House File 35 - Enrolled
House File 35
AN ACT
RELATING TO PRIVATE LAND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE FOR
RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 461C.2, Code 2024, is amended by adding
2 the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 01. “Bicycle” means the same as defined in
4 section 321.1 except the device may have any number of wheels.
5 Sec. 2. Section 461C.2, subsections 3 and 5, Code 2024, are
6 amended to read as follows:
7 3. “Land” means private land that is one or any combination
8 of the following: abandoned or inactive surface mines; caves;
9 land used for agricultural purposes; marshlands; timber;
10 grasslands; or the privately owned roads, portions of a
11 railroad right-of-way or crossing incorporated into or used
12 as part of a path or trail used for recreational purposes,
13 paths, trails, waters, water courses, exteriors and interiors
14 of buildings, structures, machinery, or equipment appurtenant
15 thereto. “Land” includes land that is not open to the general
16 public. “Land” also includes private land located in a
17 municipality in connection with and while being used for urban
18 deer control.
19 5. “Recreational purpose” means the following or any
20 combination thereof: hunting, trapping, horseback riding,
21 fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, jogging,
22 walking, hiking, pleasure driving, motorcycling, bicycle
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23 riding, all-terrain vehicle riding, nature study, water skiing,
24 snowmobiling, other summer and winter sports, educational
25 activities, and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological,
26 scenic, or scientific sites while going to and from or
27 actually engaged therein. “Recreational purpose” includes
28 the activity of accompanying another person who is engaging
29 in such activities. “Recreational purpose” is not limited to
30 active engagement in such activities, but includes entry onto,
31 use of, passage over, and presence on any part of the land in
32 connection with or during the course of such activities.
______________________________ ______________________________
PAT GRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 35, Ninetieth General Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN NELSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved _______________, 2024 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 461C.2
Enrolled: 461C.2