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RESOLUTION
•^V*'\.'•.Commissioner Rennie .Johnson presented the following re-
''*'*-*solution,seconded by Commissioner Otto Haase and moved to"i.«i •
i-:-i\£i adoption.
••C'WHEREAS,it is provided by MINN.STAT.§84.87 that no per
son shall operate a snowmobile upon the roadway,shoulder,or inside
bank or slope of any trunk,county state aid,or county highway nor
<operate a snowmobile upon the right of way of any trunk,county state
aid,or county highway between the hours of one-half hour after sunset
to one-half hour before sunrise,except on the right hand side of
such right of way and in the same direction as the highway traffic
and the nearest lane of roadway adjacent thereto,and
WHEREAS,provision has been made for the various county
^v boards to permit by resolution the operation of snowmobiles upon
.-(the roadway,shoulder or inside bank or slope of the county highways
X if safe operation in the ditch or outside bank or slope is impossible,and r r *
WHEREAS,there is a need for a resolution to permit travel
upon the roadway,shoulder,or inside bank or slope of the county
highways to promote the safety and welfare of snowmobile passenger
and operator,pedestrians and operators of other motor vehicles,
NOW THEREFORE;it is resolved by the Board of Commissioners
of Otter Tail County that they authorize the operation of snowmobiles
.>-n .upon the roadway,shoulder,or inside bank,or slope of a county
A_/highway under the following circumstances:
;.•"?•'.r-.p Where continued reasonable and prudent operation of a snow
mobile on the outside shoulder of the road by such things as,but
not limited to such obstacles as rivers,lakes,cattle shutes,side
roads and other access roads,is impossible,the driver of said snow
mobile may -baa:upon the shoulder,roadway,inside bank or slope of
the county highway until the obstacle is safety bypassed.
.2)The snowmobile driver shall stop before entering and travel
ing on the roadway or shoulder of any county highway.
Y"3)The snowmobile driver shall only proceed where there is no
motor vehicle traveling in such a manner as to constitute a hazard
to the snowmobile which is about to travel on the roadway or shoulder,
or other hazard.'
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H^IS^'"D*te^this 5th day of November,1969.
ATTESTED: ,
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The snowmobile and the operator shall remain subject to all
rules and regulations relating to snowmobiles and their oper-
proclaimed or hereafter proclaimed that relate to snowmobiles*
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF THE COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL:
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