Effective - 28 Aug 2009
307.125. Animal-driven vehicles, lighting requirements — penalty — rulemaking authority. — 1. Any person who shall place or drive or cause to be placed or driven upon or along any state or supplementary state highway of this state any animal-driven vehicle whatsoever, whether in motion or at rest, shall after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise have attached to every such vehicle at the rear thereof a red taillight or a red reflecting device of not less than three inches in diameter of effective area or its equivalent in area. When such device shall consist of reflecting buttons there shall be no less than seven of such buttons covering an area equal to a circle with a three-inch diameter. The total subtended effective angle of reflection of every such device shall be no less than sixty degrees and the spread and efficiency of the reflected light shall be sufficient for the reflected light to be visible to the driver of any motor vehicle approaching such animal-drawn vehicle from the rear of a distance of not less than five hundred feet.
2. In addition, any person who operates any such animal-driven vehicle during the hours between sunset and one-half hour before sunrise shall have at least one light flashing at all times the vehicle is on any highway of this state. Such light or lights shall be amber in the front and red in the back and shall be placed on the left side of the vehicle at a height of no more than six feet from the ground and shall be visible from the front and the back of the vehicle at a distance of at least five hundred feet. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an infraction.
3. Any person operating an animal-driven vehicle during the hours between sunset and one-half hour before sunrise may, in lieu of the requirements of subsection 2 of this section, use lamps or lanterns complying with the rules promulgated by the director of the department of public safety.
4. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2004, shall be invalid and void.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8388, A.L. 1988 S.B. 686, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047, A.L. 2004 S.B. 956, A.L. 2009 H.B. 683)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation
Chapter 307 - Vehicle Equipment Regulations
Section 307.005 - Light-emitting diodes deemed operating properly, when.
Section 307.010 - Loads which might become dislodged to be secured — failure, penalty.
Section 307.015 - Mud flaps required, certain motor vehicles — violation, penalty.
Section 307.020 - Definitions.
Section 307.035 - Director's decisions final, when — appeal to board — hearing and decisions.
Section 307.040 - When lights required — violation, penalty.
Section 307.045 - Headlamp on motor vehicles — violations, penalty.
Section 307.050 - Headlamps — permissible substitutes, speed limit.
Section 307.055 - Single-beam headlamps — intensity, adjustment — violation, penalty.
Section 307.060 - Multiple-beam headlamps — arrangement — violation, penalty.
Section 307.065 - New vehicles shall have beam indicator — violation, penalty.
Section 307.070 - Dimming of lights, when — violation, penalty.
Section 307.075 - Taillamps, reflectors — violations, penalty.
Section 307.080 - Auxiliary lamps — number — location — violation, penalty.
Section 307.085 - Cowl, fender, running board and backup lamps — violation, penalty.
Section 307.090 - Spotlamps — restrictions, penalty.
Section 307.095 - Colors of various lamps — restriction of red lights, penalty.
Section 307.105 - Limitation on total of lamps lighted at one time — violation, penalty.
Section 307.110 - Parked vehicles — how lighted — exception — violation, penalty.
Section 307.115 - Other vehicles — how lighted — violation, penalty.
Section 307.120 - Penalty for violations.
Section 307.122 - Electronic message devices, prohibited on vehicle, exceptions — penalty.
Section 307.125 - Animal-driven vehicles, lighting requirements — penalty — rulemaking authority.
Section 307.130 - Safety glass defined.
Section 307.135 - Director not to license vehicle without safety glass.
Section 307.140 - Safety glass on vehicles for hire and school buses.
Section 307.145 - Sale of vehicles without safety glass prohibited.
Section 307.150 - List of approved glass.
Section 307.155 - Violation a misdemeanor.
Section 307.160 - Revocation of permit by public service commission.
Section 307.165 - Seat safety belts standard equipment, when — penalty.
Section 307.170 - Other equipment of motor vehicles — violations, penalty.
Section 307.171 - Studded tires, prohibited when — penalty.
Section 307.175 - Sirens and flashing lights, use of, when — permits — violation, penalty.
Section 307.180 - Bicycle and motorized bicycle, defined.
Section 307.183 - Brakes required.
Section 307.185 - Lights and reflectors, when required — standards to be met.
Section 307.188 - Rights and duties of bicycle, electric bicycle, and motorized bicycle riders.
Section 307.190 - Riding to right, required for bicycles and motorized bicycles.
Section 307.191 - Bicycle to operate on the shoulder adjacent to roadway, when — roadway defined.
Section 307.192 - Bicycle required to give hand or mechanical signals.
Section 307.193 - Penalty for violation.
Section 307.196 - Equipment required.
Section 307.198 - All-terrain vehicles, equipment required — penalty.
Section 307.205 - Defined — requirements for operation.
Section 307.207 - Equipment required.
Section 307.209 - Roadway operation, requirements.
Section 307.211 - Violations, penalties.
Section 307.250 - Compact — entered into.
Section 307.255 - Legislative findings.
Section 307.260 - Rules not effective until approved by legislature.
Section 307.265 - Director of revenue to be state's commissioner.
Section 307.275 - State agencies to cooperate with commission.
Section 307.280 - Documents to be filed with secretary of state.
Section 307.285 - Commission to submit budget to commissioner of administration.
Section 307.290 - State auditor may inspect commission's accounts.
Section 307.295 - Executive head defined.
Section 307.353 - No safety inspection required during registration period which exceeds two years.
Section 307.370 - Prohibited acts.
Section 307.402 - Inspection of state-owned vehicles, responsibility for.