Bill Text: IA SF2282 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Enrolled


Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning the definitions of "all-terrain vehicle" and "off-road utility vehicle" for purposes of provisions administered by the department of natural resources. (Formerly SSB 3001.) Effective 7-1-12.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-14 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 566. [SF2282 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2011-SF2282-Enrolled.html
Senate File 2282 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITIONS OF “ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE” AND “OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLE” FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. Section 321.1, subsection 4, Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 4. “All-terrain vehicle” means a motor vehicle designed to travel on three or more wheels and designed primarily for off-road recreational use. “All-terrain vehicle” includes off-road utility vehicles as defined in section 321I.1 , but does not include farm tractors or equipment, construction equipment, forestry vehicles, or lawn and grounds maintenance vehicles. Sec. 2. Section 321.1, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION . 47A. “Off-road utility vehicle” means a motorized flotation-tire vehicle with not less than four and not more than eight low-pressure tires that is limited in engine displacement to less than one thousand five hundred cubic centimeters and in total dry weight to not more than one thousand eight hundred pounds and that has a seat that is of bucket or bench design, not intended to be straddled by the operator, and a steering wheel or control levers for control. Sec. 3. Section 321I.1, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: a. “All-terrain vehicle” means a motorized flotation-tire vehicle with not less than three and not more than six low-pressure nonhighway tires that is limited in engine displacement to less than one thousand cubic centimeters and in
Senate File 2282, p. 2 total dry weight to less than one thousand two hundred pounds and that has a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control. Sec. 4. Section 321I.1, subsection 16, paragraph a, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: a. “Off-road utility vehicle” means a motorized flotation-tire vehicle with not less than four and not more than eight low-pressure nonhighway tires that is limited in engine displacement to less than one thousand five hundred cubic centimeters and in total dry weight to not more than one two thousand eight hundred pounds and that has a seat that is of bucket or bench design, not intended to be straddled by the operator, and a steering wheel or control levers for control. ______________________________ JOHN P. KIBBIE President of the Senate ______________________________ KRAIG PAULSEN Speaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 2282, Eighty-fourth General Assembly. ______________________________ MICHAEL E. MARSHALL Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2012 ______________________________ TERRY E. BRANSTAD Governor
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