HF 2017 (LSB 5592YH (2) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2017

BY  ZIRKELBACH

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring certain canoes and kayaks to be registered and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 462A.6, subsection 7, Code 2009, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
   7.  An inflatable vessel, seven feet or less in length.
    Sec. 2.  Section 462A.6A, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  A nonpower or nonsail canoe or kayak. However, registration decals shall be attached on the bow six inches toward the stern on the port and starboard sides on a nonpower or nonsail canoe or kayak eight feet or greater in length and a single registration decal shall be attached to the inside of a nonpower or nonsail canoe or kayak less than eight feet in length.
EXPLANATION
   This bill requires that nonpower or nonsail canoes and kayaks be registered and have registration decals attached. 
   The bill requires that registration decals be attached on the bow of such canoes and kayaks that are eight feet or greater in length and that a registration decal be attached on the inside of such a canoe or kayak that is less than eight feet in length. Currently, conventional design canoes and kayak-type vessels that are 13 feet or less in length are not required to be registered or to display registration and capacity numbers.
   A violation of these registration and display requirements is punishable by a scheduled fine of $10.