This subchapter shall require that a golf cart operating on a designated public roadway will meet the following requirements.
(A) A permit must be obtained for the golf cart from the city’s Police Department for a fee of $25, which will be renewed annually.
(B) The Police Department issued permit must be displayed on the golf cart.
(C) The golf cart must be inspected, by a certified inspector, by the county’s Sheriff’s Office.
(D) Operators must have a valid operator’s license in his or her possession while operating the vehicle.
(E) The golf cart can only be operated between sunrise and sunset.
(F) The golf cart must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem in compliance with KRS 189.820.
(G) A golf cart operating on a public roadway shall be insured in compliance with KRS 304.49 by the owner or the operator, and the proof of insurance shall be inside the golf cart at all times of operation on a public roadway.
(H) Any person operating a golf cart on a public roadway shall be subject to the traffic regulations of KRS Ch. 189.
(I) A golf cart operating on a public roadway designated by the city is not considered to be a motor vehicle and is exempt from:
(1) Title requirements of KRS 186.020;
(2) Vehicle registration requirements of KRS 186.050; and
(3) Emissions compliance certificates pursuant to KRS 224.20-710 through 224.20-715.
(J) Each golf cart shall have an orange-colored flag, of a triangular shape, flying at least eight feet above the ground.
(K) Golf cart shall be equipped with functioning windshield wipers.
(Ord. 607-09, passed 8-3-2009) Penalty, see § 72.99