SF 2045 (LSB 5211XS (3) 86)

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 while operating or riding an all-terrain vehicle as part of a farm operation and including a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321I.14, subsection 2, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  a.  A person shall not operate or ride an all-terrain vehicle with a firearm in the person’s possession unless it is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case. However, a nonambulatory person may carry an uncased and unloaded firearm while operating or riding an all-terrain vehicle.
   b.  Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, a person may operate or ride an all-terrain vehicle as part of a farm operation as defined in section 352.2 with an uncased and loaded firearm in the person’s possession.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill allows a person to operate or ride an all-terrain vehicle as part of a farm operation with an uncased and loaded firearm in the person’s possession.
   For purposes of the bill, “farm operation” means a condition or activity which occurs on a farm in connection with the production of farm products and includes but is not limited to the raising, harvesting, drying, or storage of crops; the care or feeding of livestock; the handling or transportation of crops or livestock; the treatment or disposal of wastes resulting from livestock; the marketing of products at roadside stands or farm markets; the creation of noise, odor, dust, or fumes; the operation of machinery and irrigation pumps; ground and aerial seeding and spraying; the application of chemical fertilizers, conditioners, insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides; and the employment and use of labor.
   A person who violates the provisions of the bill is subject to a scheduled fine of $100.