The commission may adopt snowmobile rules for several specified purposes, and the director of transportation may also adopt related rules for streets and highways; cities may designate streets for snowmobiling.
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 nonresident 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. 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. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.2] 86 Acts, ch 1031, §1; 89 Acts, ch 244, §4; 2002 Acts, ch 1027, §2; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §3; 2009 Acts, ch 144, §1, 2; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §4, 5; 2024 Acts, ch 1093, §1 Referred to in §321G.23, 321G.24