1. The commission may adopt rules for the following purposes:

 a. Registration and titling of snowmobiles.
 b. Use of snowmobiles as far as game and fish resources or habitats are affected.
 c. Use of snowmobiles on designated snowmobile trails and public lands under the jurisdiction of the commission.
 d. Use of snowmobiles on any waters of the state under the jurisdiction of the commission, while the waters are frozen.
 e. Establishment of a program of grants, subgrants, and contracts to be administered by the department for the development, maintenance, signing, and operation of designated snowmobile trails and the operation of grooming equipment by political subdivisions and incorporated private organizations.
 f. Issuance of education certificates.
 g. Issuance of competition registrations and the participation of snowmobiles so registered in special events.
 h. Issuance of annual user permits and establishment of administrative fees for issuance of the permits.
 i. Establishment of a certified education course for the operation of snowmobile grooming equipment.
 j. Establishment of a certified education course for the safe use and operation of snowmobiles.
 k. Certification of volunteer snowmobile education instructors.
 l. Maintenance, signing, and operation of designated snowmobile trails.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 321G.2

  • Commission: means the natural resource commission of the department. See Iowa Code 321G.1
  • Department: means the department of natural resources. See Iowa Code 321G.1
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Iowa Code 321G.1
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Program: means an informal dispute settlement procedure established by a manufacturer which mediates and arbitrates motor vehicle warranty disputes arising in this state. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Snowmobile: means a motorized vehicle weighing less than one thousand pounds which uses sled-type runners or skis, endless belt-type tread with a width of forty-eight inches or less, or any combination of runners, skis, or tread, and is designed for travel on snow or ice. See Iowa Code 321G.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The director of transportation may adopt rules not inconsistent with this chapter regulating the use of snowmobiles on streets and highways. Cities may designate streets under the jurisdiction of cities within their respective corporate limits which may be used for snowmobiling.
 3. In adopting the rules, consideration shall be given to the need to protect the environment and the public health, safety, and welfare; to protect private property, public parks, and other public lands; to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat; and to promote uniformity of rules relating to the use, operation, and equipment of snowmobiles. The rules shall be in conformance with chapter 17A.
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