House
Study
Bill
565
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
RAYHONS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
the
definitions
of
“all-terrain
vehicle”
1
and
“off-road
utility
vehicle”
for
purposes
of
provisions
2
administered
by
the
department
of
natural
resources.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
321I.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
“All-terrain
vehicle”
means
a
motorized
flotation-tire
3
vehicle
with
not
less
than
three
and
not
more
than
six
4
low-pressure
nonhighway
tires
that
has
a
width
not
exceeding
5
fifty
inches
and
is
limited
in
engine
displacement
to
less
than
6
one
thousand
cubic
centimeters
and
in
total
dry
weight
to
less
7
than
one
thousand
two
hundred
pounds
and
that
has
a
seat
or
8
saddle
designed
to
be
straddled
by
the
operator
and
handlebars
9
for
steering
control
.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
321I.1,
subsection
16,
paragraph
a,
Code
11
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
a.
“Off-road
utility
vehicle”
means
a
motorized
13
flotation-tire
vehicle
with
not
less
than
four
and
not
more
14
than
eight
low-pressure
nonhighway
tires
that
has
a
width
15
not
exceeding
sixty-five
inches
and
is
limited
in
engine
16
displacement
to
less
than
one
thousand
five
hundred
cubic
17
centimeters
and
in
total
dry
weight
to
not
more
than
one
two
18
thousand
eight
hundred
pounds
and
that
has
a
seat
that
is
of
19
bucket
or
bench
design,
not
intended
to
be
straddled
by
the
20
operator,
and
a
steering
wheel
or
control
levers
for
control
.
21
EXPLANATION
22
This
bill
revises
the
definitions
of
“all-terrain
vehicle”
23
and
“off-road
utility
vehicle”
for
purposes
of
Code
chapter
24
321I.
25
The
definition
of
“all-terrain
vehicle”
is
amended
to
26
include
vehicles
with
not
less
than
three
and
not
more
than
27
six
nonhighway
tires.
In
addition,
the
revised
definition
28
limits
the
width
of
all-terrain
vehicles
to
not
more
than
50
29
inches,
limits
the
engine
displacement
to
less
than
1,000
cubic
30
centimeters,
limits
the
dry
weight
to
less
than
1,200
pounds,
31
and
omits
current
requirements
for
a
seat
or
saddle
designed
32
to
be
straddled
by
the
operator
and
handlebars
for
steering
33
control.
34
The
definition
of
“off-road
utility
vehicle”
is
amended
to
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include
vehicles
with
not
less
than
four
and
not
more
than
1
eight
nonhighway
tires.
In
addition,
the
revised
definition
2
limits
the
width
of
an
off-road
utility
vehicle
to
not
more
3
than
65
inches,
limits
the
engine
displacement
to
less
than
4
1,500
cubic
centimeters,
limits
the
total
dry
weight
to
not
5
more
than
2,000
pounds,
and
omits
current
requirements
for
a
6
bucket
or
bench
seat
and
a
steering
wheel
or
control
levers.
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