Senate File 126

                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  ZIEMAN


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to all=terrain vehicle use for agricultural
  2    purposes by children under sixteen years of age.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1109XS 80
  5 dea/cf/24

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321G.1, Code 2003, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  0A.  "Agricultural purpose" means a
  1  4 purpose related to the production or harvest of agricultural
  1  5 products, including but not limited to livestock, crops, and
  1  6 any and all products raised or produced on farms.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  Section 321G.9, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code
  1  8 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  1  9    a.  An all=terrain vehicle or snowmobile shall not be
  1 10 operated on or across a public highway by a person under
  1 11 sixteen years of age who does not have in the person's
  1 12 possession a safety certificate issued to the person pursuant
  1 13 to this chapter.  However, a safety certificate is not
  1 14 required for a person under sixteen years of age who is
  1 15 operating an all=terrain vehicle for an agricultural purpose.
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This bill creates an exemption from the requirement that a
  1 18 child under 16 years of age must possess a safety certificate
  1 19 issued by the department of natural resources in order to
  1 20 operate an all=terrain vehicle on or across a public highway.
  1 21 The exemption is for children operating all=terrain vehicles
  1 22 for agricultural purposes.  The bill defines "agricultural
  1 23 purpose" as relating to the production or harvest of
  1 24 agricultural products.
  1 25 LSB 1109XS 80
  1 26 dea/cf/24
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