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r- Subd. 5. Applicability. The provisions of this section do not apply to motorboats operating under a permit issued under section 86B.121 or a United States Coast Guard marine event permit in a regatta, or race, while on trial runs, or while on official trials for speed records during the time and in the designated area authorized by the permit. Minnesota Snowmobile Noise Limits MINNESOTA STATUTES CHAPTER 84.871 MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MINNESOTA SNOWMOBILE NOISE RULES AND REGULATIONS SNOWMOBILE NOISE LIMITS 84.871 MUFFLERS. Except as provided in this section, every snowmobile shall be equipped at all times with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall snowmobile 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 (I) private lands, with the permission ofthe owner, lessee, or custodian of the land; (2) public lands and water under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources, with the commissioner'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 snow-mobile any muffler that fails to comply with the specifications required by the rules ofthe commissioner after the effective date of the rules. HIST:1969 c 695 s 9; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70 MINNESOTA RULES 6100.5700 MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MINNESOTA SNOWMOBILE NOISE RULES AND REGULATIONS SNOWMOBILE NOISE LIMITS 6100.5700 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. Subpart 5. Mufflers. Mufflers: A. No person shall operate a snowmobile unless it is equipped with a muffler as required by law and these rules, except that snowmobiles may be operated in organized events as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, section 84.871, without such a muffler. B. No snowmobile manufactured on or afler June 30,1970, and before February 1,1972, for sale in Minnesota, except snowmobiles designed for competition purposes only, shall be sold, or offered for sale, unless it is equipped with a muffler that limits engine noise to not more than 86 decibels on the A scale at 50 feet. C. No snowmobile manufactured on or afler February 1, 1972, for sale in Minnesota - except snowmobiles designed for competition purposes only, shall be sold, or offered for sale, unless it is equipped with a muffler that limits engine noise to not more than 82 decibels on the A scale at 50 feet. D. No snowmobile manufactured on or afler April 1, 1975, except a snowmobile designed for competition purposes only, shall be sold, offered for sale, or operated in Minnesota unless it is so equipped and has been certified by the manufacturer to conform to a sound level limitation of not more than 78 decibels on the A scale at 50 feet as originally equipped. E. In certifying that a new snowmobile complies with the noise limitation requirements of this rule, a manufacturer shall make such a certification based on measurements made in accordance with the SAB 30