive or move on any street or highway within the municipality any motor vehicle, trailer, semitruck, or pole trailer or any combination thereof, unless the equipment upon every such vehicle is in good working order and adjustment and the vehicle is in such safe mechanical condition as not to endanger the driver or other occupant or any person upon any street or highway of this Municipality. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
   (B)   Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise; such muffler shall be the muffler originally installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle or, if a replacement, the equivalent thereof. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a street or highway within the city. The engine and power mechanisms of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999