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<br />PUBLIC PROTECTION
<br />Sec. 5.32.430. Where to ride.
<br />Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been
<br />provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders
<br />shall use such paths and shall not use the
<br />roadway.
<br />(Code 1984, § 7.20(4)(C); Code 2003, § 66-123)
<br />Sec. 5.32.440. Riding in business districts.
<br />The riding of bicycles in business districts is
<br />permitted.
<br />(Code 2003, § 66-124)
<br />State law reference —Authority to so provide, Minn.
<br />Stats. § 169.222, subd. 4(d).
<br />ARTICLE V. RECREATIONAL MOTOR
<br />VEHICLES*
<br />Sec. 5.32.510. Definitions.
<br />The following words, terms and phrases, when
<br />used in this article, shall have the meanings
<br />ascribed to them in this section, except where
<br />the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
<br />All -terrain vehicle and ATV mean trail bikes,
<br />amphibious vehicles and similar devices, other
<br />than snowmobiles, used at least partially for
<br />travel on natural terrain, but not special mobile
<br />equipment as defined in Minn. Stats. § 168.011,
<br />subd. 22, which is hereby incorporated in this
<br />article by reference.
<br />Motorcycle means every motor vehicle having
<br />a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and
<br />designed to travel on not more than three wheels
<br />in contact with the ground, whether or not
<br />designed for use on streets and highways, includ-
<br />ing motor scooters; bicycles with motor attached,
<br />other than motorized bicycles; and minibikes.
<br />Motorized bicycle means a bicycle with fully
<br />operable pedals which may be propelled by human
<br />power or a motor, or by both, with a motor of a
<br />capacity of less than 50 cubic centimeters piston
<br />*State law references —Off -highway motorcycles, Minn.
<br />Stats. § 84.787 et seq.; off -road vehicles, Minn. Stats.
<br />§ 84.797 et seq.; snowmobiles, Minn. Stats. § 84.81 et seq.;
<br />local regulation of off -highway motorcycles, Minn. Stats.
<br />§ 84.795, subd. 8; local regulation of off -road vehicles, Minn.
<br />Stats. § 84.804, subd. 6; local regulation of snowmobiles,
<br />Minn. Stats. § 84.87, subd. 3.
<br />§ 5.32.520
<br />displacement, and a maximum of two brake
<br />horsepower, which is capable of a maximum
<br />speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on a
<br />flat surface with not more than one percent
<br />grade in any direction when the motor is engaged.
<br />Operate means to ride in or on and have
<br />control of a recreational motor vehicle.
<br />Operator means the person who operates or is
<br />in actual physical control of a recreational motor
<br />vehicle.
<br />Owner means a person, other than a lienholder,
<br />having a property interest in or title to a
<br />recreational motor vehicle, who is entitled to its
<br />use or possession.
<br />Recreational motor vehicle means any self-
<br />propelled vehicle and any vehicle propelled or
<br />drawn by a self-propelled vehicle used for
<br />recreational purposes, including, but not limited
<br />to, a motorcycle, golf cart, go-cart, motorized
<br />bicycle, all -terrain vehicle, snowmobile, hovercraft,
<br />or motor vehicle licensed for highway operation
<br />which is being used for off -road recreational
<br />purposes.
<br />Snowmobile means a self-propelled vehicle
<br />designed for travel on snow or ice or natural
<br />terrain steered by wheels, skis or runners.
<br />(Code 1984, § 7.30(l); Code 2003, § 66-156)
<br />Sec. 5.32.520. Owner responsibility.
<br />(a) It is unlawful for the owner of any
<br />recreational motor vehicle to permit its opera-
<br />tion on private property without written permis-
<br />sion of the owner or occupant, on city property
<br />without the permission of the council, or on other
<br />public property without permission of the body
<br />in charge of the property. For purposes of this
<br />section, the owner shall be conclusively presumed
<br />to have given such permission unless the
<br />recreational motor vehicle so operated shall have
<br />been reported stolen to a law enforcement agency
<br />prior to the occurrence.
<br />(b) Every person leaving a recreational motor
<br />vehicle in a public place shall lock the ignition,
<br />remove the key and take the key with him.
<br />(Code 1984, § 7.30(3); Code 2003, § 66-157)
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