§ 74.56. Mufflers—Excessive smoke or gas.

A.

Every motor vehicle and motorcycle with an internal-combustion engine shall at all times be equipped with a muffler which is in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a street or highway. Every motorcycle muffler shall be equipped with baffle plates.

B.

No person shall own, operate, or have in his possession any motor vehicle or motorcycle equipped with a device for producing excessive smoke or gas, or so equipped as to permit oil or any other chemical to flow into or upon the exhaust pipe or muffler of such vehicle, or equipped in any other way to produce or emit smoke or dangerous or annoying gases from any portion of such vehicle, other than the ordinary gases emitted by the exhaust of an internal-combustion engine under normal operation.

C.

No person shall sell, lease, install, or replace, for use on a motor vehicle, either for himself or as the agent or employee of another, or through such agent or employee, any muffler that does not prevent excessive or unusual exhaust noise or any exhaust system component that amplifies exhaust sound or contains a cutout or by-pass or similar device.

D.

No person shall operate any motor vehicle or motorcycle emitting a sound exceeding ninety decibels as measured from a point not less than twenty feet from the vehicle while the vehicle is parked with the motor running at its highest speed, or not less than twenty feet from the vehicle in motion. However, this section shall not be applicable to vehicles operated by state or local law enforcement or fire-fighting agencies. (R.C. § 4513.22)

(Ord. 643-1975)