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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.234A, Code 1999, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 321.234A ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES – BICYCLE SAFETY FLAG
1 4 REQUIRED.
1 5 All-terrain vehicles shall be operated on a highway only
1 6 between sunrise and sunset and only when the operation on the
1 7 highway is incidental to the vehicle's use for agricultural
1 8 purposes or for hunting or fishing activities. A person
1 9 operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway shall have a
1 10 valid driver's license and the vehicle shall be operated at
1 11 speeds of less than thirty miles per hour. When operated on a
1 12 highway, an all-terrain vehicle shall have a bicycle safety
1 13 flag which extends not less than five feet above the ground
1 14 attached to the rear of the vehicle. The bicycle safety flag
1 15 shall be triangular in shape with an area of not less than
1 16 thirty square inches, be Day-Glo in color, and shall be in
1 17 lieu of the reflective equipment required by section 321.383.
1 18 Sec. 2. Section 321G.8, subsection 5, Code 1999, is
1 19 amended to read as follows:
1 20 5. All-terrain vehicles used in accordance with section
1 21 321.234A, except all-terrain vehicles used for hunting or
1 22 fishing activities pursuant to that section.
1 23 EXPLANATION
1 24 This bill amends Code section 321.234A to provide that an
1 25 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) may be operated on a highway if such
1 26 operation is incidental to the ATV's use for hunting or
1 27 fishing activities and if the operator of the ATV complies
1 28 with certain requirements. The requirements include operating
1 29 the ATV on the highway only between sunrise and sunset,
1 30 possessing a valid driver's license, operating the ATV at
1 31 speeds of less than 30 miles per hour, and equipping the ATV
1 32 with a bicycle safety flag. Currently, Code section 321.234A
1 33 only allows an ATV to be operated on a highway if such
1 34 operation is incidental to the ATV's use for agricultural
1 35 purposes.
2 1 The bill also amends Code section 321G.8 to provide that
2 2 ATVs which are used for hunting or fishing activities pursuant
2 3 to Code section 321.234A, as amended, are not exempt from ATV
2 4 registration requirements under Code chapter 321G. Code
2 5 section 321G.8 currently exempts ATVs used for agricultural
2 6 purposes pursuant to Code section 321.234A from the ATV
2 7 registration requirements in Code chapter 321G.
2 8 LSB 2515SS 78
2 9 nh/cf/24
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