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SECTION 145-D
Definition of snow tire
Vehicle & Traffic (VAT) CHAPTER 71, TITLE 1, ARTICLE 1
§ 145-d. Definition of snow tire. Snow tires shall include tires in
which the ply cords extending to the beads are nearly at right angles to
the center line of the tread commonly referred to as radial tires and
the commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations defining the
term snow tire with respect to non-radial tires. No person whose motor
vehicle is equipped with radial tires or tires which conform to the
definition promulgated by the commissioner shall be prosecuted for a
violation of any local law or ordinance requiring the equipping of a
motor vehicle with snow tires during any period of declared snow
emergency.