1. A person under eighteen years of age shall not operate a snowmobile on public land or land purchased with snowmobile registration funds in this state without obtaining a valid safety certificate issued by the department and having the certificate in the person's possession, unless the person is accompanied on the same snowmobile by a responsible person of at least eighteen years of age who is experienced in snowmobile operation and possesses a valid driver's license, as defined in section 321.1, or a safety certificate issued under this chapter. A person under eighteen years of age shall not operate an all- terrain vehicle on public land or land purchased with all- terrain vehicle registration funds in this state without obtaining a valid safety certificate issued by the department and having the certificate in the person's possession.
2. Upon application and payment of a fee of three dollars, a qualified applicant shall be issued a safety certificate which is valid until the certificate is suspended or revoked for a violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule of the commission or the director of transportation. The application shall be made on forms issued by the commission and shall contain information as the commission may reasonably require.
3. Any person who is required to have a safety certificate under this chapter and who has completed a course of instruction established under section 321G.2, subsection 5, including the successful passage of an examination which includes a written test relating to such course of instruction, shall be considered qualified to apply for a safety certificate. The commission may waive the requirement of completing such course of instruction if such person successfully passes a written test based on such course of instruction.
4. The permit fees collected under this section shall be credited to the state conservation fund and shall be used for safety and educational programs.
5. A valid all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile safety certificate or license issued to a nonresident by a governmental authority of another state shall be considered a valid certificate or license in this state if the permit or license requirements of the governmental authority, excluding fees, are substantially the same as the requirements of this chapter as determined by the commission.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 321G.24; 81 Acts, ch 113, § 9]
89 Acts, ch 244, § 36; 90 Acts, ch 1230, § 82; 91 Acts, ch 236, §5; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9
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