as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to natural resources; requiring new 1.3 snowmobiles to have auxiliary hazard lighting systems; 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.821, by 1.5 adding a subdivision. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.821, is 1.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.9 Subd. 3. [AUXILIARY LIGHTING SYSTEM.] All snowmobiles 1.10 manufactured after June 30, 2002, and sold in the state after 1.11 December 31, 2002, shall be designed and made to provide for a 1.12 secondary or auxiliary hazard lighting system. The lighting 1.13 system must: 1.14 (1) have an energy source separate from the main energy 1.15 source that: 1.16 (i) runs the system for a minimum of 40 hours at zero 1.17 degrees Fahrenheit; and 1.18 (ii) functions in temperatures of 30 degrees below zero 1.19 Fahrenheit or colder; 1.20 (2) have an on/off switch that is separate from the main 1.21 electrical system; 1.22 (3) emit yellow lighting from the front of the snowmobile 1.23 and red lighting from the rear; 1.24 (4) have a flashing display; and 1.25 (5) be visible, in unobstructed darkness, from at least 2.1 one-half mile distant from the front and rear of the snowmobile.