H-8165

   Amend House File 2458 as follows:
   1.  Page 25, after line 5 by inserting: 

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RELATED STATUTORY CHANGES FOR CODIFICATION IN 2014 REGULATION OF SNOWMOBILES
   Sec. ___.  Section 321G.3, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   321G.3  Registration Resident registration and user permit required —— farm exemption —— penalties.
   1.  Each snowmobile used by a resident on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail of this state shall be currently registered in this state pursuant to section 321G.4. A person resident shall not operate, maintain, or give permission for the operation or maintenance of a snowmobile on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail unless the snowmobile is registered in accordance with this chapteror applicable federal laws or in accordance with an approved numbering system of another state and the evidence of registration is in full force and effect. A The owner of a snowmobile must also be issued obtain a user permit in accordance with this chapter section 321G.4A.
   2.  The owner of a snowmobile that is exempt from regular registration under section 321G.8, subsection 2, for which a certificate of title has been issued, may apply for a special farm registration certificate which shall be issued without payment of a registration fee, upon payment of a writing fee as provided in section 321G.27 and an administrative fee established by the commission. A registration decal shall not be issued for the snowmobile and the special farm registration shall not expire so long as the snowmobile remains exempt from regular registration.
   2.  3.  A violation of subsection 1 is punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. When the scheduled fine is paid, the violator shall submit proof to the department that a valid registration and user permit have been obtained by providing a copy of the registration and user permit to the department within thirty days of the date the fine is paid. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
   Sec. ___.  Section 321G.4, subsections 2 and 4, Code 2014, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  The owner of the snowmobile shall file an application for registration with the department through the county recorder of the county of residence, or in the case of a nonresident owner, in the county of primary use, in the manner established by the commission. The application shall be completed by the owner and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifteen dollars and a writing fee as provided in section 321G.27. A snowmobile shall not be registered by the county recorder until the county recorder is presented with receipts, bills of sale, or other satisfactory evidence that the sales or use tax has been paid for the purchase of the snowmobile or that the owner is exempt from paying the tax. A snowmobile that has an expired registration certificate from another state may be registered in this state upon proper application, payment of all applicable registration and writing fees, and payment of a penalty of five dollars.
   4.  Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2, a snowmobile that is more than thirty years old manufactured prior to 1984 may be registered as an antique snowmobile for a one-time fee of twenty-five dollars, which shall exempt the owner from annual registration and fee requirements for that snowmobile. However, if ownership of such a an antique snowmobile is transferred, the new owner shall register the snowmobile and pay the one-time fee as required under this subsection.  A snowmobile may be registered under this section with only a signed bill of sale as evidence of ownership.
   Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  321G.4B  Nonresident requirements —— penalties.
   1.  A nonresident wishing to operate a snowmobile on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail of this state shall obtain a user permit in accordance with section 321G.4A. In addition to obtaining a user permit, a nonresident shall display a current registration decal or other evidence of registration or numbering required by the owner’s state of residence unless the owner resides in a state that does not register or number snowmobiles.
   2.  A violation of subsection 1 is punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. When the scheduled fine is paid, the violator shall submit proof to the department that a user permit has been obtained and provide evidence of registration or numbering as required by the owner’s state of residence, if applicable, to the department within thirty days of the date the fine is paid. A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 
   Sec. ___.  Section 321G.8, subsection 2, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Snowmobiles used exclusively as farm implements, except as provided in section 321G.3, subsection 2.
   Sec. ___.  Section 321G.20, Code 2014, is amended by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
   321G.20  Operation by persons under sixteen.

   A person under sixteen years of age shall not operate a snowmobile on a designated snowmobile trail, public land, or public ice unless the operation is under the direct supervision of a parent, legal guardian, or another person of at least eighteen years of age authorized by the parent or guardian, who is experienced in snowmobile operation and who possesses a valid driver’s license, as defined in section 321.1, or an education certificate issued under this chapter.
   Sec. ___.  Section 321G.24, subsection 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A person under eighteen twelve through seventeen years of age shall not operate a snowmobile on public land, public ice, a designated snowmobile trail, or land purchased with snowmobile registration funds in this state without obtaining a valid an education certificate approved 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 an education certificate issued under this chapter.
   Sec. ___.  Section 805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  For registration or user permit violations under section 321G.3, subsection 1, or section 321G.4B, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.>
   2.  Title page, line 4, after <procedures,> by inserting <making penalties applicable,>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.

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WOOD of Scott