NY State — NY Vehicle and Traffic Law

§ 2406 — Equipment

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(a) brakes in good operating condition; (b) a muffler system in good operating condition which meets federal standards as established in 40 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 205.166, sub Part E; (c) a spark arrester approved by the United States Forest Service; (d) tires having at least two-thirty seconds of an

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§ 2406 Equipment

VTL § 2406

1.No person shall operate an ATV unless it is equipped with:

(a)brakes in good operating condition;

(b)a muffler system in good operating condition which meets federal standards as established in 40 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 205.166, sub Part E;

(c)a spark arrester approved by the United States Forest Service;

(d)tires having at least two-thirty seconds of an inch of tread with no visible breaks, cuts, exposed cords, bumps or bulges;

(e)a lighted white headlight approved by the commissioner and a lighted red taillight approved by the commissioner when operated for one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.

2.No person shall operate an ATV or ride as a passenger on an ATV unless he is wearing a protective helmet of a type approved by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision six of section three hundred eighty-one of this chapter.

3.No person shall operate an ATV:

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