(Guthrie Center) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors Tuesday adopted Ordinance No. 36 Regulating the Operation of All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles.
A registered ATV or UTV may be operated on secondary roadways in Guthrie County pursuant to the restrictions in the ordinance and those restrictions imposed by the Code of Iowa. ATV and UTV operation is limited to roadways lying outside the city limits of any incorporated city which does not have an ordinance or other regulation in effect allowing such operations.
A person shall not operate an ATV or UTV on secondary roadways in Guthrie County unless the operator has a valid driver’s license and is at least 16-years of age. An operator under 18 shall be required to take and pass an IDNR approved ATV Education Course and must carry a valid safety certificate while operating the vehicle. Operation is only permitted on the roadway or shoulder, not in the ditch or the area between the edge of the shoulder to the bottom of the ditch.
ATV or UTV vehicles will obey all rules of the road as set for in Iowa Code Section 321. A person shall not operate an ATV or UTV without lit headlights and taillights, functioning brakes, brake lights and speedometer, rearview mirror and an effective muffling device that complies with the standards and procedures required by Iowa Code.
A full copy of the ordinance can be found here: ATV UTV Ordinance .
The ordinance does not take effect until after publication in the official newspapers which will be Thursday, January 30th.
