Snowmobile and off-highway vehicle registrations set to expire

To The Press

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding snowmobile and off-highway vehicle owners and users to renew their registrations before Jan. 1, 2020.

Registrations for snowmobiles and OHVs purchased during the 2019 registration cycle will expire on Dec. 31. Any decal displayed on a machine with a “19” printed on it will no longer be valid for machines to be used on snowmobile trails, public ice, or the OHV parks, the DNR said.

Any registration that is not renewed prior to Jan. 1 will have a late penalty of $5 applied to the registration cost.

All permits, which include resident snowmobiles and nonresident snowmobiles and OHVs, also expire on Dec. 31, 2019. There is no late penalty for a permit purchased after Jan. 1 as they are issued for a calendar year.

User permits are required for nonresident and resident snowmobiles used on public land or ice. Nonresident off road vehicles registered in their home state must display a user permit, the DNR said.

Residents operating an off-highway vehicle do not need a user permit.