Iowa Administrative Code

department for the waiver of a rule consistent with Iowa Code section 17A.9A(3). [ARC 9436C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/27/25]

granting waivers in other contexts or on the basis of other standards if a statute or other department rule authorizes the director to do so, and the director deems it appropriate to do so. [ARC 9436C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/27/25]

administrative deadlines, the department shall balance the special individual circumstances of the petitioner with the overall goal of uniform treatment of all persons governed by the particular rule. [ARC 9436C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/27/25]

as follows: 10.5(1) Contested cases. If the petition relates to a pending contested case, the petition shall be filed in the contested case proceeding. The department may elect not to rule on the waiver petition until the resolution of the contested case proceeding. 10.5(2) Other…

applicable and known to the petitioner: 10.6(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the entity or person for whom a waiver is requested, and the case number of any related contested case. 10.6(2) A description and citation of the specific rule from which a waiver is reques…

department may request additional information from the petitioner relative to the petition and surrounding circumstances. If the petition was not filed in a contested case, the director may, on the director’s own motion or at the petitioner’s request, schedule a telephonic or in-…

certified mail notice of the pending petition and a concise summary of its contents upon all persons to whom notice is required by any provision of law. The petitioner shall provide a written statement to the department attesting that the required notice has been provided. The de…

regarding contested case hearings shall apply to any petition for a waiver of a rule filed within a contested case and shall otherwise apply to department proceedings for a waiver only when the department so provides by rule or order or is required to do so by statute. [ARC 9436C…

nonresident deer and turkey licenses to individuals as part of statewide or local efforts to promote the state and its natural resources. [ARC 9704C, IAB 11/12/25, effective 12/17/25]

for conservation organizations, a nonresident who obtains a special license issued pursuant to this chapter shall pay the applicable fee as follows: 12.10(1) For a special nonresident deer license, the fee described in Iowa Code section 483A.1 for a deer hunting license, antlered…

disabled veterans or disabled members of the armed forces. 12.11(1) Submission of requests. a. Individual hunters or approved organizations shall submit a request, or requests, to the coordinator. b. Applicants will not qualify for a deer or turkey license under this rule if they…

turkey licenses issued under these rules shall be valid for only the applicable deer or turkey season immediately following allocation of the license. [ARC 9704C, IAB 11/12/25, effective 12/17/25]

obtains a special license issued pursuant to this chapter shall pay the applicable fee as follows: 12.13(1) For a special nonresident deer hunting antlered or any sex deer license or a turkey hunting license, the fee described in Iowa Code section 483A.24(5)“c.” 12.13(2) For a sp…

“Approved organization” means an organization that is incorporated under Iowa Code chapter 504 as a nonprofit organization, whose mission involves providing hunting experiences for disabled veterans and military personnel. “Conservation organization” means an organization that is…

12.3(1) The program shall be available to provide no more than the number of special licenses allowed by Iowa Code section 483A.24 to nonresidents through requests submitted by individual hunters, through a sponsor, or through an approved organization. 12.3(2) A statewide signatu…

12.4(1) Assist the review committee in the evaluation and selection of hunters who may receive special licenses. 12.4(2) Develop templates for requests for special licenses and provide the templates to hunters, sponsors, and approved organizations upon request. 12.4(3) Convene th…

12.5(1) Submission of requests. a. Individual hunters or sponsors shall submit a request, or requests, to the coordinator. b. Applicants will not qualify for a deer license under this rule if they were issued a deer license under this rule the previous year. c. Hunters awarded a …

will recommend to the director or the director’s designee which conservation organizations are best qualified to promote the state and its natural resources. In making recommendations to the director or the director’s designee, the review committee will base its recommendations o…

12.7(1) The following criteria shall be used by the review committee to rank individual hunters as identified in 12.6(1), 12.6(4) and 12.6(5). The rankings shall be determined as the average of the following rating points and will be provided to the director or the director’s des…

for in 12.6(2), special licenses issued under these rules shall be valid for only the applicable deer or turkey season immediately following allocation of the license. [ARC 9704C, IAB 11/12/25, effective 12/17/25]

a hunter’s participation in a hunt with a license issued pursuant to this chapter, the sponsor or hunter shall provide to the coordinator information about the hunt to demonstrate how the hunt will provide or has provided promotion of the state and its natural resources. The dire…

“Department” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 461A.1(2). “Director” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 461A.1(3). “Volunteer” means an organization incorporated under Iowa Code chapter 504 as a nonprofit organization, or an individual providing services …

benefit of lands under the jurisdiction of the department must register with the department. The department shall make forms available for such application. The department may request additional information as part of its review. Registration must be renewed every other year or a…

registrant will be designated a volunteer under this program. The department shall evaluate the volunteer’s ability to perform the services, the department’s identified need for such services, and the department’s ability to manage the volunteer’s proposed activities, if applicab…

reasonable time period. If the department admits the registrant into the program, the department shall issue an authorization letter that shall be acknowledged by the registrant and shall state the terms of the registrant’s participation in the program. The department may authori…

afforded liability protection consistent with Iowa Code section 669.24, provided the volunteers are complying with the terms of the authorization letter issued by the department. Failure to comply with department directives or policies, including those that may be described in th…

agency from persons who have licenses with the department. This chapter shall apply to all licenses issued, renewed or otherwise authorized by the department. [ARC 9440C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/27/25]

addition to those contained in Iowa Code section 272D.1: “Collecting agency” means the centralized collection unit of the department of revenue. “Department” means the department of natural resources. “License” means a license, certification, registration, permit, approval, renew…

15.3(1) Records. a. The department shall collect and maintain records of its licensees consistent with Iowa Code section 272D.8. b. The records shall be made available to the collecting agency so that the collecting agency may match to the records the names of persons with any li…

Pursuant to Iowa Code section 272D.8, a person does not have a right to a hearing before the department to contest the department’s action under this chapter but may request a court hearing pursuant to Iowa Code section 272D.9. [ARC 9440C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/27/25] These ru…

“Commission” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 461A.1(1). “Department” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 461A.1(2). “Director” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 461A.1(3). [ARC 9441C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/27/25]

16.2(1) Fee methodology. The director or the director’s designee shall fix and publish on the department’s website base fees for camping, the use of rental facilities, vessel storage and other special privileges at state parks and recreation areas under the jurisdiction of the de…

areas under management by political subdivisions may vary from those established pursuant to this chapter. [ARC 9441C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/27/25] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 455A.14. [Filed ARC 4395C (Notice ARC 4226C, IAB 1/16/19), IAB 4/10/19, e…

metallic mineral wells. This chapter does not apply to wells for waste disposal, storage, or other types of injection wells. [ARC 9442C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/27/25]

any oil and gas wells or pipelines, or receiving tanks, storage tanks, or receiving and storage receptacles into which crude oil is produced, received, or stored, or through which oil or gas is piped or transported, shall notify the department of fire, breaks, leaks or blowouts i…

completion of wells. No well shall be permitted to produce either oil or gas from different pools through the same string of casing. The multiple-zone completion of any well may be authorized only by special order of the department upon notice and hearing. [ARC 9442C, IAB 7/23/25…

commingled with that from another pool in the same field before delivery to a purchaser, unless otherwise ordered by the department. [ARC 9442C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/27/25]

17.13(1) Producers. The producer or operator of each and every lease shall, on or before the fifteenth day of each month succeeding the month in which the production occurs, submit to the department a statement showing the amount of production made by each such lease during the p…

operations or metallic mineral exploration or production shall be properly plugged when the well is no longer used for the purpose for which it was drilled. In instances where no completion or recompletion reports are filed, the well(s) in question must be properly abandoned and …

indicated in this chapter. “Artesian water” means underground water that is confined by impervious material under pressure sufficient to raise it above the upper level of the saturated material in which it lies if this is penetrated by wells or natural fissures. “Barrel of oil” m…

shall obtain from the department a permit to drill, deepen, or plug a well prior to commencement of operations to drill, deepen, or plug any well. 17.3(1) Application to drill, deepen, or plug a well. An owner or other entity seeking to drill, deepen, or plug a well may apply for…

location or to any other person until the following requirements have been complied with and the transfer has been approved by the department. 17.4(1) Transfer to another location. If, prior to the drilling of a well, the permit holder desires to change the location, the permit h…

17.5(1) Every person independently engaged in, or acting as a principal or agent for another entity that is engaged in, the production, storage, transportation (except railroad), refining, reclaiming, treating, marketing, or processing of oil or gas, or the exploration for or pro…

17.6(1) Sealing off strata. During the drilling of any well for production of or exploration for oil, gas, or metallic minerals, all oil, gas, and water strata above and below the producing horizon shall be sealed or separated where necessary in order to prevent their contents fr…

not more than 20 feet from the wellhead. Such signs shall be durable and legible. The wells on each lease or property shall be numbered in nonrepetitive, logical, and distinctive sequence. Each sign shall show the number of the well, the name of the lease (which shall be differen…

17.8(1) Meter fittings. Meter fittings and associated metering equipment shall measure gas and oil flows separately and shall obtain gas-oil ratios either on the gas vent line of every separator or other proper connections made for metering, using current industry standard of pra…

without written approval. Directional surveys may be required by the department whenever the location of the bottom of the well is in doubt. When necessary to protect correlative rights, the department shall require that the well be modified. [ARC 9442C, IAB 7/23/25, effective 8/…

2.1(1) This chapter implements Iowa Code section 22.11 by establishing agency policies and procedures for the maintenance of records. The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate public access to open records. It also seeks to facilitate sound agency determinations with respect t…

2.10(1) Defined. “Routine use” means the disclosure of a record without the consent of the subject or subjects for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which the record was collected. It includes disclosures required to be made by statute other than the public recor…

2.11(1) Consent to disclosure by a subject individual. To the extent permitted by law, the subject may consent in writing to agency disclosure of confidential records as provided in rule 2.7(17A,22). 2.11(2) Complaints to public officials. A letter from a subject of a confidentia…