Iowa § 321G.11 - 321G.11 Mufflers required.
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§ 321G.11. 321G.11 Mufflers required.
1. The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used in any snowmobile shall be effectively muffled by equipment constructed and used to muffle all snowmobile noise in a reasonable manner in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. 2. The commission may adopt rules with respect to the inspection of snowmobiles and testing of snowmobile mufflers. 3. A separate placard shall be affixed, permanently and conspicuously, to any new snowmobile sold or offered for sale in this state that does not meet the muffler requirements as stated above. The placard shall designate each snowmobile which does not meet the muffler requirements. 4. A snowmobile manufactured after July 1, 1975, which is sold, offered for sale or used in this state, except in an authorized special event, shall have a muffler system that limits engine noise to not more than seventy-eight decibels as measured on the “A” scale at a distance of fifty feet. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.11] 89 Acts, ch 244, §23; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §17; 2009 Acts, ch 144, §3 Referred to in §805.8B(2)(b) For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph b Thu Dec 11 19:43:51 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321G.11 (19, 0)
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Section 321G.11 ("321G.11 Mufflers required.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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