Loading chat...
IA HF107
Bill
Status
1/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Austin Harris
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Registered all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-road utility vehicles may be operated on public hunting areas for the sole purpose of transporting a lawfully taken deer carcass out of the area
-
Operators and all passengers must wear visible blaze orange apparel (vest, coat, jacket, sweatshirt, sweater, shirt, or coveralls) until the deer carcass has been removed from the public hunting area
-
Current law generally prohibits ATV and off-road utility vehicle operation in parks, wildlife areas, preserves, refuges, game management areas, and navigable streams except on designated trails
-
Violations of ATV restrictions under current law constitute a simple misdemeanor with a $135 fine, potential $250 civil penalty deposited into the special all-terrain vehicle fund, and possible registration/permit revocation
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to operation of all-terrain vehicles or off-road utility vehicles on public hunting areas.(See HF 473.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 473.
2/19/2025