The Quarterly Meeting and ride for Saturday at Bluff Creek has been cancelled. I would like to have everyone plan ahead and try to get together for the quarterly meeting in Ft. Dodge in mid July. we are hoping to put together something special for that meeting.
Kids’ off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to continue.
By Todd Helmers on November 5, 2011 | 
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In a victory for families who enjoy responsible motorized recreation, President Barack Obama has signed into law (Public Law 112-28) a bill to allow the sale of kids’ off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to continue. On Aug. 12, Obama signed into law H.R. 2715, introduced by Reps. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.). The measure exempts kids’ OHVs from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, known as the lead law. The CPSIA, which went into effect on Feb. 10, 2009, banned the making, importing, distributing or selling of any product intended for children 12 and under, including kids’ dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), that contained more than a specified amount of lead in any accessible part that might be ingested. H.R. 2715 cleared the House by a 421-2 vote on Aug. 1 just before lawmakers went into their summer recess, and earned Senate approval by unanimous consent the same day. The new law is a victory that is the result of nearly three years of intensive efforts by the AMA and its partner organization, the All-Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA), their members and millions of advocates of responsible OHV recreation.
Iowa Ohv Facebook Page
By Todd Helmers on July 23, 2011 | 0 Comments
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Off-Hwy-Vehicle-Assoc/137211349694507?sk=wall
Promotions
By Todd Helmers on February 16, 2011 | 0 Comments
Everyone that refers a NEW MEMBER will have their name put into a drawing at the end of the year. Gift to be announced.
There is also a new incentive program that will pay each member a $25.00 gift certificate for every 4 new sponsors to the IOHVA.
Off-Road Vehicle Registration Renewal Notice
By Todd Helmers on December 8, 2010 | 0 Comments
Off-Road Vehicle Registration Renewal Notice
It is that time of year to renew your snowmobile, ATV, off-road motorcycle and off-road utility vehicle registrations. By obtaining your renewal now, you can avoid the rush later in the season when all of these registrations expire on December 31, 2011. You will find that the new electronic license system will speed up the renewal process and the new decals are very durable.
You may be able to renew your off-road machine registration where you obtain your hunting or fishing licenses. Please note that not all license vendors have the ability to sell registrations and provide the required decals.
Complete list of vendors and locations that sell off-road vehicle registration renewals,*pdf
If you are registering your machine for the first time, you must go to the county recorder in the county of your residence.
Off-Road Vehicles to be Allowed on Three OHV Parks
By Todd Helmers on December 8, 2010 | 0 Comments
Posted: October 26, 2010
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will open three designated Off Highway Vehicle parks for use by Off-Road Utility Vehicles (ORVs) beginning at sunrise on October 30. The parks are Nicholson Ford in Marshall County, Lakeview OHV park in Johnson County, and Tama OHV park in Tama County.
“We worked with the clubs, dealers, manufactures and looked at what other states have done to create a survey we could use in the parks to make sure that adding these vehicles would not conflict with other users and would not damage the areas,” said David Downing, coordinator for the Iowa DNR’s Off Highway Vehicle program.
He said some of the criteria they used to survey the park included a visual component to determine if a rider could see other users coming and a physical component, to examine if the trails were proper width to accommodate the wider vehicles. They also looked at what, if any, modifications would be necessary for the park to handle the vehicles and the impact on the park maintenance.
“We operated different machines of different sizes to see how the park would respond and what the park had to offer,” Downing said. “These three parks passed the survey and will be opened on October 30. We will also look at our remaining parks to see if any others would be suitable for ORVs.”
The designation that will allow ORVs in the parks began two years ago as consumers and the manufacturing industry shifted toward these vehicles with bench seats that allowed two or more passengers to ride. The vehicles, equipped with roll cages, were increasingly popular with hunters and with ice anglers, farmers and acreage owners. But other than during the winter on frozen lakes, the owners had no legal place to ride on public land.
Downing said it was common for him to be on the phone with someone who just bought an ORV and was looking for advice.
“They would call and say ‘I just bought this, I got it registered, now where can I ride it?’” he said. “This is a big deal because there has not been a legal place for these vehicles before. Now they have that place.”
The three parks that will allow ORVs beginning Saturday are part of eight OHV parks in Iowa. The parks currently attract OHV and ATV riders from other states due to their unique features of trails in a contained park and trail maintenance. Other states usually only offer linear trails.
There are no fees to ride in the park, but riders are required to have and display a current DNR vehicle registration decal. The registration fees are used to support the program, which helps to fund the parks.
“The ORV owners would have to go out of state to ride legally. With the three parks allowing these vehicles, they can stay here and ride much closer to home,” Downing said.
The DNR has a list of parks and rules on its website at http://www.iowadnr.gov/law/atv/parks.html.
What is an Off-Road Utility Vehicle?
According to the DNR, Off-Road Utility Vehicle means a motorized flotation-tire vehicle with not less than four and not more than eight low-pressure tires that is limited in engine displacement to less than 1,500 cubic centimeters and in total dry weight to not more than 1,800 pounds and that has a seat that is of bucket or bench design, not intended to be straddled by the operator, and a steering wheel or control levers for control.
ORVs are also known as side-by-sides, or common brand/model names Razor, Rhino, Ranger or Mule.
Iowa OHV Reference Guide
By Todd Helmers on May 26, 2010 | 3 Comments
