§ 2223. Display of registration numbers. 1. The registration numbers assigned to a snowmobile shall be displayed on the vehicle at all times in such manner as the commissioner may, by regulation, prescribe. No number other than the number assigned to a snowmobile by the commissioner or the identification number of the registration in another state should be painted, attached or otherwise displayed on either side of the cowling, except that racing numbers on a snowmobile being operated in special events, approved by the commissioner of parks and recreation, may be temporarily displayed for the duration of the race.

2. Dealer demonstrator registration numbers shall conform to the requirements set forth in subdivision one of this section with the exception that the numbers assigned may be printed upon or attached to a removable plaque or plaques to be temporarily but firmly affixed to the snowmobile being demonstrated or tested.

3. Numbers issued to dealers and manufacturers for the purpose of demonstration or testing shall be used exclusively for these purposes and no other use is permitted.