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 Referred to in §805.8B(2)(a)