1. A person wishing to operate a snowmobile on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail of this state shall obtain a user permit from the department. A user permit shall be issued for use on only one snowmobile and is not transferable. A user permit shall be valid for the calendar year or time period specified in the permit.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 321G.4A

  • 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
  • Designated snowmobile trail: means a snowmobile riding trail on any public land, private land, or public ice that has been designated by the department, a political subdivision, or a controlling authority for snowmobile use. See Iowa Code 321G.1
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Iowa Code 321G.1
  • Operate: means to ride in or on, other than as a passenger, use, or control the operation of a snowmobile in any manner, whether or not the snowmobile is moving. See Iowa Code 321G.1
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, and the state, its agencies, and political subdivisions. See Iowa Code 321G.1
  • Public ice: means any frozen, navigable waters within the territorial limits of this state and the frozen marginal river areas adjacent to this state, other than farm ponds, that are under the jurisdiction of the commission. See Iowa Code 321G.1
  • Public land: includes but is not limited to a roadway or highway. See Iowa Code 321G.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
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. A county recorder or a license agent designated by the director pursuant to section 483A.11 may issue user permits. The fee for a user permit shall be fifteen dollars plus an administrative fee established by the commission. A county recorder or a license agent shall retain a writing fee from the sale of each user permit as provided in section 321G.27.
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