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ORDINANCE NO. 06-21 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF EXCESSIVE VEHICLE NOISE OFFENSES AND ISSUANCE OF PENALTIES RELATED TO THESE OFFENSES CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES COUNTY OF CROW WING STATE OF MINNESOTA The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does ordain as follows: Purpose. Excessive vehicle noise offense procedures established pursuant to this Section are intended to provide the public and the City of Pequot Lakes with a means to limit the exposure to noise pollution created by vehicles operating within the city limits of Pequot Lakes. These procedures shall be established by uniform regulations as to what the offenses of excessive vehicle noise are by definition, what type of offenses these are and what the penalty shall be for those who have been charged with the offense. Section 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this ordinance, the following phrases are defined as follows: A. Engine Retarding Brake. An engine retarding brake shall mean a Dynamic Brake, Jake Brake, Jacobs Brake, C Brake, Paccar Brake, transmission brake or other similar engine retarding brake system, which alters the normal compression of the engine and subsequently releases that compression. B. Abnormal or excessive noise. An abnormal or excessive noise shall mean (a) distinct and loudly audible noise that unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort and repose of any person or precludes their enjoyment of property or affects their property's value, (b)noise in excess of that permitted by Minnesota Statutes Section 169.69, as it may be amended from time to time, which requires every motor vehicle to be equipped with a muffler in good working order, or (c)noise in excess of that permitted by Minnesota Statutes Section 169.693 and Minnesota Rules parts 7030.1000 through 7030.1050, as this statute and these rules may be amended from time to time, which establish motor vehicle noise standards. Section 2. EXCESSIVE VEHICLE NOISE. Subd 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge the exhaust or permit the discharge of the exhaust from any motor vehicle except through a muffler that effectively prevents abnormal or excessive noise and complies with all applicable state laws and regulations.