Bill Text: IA HF2429 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to vessel registration exemptions, including paddlecraft and water use permit decals, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-19 - Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 624. [HF2429 Detail]
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BY
MOMMSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
vessel
registration
exemptions,
including
1
paddlecraft
and
water
use
permit
decals,
providing
2
penalties,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
462A.2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
26A.
“Paddlecraft”
means
any
human-powered
3
vessel
including
canoes,
kayaks,
and
any
hybrids
thereof,
4
or
any
vessel
for
which
a
paddle
is
the
primary
mode
of
5
propulsion.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
462A.5,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
7
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
(1)
For
vessels
of
any
length
without
motor
or
sail
,
9
excluding
paddlecraft
,
twelve
twenty
dollars.
10
Sec.
3.
Section
462A.6,
subsection
7,
paragraph
b,
Code
11
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
b.
Conventional
design
canoes
and
kayak
type
vessels,
13
thirteen
feet
or
less
in
length
Paddlecraft
.
14
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
462A.6B
Water
use
permit
decals
——
15
providing
penalties.
16
A
paddlecraft
using
the
waters
of
this
state
that
are
17
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
commission,
operated
outside
a
18
designated
swimming
area,
shall
display
on
the
external
front
19
half
of
the
vessel
a
water
use
permit
decal.
Any
registered
20
paddlecraft
with
proper
registration
displayed
is
exempt
21
from
displaying
the
water
use
permit
decal.
The
water
use
22
permit
decal
shall
cost
seven
dollars
plus
any
applicable
23
administrative
fees
and
authorized
agent
writing
fees.
The
24
water
use
permit
decal
shall
only
be
sold
and
issued
by
a
25
county
recorder
or
a
licensed
agent
designated
by
the
director
26
pursuant
to
section
483A.11.
The
annual
water
use
permit
27
decal
shall
be
valid
from
January
1
through
December
31
of
28
the
same
calendar
year.
Moneys
from
the
purchase
of
water
29
use
permit
decals
shall
be
deposited
in
the
state
fish
and
30
game
protection
fund
created
in
section
456A.17
and
shall
be
31
used
for
water
trail
development
and
management,
enforcing
32
navigation
laws,
and
promoting
water
safety.
The
department
33
may
promulgate
rules
as
necessary
to
implement
this
section.
A
34
person
violating
this
section
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor
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punishable
as
a
scheduled
violation
pursuant
to
section
805.8B,
1
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
.
2
Sec.
5.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
3
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
For
violations
of
registration,
inspections,
5
identification,
and
record
provisions
under
sections
462A.5
,
6
462A.6B,
462A.35
,
and
462A.37
,
and
for
unused
or
improper
or
7
defective
lights
and
warning
devices
under
section
462A.9,
8
subsections
3,
4,
5,
9,
and
10
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
twenty
9
dollars.
10
Sec.
6.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
11
2025.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
vessel
registration
exemptions,
16
including
paddlecraft
and
water
use
permit
decals.
17
The
bill
defines
“paddlecraft”
as
a
human-powered
vessel
for
18
which
a
paddle
is
the
primary
mode
of
propulsion,
and
includes
19
canoes
and
kayaks.
The
owner
of
a
paddlecraft
is
required
20
to
register
the
vessel
with
the
natural
resources
commission
21
(commission).
Under
the
bill,
a
paddlecraft
is
exempt
from
the
22
registration
requirements
pursuant
to
Code
section
462A.5.
23
The
bill
requires
paddlecraft
to
display
a
water
use
permit
24
decal
(permit)
on
the
vessel
to
utilize
waters
under
the
25
commission’s
jurisdiction.
A
person
may
purchase
a
permit
for
26
$7
from
a
county
recorder
or
a
licensed
agent
designated
by
the
27
director
of
the
department
of
natural
resources.
The
permit
is
28
valid
from
January
1
through
December
31
of
the
same
calendar
29
year.
The
moneys
collected
from
the
sale
of
permits
shall
be
30
deposited
in
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund
to
be
31
utilized
for
water
trail
development
and
management,
enforcing
32
navigation
laws,
and
promoting
water
safety.
A
person
33
who
fails
to
properly
apply
a
permit
decal
to
a
qualifying
34
paddlecraft
shall
be
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
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