Registration required for residents penalties.

(1) Each snowmobile used by a resident on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail of this state shall be currently registered in this state pursuant to section 321G.4. A resident shall not operate, maintain, or give permission for the operation or maintenance of a snowmobile on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail unless the snowmobile is registered in accordance with this chapter.

(2) A violation of subsection 1 is punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. The violator shall submit proof to the department that a valid registration has been obtained by providing a copy of the registration to the department within thirty days of the date the fine is paid. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.3]86 Acts, ch 1031, §2; 89 Acts, ch 244, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1027, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 138, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §6; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §53; 2024 Acts, ch 1093, §2