Senate File 2045 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2045 BY SINCLAIR , SCHULTZ , SHIPLEY , KAPUCIAN , CHELGREN , ROZENBOOM , BEHN , KRAAYENBRINK , GUTH , GARRETT , BREITBACH , JOHNSON , BERTRAND , ANDERSON , and ZAUN A BILL FOR An Act allowing a person to carry an uncased and loaded firearm 1 while operating or riding an all-terrain vehicle as part of 2 a farm operation and including a penalty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5211XS (3) 86 av/nh
S.F. 2045 Section 1. Section 321I.14, subsection 2, Code 2016, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. a. A person shall not operate or ride an all-terrain 3 vehicle with a firearm in the person’s possession unless it 4 is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case. However, a 5 nonambulatory person may carry an uncased and unloaded firearm 6 while operating or riding an all-terrain vehicle. 7 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , a person may operate or 8 ride an all-terrain vehicle as part of a farm operation as 9 defined in section 352.2 with an uncased and loaded firearm in 10 the person’s possession. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill allows a person to operate or ride an all-terrain 15 vehicle as part of a farm operation with an uncased and loaded 16 firearm in the person’s possession. 17 For purposes of the bill, “farm operation” means a condition 18 or activity which occurs on a farm in connection with the 19 production of farm products and includes but is not limited 20 to the raising, harvesting, drying, or storage of crops; the 21 care or feeding of livestock; the handling or transportation 22 of crops or livestock; the treatment or disposal of wastes 23 resulting from livestock; the marketing of products at roadside 24 stands or farm markets; the creation of noise, odor, dust, or 25 fumes; the operation of machinery and irrigation pumps; ground 26 and aerial seeding and spraying; the application of chemical 27 fertilizers, conditioners, insecticides, pesticides, and 28 herbicides; and the employment and use of labor. 29 A person who violates the provisions of the bill is subject 30 to a scheduled fine of $100. 31 -1- LSB 5211XS (3) 86 av/nh 1/ 1