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House File 35 - EnrolledAn Actrelating to private land available for public use for
recreational purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 461C.2, Code 2024, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 01. “Bicycle” means the same as defined in
section 321.1 except the device may have any number of wheels.
Sec. 2. Section 461C.2, subsections 3 and 5, Code 2024, are
amended to read as follows:
3. “Land” means private land that is one or any combination
of the following: abandoned or inactive surface mines; caves;
land used for agricultural purposes; marshlands; timber;
grasslands; or the privately owned roads, portions of a
railroad right-of-way or crossing incorporated into or used
as part of a path or trail used for recreational purposes,
paths, trails, waters, water courses, exteriors and interiors
of buildings, structures, machinery, or equipment appurtenant
thereto. “Land” includes land that is not open to the general
public. “Land” also includes private land located in a
municipality in connection with and while being used for urban
deer control.
5. “Recreational purpose” means the following or any
combination thereof: hunting, trapping, horseback riding,
fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, jogging,
walking, hiking, pleasure driving, motorcycling, bicycle
riding, all-terrain vehicle riding, nature study, water skiing,
snowmobiling, other summer and winter sports, educational
activities, and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological,
scenic, or scientific sites while going to and from or
actually engaged therein. “Recreational purpose” includes
the activity of accompanying another person who is engaging
in such activities. “Recreational purpose” is not limited to
active engagement in such activities, but includes entry onto,
use of, passage over, and presence on any part of the land in
connection with or during the course of such activities.
______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
AMY SINCLAIRPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 35, Ninetieth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2024______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorjs/ns/md
recreational purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 461C.2, Code 2024, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 01. “Bicycle” means the same as defined in
section 321.1 except the device may have any number of wheels.
Sec. 2. Section 461C.2, subsections 3 and 5, Code 2024, are
amended to read as follows:
3. “Land” means private land that is one or any combination
of the following: abandoned or inactive surface mines; caves;
land used for agricultural purposes; marshlands; timber;
grasslands; or the privately owned roads, portions of a
railroad right-of-way or crossing incorporated into or used
as part of a path or trail used for recreational purposes,
paths, trails, waters, water courses, exteriors and interiors
of buildings, structures, machinery, or equipment appurtenant
thereto. “Land” includes land that is not open to the general
public. “Land” also includes private land located in a
municipality in connection with and while being used for urban
deer control.
5. “Recreational purpose” means the following or any
combination thereof: hunting, trapping, horseback riding,
fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, jogging,
walking, hiking, pleasure driving, motorcycling, bicycle
riding, all-terrain vehicle riding, nature study, water skiing,
snowmobiling, other summer and winter sports, educational
activities, and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological,
scenic, or scientific sites while going to and from or
actually engaged therein. “Recreational purpose” includes
the activity of accompanying another person who is engaging
in such activities. “Recreational purpose” is not limited to
active engagement in such activities, but includes entry onto,
use of, passage over, and presence on any part of the land in
connection with or during the course of such activities.
______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
AMY SINCLAIRPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 35, Ninetieth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2024______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorjs/ns/md