2019 Iowa Code
Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 462A - WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS
Section 462A.33 - Driving over ice.
462A.33 Driving over ice.
1. A person operating a craft or vehicle propelled by sail or by machinery in whole or in part shall not operate the craft or vehicle on the surface of ice on the lakes and streams of this state including but not limited to boundary streams and lakes unless the commission issues the person a permit.
2. Subsection 1 does not apply to automobiles, motorcycles, or trucks registered under chapter 321; snowmobiles registered under chapter 321G; or all-terrain vehicles, off-road motorcycles, or off-road utility vehicles registered under chapter 321I, when any of those vehicles are used without endangering public safety.
3. Except when authorized by a permit for a special event, persons shall not operate automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, all-terrain vehicles, off-road motorcycles, or off-road utility vehicles on the ice of waters under the jurisdiction of the commission at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable or proper under all existing circumstances.
4. A permit issued by the commission pursuant to this section may be suspended or revoked by the commission if a craft or vehicle is operated in a careless manner which endangers others.
[C39, §1703.20; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.20; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.33; 82 Acts, ch 1028, §28]
85 Acts, ch 67, §13
C93, §462A.33
2008 Acts, ch 1161, §14
Referred to in §805.8B(1)(b)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 1, paragraph b
