Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 46 - All-terrain Vehicles, Off-road Motorcycles and Off-road Utility Vehicles › Rule 571-46.54 - General Rules for Regulated Vehicle Operation in Designated Riding Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Operation on designated riding areas is limited to regulated
				  vehicles as defined in this chapter and as described below:
(1)
Allowable vehicles.
Persons shall operate only the vehicles allowed at a designated riding area
				that is signed as open for the specified vehicle.
(2)
Compliance with signs.
Persons at designated riding areas shall comply with all signs erected and
				maintained by the local sponsor or the department consistent with its
				relationship to the local sponsor under rule
				571-46.53
				(3211).
(3)
Hours of
				operation.
Designated riding areas shall be open from sunrise to
				sunset, unless signed by the local sponsor, or the department consistent with
				its relationship to the local sponsor under rule
				571-46.53
				(3211), as open for operation during other hours as approved by the department.
				There may be instances when operating regulated vehicles in dark conditions is
				permissible. In those instances, persons operating regulated vehicles between
				sunset and sunrise, or in otherwise dark conditions, in designated riding areas
				must equip their regulated vehicles with a headlight and a taillight and use
				such lights.
(4)
Registration required.
A person shall not operate, maintain,
				or give permission for the operation or maintenance of a regulated vehicle in a
				designated riding area unless the regulated vehicle is registered and such
				registration is displayed in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 3211 and these
				rules. This requirement includes nonresidents operating regulated vehicles in a
				designated riding area who are required to have nonresident user permits for
				their regulated vehicles.
(5)
Safety equipment required.
All operators and their passengers
				shall wear helmets while operating a regulated vehicle on a designated riding
				area, including parking and unloading areas. The local sponsor, or the
				department consistent with its relationship to the local sponsor under rule
				571-46.53
				(3211), may post signs that require operators to wear additional safety gear
				depending on conditions.
(6)
Working brakes.
Every regulated vehicle operated in a
				designated riding area, including parking and unloading areas, shall be
				equipped with working brakes.
(7)
Minors-supervision.
A person under 12 years of age shall not
				operate an all-terrain vehicle or an off-road motorcycle on a designated riding
				area unless one of the following applies:
a.
				The person is taking a prescribed education training course and the operation
				of the vehicle is under the direct supervision of a certified education
				instructor.
b. The operation of the
				vehicle is under the direct supervision of a responsible parent or guardian of
				at least 18 years of age who is experienced in all-terrain vehicle or off-road
				motorcycle operation and who possesses a valid driver's license as defined in
				Iowa Code section
				321.1.