38.01.370 Restrictions on Tire Equipment

(a) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one (1) inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.

(b) No person shall operate or move on any highway within the jurisdiction of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court any motor vehicle trailer or semi-trailer having any metal tire in contact with the roadway.

(c) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat or spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except that it shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires which have protuberances which will not injure the highway, and except also that it shall be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions. It shall also be permissible to use from October 15th to April 15th, pneumatic tires which have metal studs which do not project more than one-sixteenth (1/16) of an inch beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire. Any driver who violates this section will be penalized twenty-five dollars ($25).