TITLE 31

Motor and Other vehicles

CHAPTER 31-3.2

Snowmobiles and Recreational Vehicles

SECTION 31-3.2-8



   § 31-3.2-8  Mufflers. –

Except as provided in this section, every snowmobile or recreational vehicle

shall be equipped at all times with a muffler in good working order which

blends the exhaust noise into the overall snowmobile or recreational vehicle

noise and is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. The

exhaust system shall not emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound.

This section does not apply to organized races or similar competitive events

held on:



   (1) Private lands, with the permission of the owner, lessee

or custodian of the land;



   (2) Public lands and water under the jurisdiction of the

director, with the director's permission; or



   (3) Other public lands, with the consent of the public agency

owning the land. No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale on any

new snowmobile or recreational vehicle any muffler that fails to comply with

the specifications required by the rules and regulations of the director after

the effective date of the rules and regulations.



History of Section.

(P.L. 1971, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 10; P.L. 2008, ch.

127, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 179, § 1.)