§ 15-1. Minnesota Highway Traffic Regulation Act adopted.

(a)

The regulatory provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 169, commonly known as the Highway Traffic Regulation Act, are hereby adopted, as amended, as a traffic ordinance regulating use of highways, streets and alleys within the city, and are hereby incorporated herein and made a part of this chapter by reference as completely as if set forth herein in full.

(b)

Any violation of the statutes adopted by reference by subsection (a) hereof is a violation of this section when it occurs within the limits of the city.

(Code 1971, § 16-1(a), (b))

State law reference

Authority of city council to adopt traffic regulations which are not in conflict with Chapter 169, Minnesota Statutes, the provisions of which are applicable and uniform throughout the state, M.S. § 169.03, subd. 9; general authority of city to regulate traffic, etc., M.S. § 169.04; authority of city to adopt state statute by reference, M.S. § 471.62.

Charter reference

Incorporation by reference of state statute, § 3.08.