43 CFR § 420.11 - Requirements—vehicles.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s420.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 420.11 - Requirements—vehicles."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "420.11"
section_name: "Requirements—vehicles."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "420"
part_name: "OFF-ROAD VEHICLE USE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "32 Stat. 388 (43 U.S.C. 391 ) and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto; E.O. 11644 (37 FR 2877)."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 26893, July 24, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "420"
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# 420.11 Requirements—vehicles.

Each off-road vehicle that is operated on Reclamation lands shall meet the following requirements:

(a) It shall conform to applicable State laws and vehicle registration requirements.

(b) It shall be equipped with a proper muffler and spark arrestor in good working order and in constant operation. The spark arrestor must conform to Forest Service Spark Arrestor Standard 5100-1a, and there shall be no muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device.

(c) It shall have adequate brakes and, for operation from dusk to dawn, working headlights and taillights.