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
