Bill Text: IA SF2300 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of snowmobiles, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3179.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-05 - Subcommittee, Highfill, Lundby, and Shaw. H.J. 448. [SF2300 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2300-Amended.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3179)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
February
27,
2014
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
snowmobiles,
and
making
1
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321G.3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
321G.3
Registration
Resident
registration
and
user
permit
3
required
——
farm
exemption
——
penalties.
4
1.
Each
snowmobile
used
by
a
resident
on
public
land,
5
public
ice,
or
a
designated
snowmobile
trail
of
this
state
6
shall
be
currently
registered
in
this
state
pursuant
to
section
7
321G.4
.
A
person
resident
shall
not
operate,
maintain,
or
give
8
permission
for
the
operation
or
maintenance
of
a
snowmobile
9
on
public
land,
public
ice,
or
a
designated
snowmobile
trail
10
unless
the
snowmobile
is
registered
in
accordance
with
this
11
chapter
or
applicable
federal
laws
or
in
accordance
with
an
12
approved
numbering
system
of
another
state
and
the
evidence
13
of
registration
is
in
full
force
and
effect
.
A
The
owner
14
of
a
snowmobile
must
also
be
issued
obtain
a
user
permit
in
15
accordance
with
this
chapter
section
321G.4A
.
16
2.
The
owner
of
a
snowmobile
that
is
exempt
from
regular
17
registration
under
section
321G.8,
subsection
2,
for
which
a
18
certificate
of
title
has
been
issued,
may
apply
for
a
special
19
farm
registration
certificate
which
shall
be
issued
without
20
payment
of
a
registration
fee,
upon
payment
of
a
writing
fee
21
as
provided
in
section
321G.27
and
an
administrative
fee
22
established
by
the
commission.
A
registration
decal
shall
not
23
be
issued
for
the
snowmobile
and
the
special
farm
registration
24
shall
not
expire
so
long
as
the
snowmobile
remains
exempt
from
25
regular
registration.
26
2.
3.
A
violation
of
subsection
1
is
punishable
as
a
27
scheduled
violation
under
section
805.8B,
subsection
2
,
28
paragraph
“a”
.
When
the
scheduled
fine
is
paid,
the
violator
29
shall
submit
proof
to
the
department
that
a
valid
registration
30
and
user
permit
have
been
obtained
by
providing
a
copy
of
the
31
registration
and
user
permit
to
the
department
within
thirty
32
days
of
the
date
the
fine
is
paid.
A
person
who
violates
this
33
subsection
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
34
Sec.
2.
Section
321G.4,
subsections
2
and
4,
Code
2014,
are
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amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
2.
The
owner
of
the
snowmobile
shall
file
an
application
for
2
registration
with
the
department
through
the
county
recorder
3
of
the
county
of
residence
,
or
in
the
case
of
a
nonresident
4
owner,
in
the
county
of
primary
use,
in
the
manner
established
5
by
the
commission.
The
application
shall
be
completed
by
the
6
owner
and
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
fee
of
fifteen
dollars
and
7
a
writing
fee
as
provided
in
section
321G.27
.
A
snowmobile
8
shall
not
be
registered
by
the
county
recorder
until
the
9
county
recorder
is
presented
with
receipts,
bills
of
sale,
10
or
other
satisfactory
evidence
that
the
sales
or
use
tax
has
11
been
paid
for
the
purchase
of
the
snowmobile
or
that
the
12
owner
is
exempt
from
paying
the
tax.
A
snowmobile
that
has
13
an
expired
registration
certificate
from
another
state
may
be
14
registered
in
this
state
upon
proper
application,
payment
of
15
all
applicable
registration
and
writing
fees,
and
payment
of
a
16
penalty
of
five
dollars.
17
4.
Notwithstanding
subsections
1
and
2
,
a
snowmobile
that
18
is
more
than
thirty
years
old
manufactured
prior
to
1984
may
19
be
registered
as
an
antique
snowmobile
for
a
one-time
fee
20
of
twenty-five
dollars,
which
shall
exempt
the
owner
from
21
annual
registration
and
fee
requirements
for
that
snowmobile.
22
However,
if
ownership
of
such
a
an
antique
snowmobile
is
23
transferred,
the
new
owner
shall
register
the
snowmobile
and
24
pay
the
one-time
fee
as
required
under
this
subsection
.
A
25
snowmobile
may
be
registered
under
this
section
with
only
a
26
signed
bill
of
sale
as
evidence
of
ownership.
27
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
321G.4B
Nonresident
requirements
——
28
penalties.
29
1.
A
nonresident
wishing
to
operate
a
snowmobile
on
public
30
land,
public
ice,
or
a
designated
snowmobile
trail
of
this
31
state
shall
obtain
a
user
permit
in
accordance
with
section
32
321G.4A.
In
addition
to
obtaining
a
user
permit,
a
nonresident
33
shall
display
a
current
registration
decal
or
other
evidence
34
of
registration
or
numbering
required
by
the
owner’s
state
of
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residence
unless
the
owner
resides
in
a
state
that
does
not
1
register
or
number
snowmobiles.
2
2.
A
violation
of
subsection
1
is
punishable
as
a
scheduled
3
violation
under
section
805.8B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
.
4
When
the
scheduled
fine
is
paid,
the
violator
shall
submit
5
proof
to
the
department
that
a
user
permit
has
been
obtained
6
and
provide
evidence
of
registration
or
numbering
as
required
7
by
the
owner’s
state
of
residence,
if
applicable,
to
the
8
department
within
thirty
days
of
the
date
the
fine
is
paid.
9
A
person
who
violates
this
section
is
guilty
of
a
simple
10
misdemeanor.
11
Sec.
4.
Section
321G.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
2.
Snowmobiles
used
exclusively
as
farm
implements
,
except
14
as
provided
in
section
321G.3,
subsection
2
.
15
Sec.
5.
Section
321G.20,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
16
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
17
321G.20
Operation
by
persons
under
sixteen.
18
A
person
under
sixteen
years
of
age
shall
not
operate
a
19
snowmobile
on
a
designated
snowmobile
trail,
public
land,
or
20
public
ice
unless
the
operation
is
under
the
direct
supervision
21
of
a
parent,
legal
guardian,
or
another
person
of
at
least
22
eighteen
years
of
age
authorized
by
the
parent
or
guardian,
23
who
is
experienced
in
snowmobile
operation
and
who
possesses
24
a
valid
driver’s
license,
as
defined
in
section
321.1,
or
an
25
education
certificate
issued
under
this
chapter.
26
Sec.
6.
Section
321G.24,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
27
to
read
as
follows:
28
1.
A
person
under
eighteen
twelve
through
seventeen
years
29
of
age
shall
not
operate
a
snowmobile
on
public
land,
public
30
ice,
a
designated
snowmobile
trail,
or
land
purchased
with
31
snowmobile
registration
funds
in
this
state
without
obtaining
a
32
valid
an
education
certificate
approved
by
the
department
and
33
having
the
certificate
in
the
person’s
possession,
unless
the
34
person
is
accompanied
on
the
same
snowmobile
by
a
responsible
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person
of
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age
who
is
experienced
in
1
snowmobile
operation
and
possesses
a
valid
driver’s
license,
as
2
defined
in
section
321.1
,
or
an
education
certificate
issued
3
under
this
chapter
.
4
Sec.
7.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
5
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
a.
For
registration
or
user
permit
violations
under
section
7
321G.3,
subsection
1
,
or
section
321G.4B,
the
scheduled
fine
8
is
fifty
dollars.
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