The commission may adopt rules for the following purposes:
1. Registration of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.
2. Use of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles as far as game and fish resources or habitats are affected.
3. Use of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles on public lands under the jurisdiction of the commission.
4. Use of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles on any waters of the state under the jurisdiction of the commission, while the waters are frozen.
5. Establish a program of grants, subgrants, and contracts to be administered by the department for the development and delivery of certified courses of instruction for the safe use and operation of all- terrain vehicles and snowmobiles by political subdivisions and incorporated private organizations.
6. Issuance of safety certificates.
7. Issuance of competition registrations and the participation of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles so registered in special events.
The director of transportation may adopt rules not inconsistent with this chapter regulating the use of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles on streets and highways. Cities may designate streets under the jurisdiction of cities within their respective corporate limits which may be used for snowmobiling and the sport of driving all-terrain vehicles.
In adopting the rules, consideration shall be given to the need to protect the environment and the public health, safety, and welfare; to protect private property, public parks, and other public lands; to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat; and to promote uniformity of rules relating to the use, operation, and equipment of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. The rules shall be in conformance with chapter 17A.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 321G.2]
86 Acts, ch 1031, § 1; 89 Acts, ch 244, §4
Referred to in § 321G.23, 321G.24
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