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<br />Minnesota Motor Vehicle Noise Limits <br /> <br />MINNESOTA RULES CHAPTER 7030 <br />M~ESOTAPOLLUTIONCONTROLAGENCY <br />AIR QUALITY DIVISION <br />NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL <br />MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE LIMITS <br /> <br />7030.1000 DEFINITION. <br />"Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon railroad tracks <br />and any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle and includes vehicles known as <br />trackless trolleys which are propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but <br />not operated upon rails, except snowmobiles. <br /> <br />Statutory Authority: MS s 116.07 subd 4 <br />History: 18 SR 614 <br /> <br />7030.1010 PROHIBITIONS. <br />Subpart 1. Operation of vehicle. No person shall operate either a motor vehicle or <br />combination of vehicles of a type subject to registration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, <br />chapter 168 at any time or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration in <br />such a manner as to exceed the noise limits contained herein for the category of motor <br />vehicle and speed limits specified, when tested with a measurement procedure approved by <br />the commissioner. <br />Subp. 2. Sale of vehicle. No person shall sell or offer for sale a new motor vehicle or <br />combination of vehicles of a type subject to registration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, <br />chapter 168 which when maintained according to the manufacturer's specifications would <br />exceed the noise limits contained herein for the category of motor vehicle and speed limits <br />specified, when tested with a measurement procedure approved by the commissioner. <br />Subp.3. Modification of vehicle. No person shall modify a motor vehicle or combination <br />of vehicles of a type subject to registration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168 in a <br />manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the vehicle, above the noise limits <br />contained herein for the category of motor vehicle and speed limits specified, when tested <br />with a measurement procedure approved by the commissioner. No person shall operate a <br />motor vehicle so modified. <br /> <br />Subp.4. Sale of parts. No person shall sell or offer for sale replacement or additional <br />parts for a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type subject to registration pursuant <br />to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168 which when installed in the vehicle will amplify or increase <br />the noise emitted by the vehicle, above the noise limits contained herein for the category of <br />motor vehicle and speed limits specified, when tested with a measurement procedure <br />approved by the. commissioner. No person shall operate a motor vehicle incorporating such <br />parts. <br /> <br />Statutory Authority: MS s 116.07 subd 4 <br />History: L 1987 c 186 s 15; 18 SR 614 <br /> <br />7030.1020 SCOPE. <br /> <br />26 <br />