Title XI, NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)

1. The department shall develop requirements and standards for online watercraft education courses. Only vendors who have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the department shall be approved by the department to offer an online watercraft education course that upon su…

1. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter , or any of the rules adopted under this chapter , for which another penalty is not otherwise specifically provided, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 2. Chapter 232 shall have no application in the prosecution of off…

1. A person commits the offense of operating a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated if the person operates a motorboat or sailboat on the navigable waters of this state in any of the following conditions: a. While under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or other drug or a…

1. A person who operates a motorboat or sailboat on the navigable waters in this state under circumstances which give reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been operating a motorboat or sailboat in violation of section 462A.14 is deemed to have given consent to the wi…

1. If a person refuses to submit to the chemical testing, a test shall not be given unless the procedure in section 462A.14D is invoked. However, if the person refuses the test, the person shall be punishable by the court according to this section . 2. The court, upon finding tha…

1. A person who has been requested to submit to a chemical test shall be advised by a peace officer of the following: a. A refusal to submit to the test is punishable by a mandatory civil penalty of five hundred to two thousand dollars, and suspension of motorboat or sailboat ope…

1. Refusal to consent to a test under section 462A.14A does not prohibit the withdrawal of a specimen for chemical testing pursuant to a search warrant issued in the investigation of a suspected violation of section 462A.14 if all of the following grounds exist: a. An accident ha…

1. A person who operates a motorboat or sailboat after the person has been ordered, pursuant to section 462A.14 or 462A.14B , not to operate a motorboat or sailboat commits a serious misdemeanor, punishable with a jail term and a mandatory fine of one thousand dollars. 2. In addi…

The department shall collect and maintain statistics on the number of arrests and convictions for violations of section 462A.14 that occur each year. 2000 Acts, ch 1099, §8

1. No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission for towing a person or persons on water skis, surfboard, or similar device unless there is in such vessel a responsible person, in addition to the operator, in a position to o…

1. The commission may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions on any waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission. The commission shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend regulations conce…

1. This chapter and other applicable laws of this state govern the operation, equipment, numbering and all other matters relating thereto of any vessel whenever the vessel is operated or maintained on the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission, but this cha…

1. As used in this section : a. “Bylaws” means the same as defined in section 499C.1 . b. “Common interest community” means the same as defined in section 499C.1 . c. “Public lake” means any lake located within the boundaries of this state that is a navigable body of water and th…

1. As used in this section : a. “Association” means a nonprofit corporation incorporated under chapter 504 , named as an association, and that manages a community with one thousand or more units that is located on a subdivision that is adjacent to or abuts a public lake. b. “Byla…

The owner and operator of any undocumented vessel shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of such vessel. [C39, § 1703.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.21; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.18 ] C93, §462A.18

As used in this chapter , unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: 1. “Alcohol concentration” means the number of grams of alcohol per any of the following: a. One hundred milliliters of blood. b. Two hundred ten liters of breath. c. Sixty-seven milliliters of uri…

1. A vessel either for hire or offered for hire upon any waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission may be inspected at any time by representatives of the commission or by any peace officer who is trained in enforcing, and who in the regular course of duty enfo…

1. Any officer appointed by the commission may, for cause, temporarily suspend the registration certificate of any vessel that has been issued under this chapter , and the commission, after a due hearing on the matter at its next session, shall make final determination in the mat…

No person owning or operating a vessel shall permit said vessel to be occupied by more passengers and crew than the registration capacity permits. [C39, § 1703.16, 1703.24; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.16, 106.24; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.24 ] C93, §462A.24 Referred to in §…

If an owner or operator of a vessel for hire or commercial vessel operated upon the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission permits such vessel to be occupied by more passengers and crew than the registration capacity allows or if a person continues to opera…

1. Vessel traffic shall be governed by the following rules: a. Passing from rear — keep to the operator’s left. b. Passing head on — keep to the operator’s right. c. Passing at right angles — vessel at the right has the right-of-way. d. Manually propelled vessels have the right-o…

Every structure, not considered a permanent structure by the commission or excepted by the rules of the commission, shall be removed from the waters, ice, or land of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission on or before December 15 of each year. Failure to comply with …

1. A dock in a boat harbor located on the Cedar river in a city with a population of more than one hundred twenty-five thousand located in a county with a population of more than two hundred thousand is exempt from all dock requirements of the department of natural resources if t…

1. A person with a valid class I or class III dock permit, as provided in 571 IAC ch. 16 , may construct a roof to protect a hoist or slip if all of the following apply: a. The roof is constructed with rust-resistant materials. b. The roof is no more than thirty feet wide. c. The…

A person shall not place or allow to remain in the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission, any vessel which has failed to pass inspection. All vessels shall be seaworthy for the waters on which they are being used. [C39, § 1703.25; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.25;…

Peace officers, members of the commission, and the commission’s deputies, agents, and employees are not violating the provisions of this chapter while acting within the scope of their employment in search and rescue operations, law enforcement duty, emergency duty, and other reso…

1. The commission is vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering, and enforcing the provisions of this chapter . 2. The commission may adopt and enforce rules under chapter 17A as necessary to carry out this chapter and to protect private and pu…

It is unlawful for any aircraft to make use of the inland lakes of the state, except in the transportation of persons or property between points separated by a distance of thirty miles or more. However, this section does not prohibit the use of such waters by any aircraft in dang…

1. Except as provided in rules adopted under this chapter , a motorboat shall not be permitted on any artificial lake under the jurisdiction of the commission except the following: a. A motorboat equipped with one or more outboard battery operated electric trolling motors. b. A m…

1. No private buoy shall be maintained in the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission except as specified by the rules of the commission. 2. No other obstruction of any kind shall be maintained in the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commis…

1. A person operating a craft or vehicle propelled by sail or by machinery in whole or in part shall not operate the craft or vehicle on the surface of ice on the lakes and streams of this state including but not limited to boundary streams and lakes unless the commission issues …

Upon approach of an authorized emergency vessel displaying a blue light or flashing blue light, the operator of every other vessel shall stop and yield the right-of-way until the authorized vessel has passed. The provisions of this section shall not relieve the operator of an aut…

1. Except as provided in subsection 2 , a person shall not operate a motor vehicle in any of the following: a. Any portion of a meandered stream. b. Any portion of the bed of a nonmeandered stream which has been identified as a navigable stream or river by rule adopted by the dep…

1. The operator of a vessel commits a serious misdemeanor if the operator willfully fails to bring the vessel to a stop or otherwise eludes or attempts to elude an authorized marked law enforcement vessel operated by a uniformed peace officer or by a water patrol officer of the d…

A manufacturer or dealer owning, storing, repairing, or altering a vessel required to be registered under this chapter may operate the vessel for purposes of transporting, testing, demonstrating, or selling the vessel without registering each such vessel, provided that any such v…

1. Any manufacturer or dealer may, upon payment of a fee of fifteen dollars, make application to the commission, upon such forms as the commission prescribes, for a special certificate containing a general distinguishing number and for one or more duplicate special certificates. …

The commission, upon granting any such application, shall issue to the applicant a special certificate containing the applicant’s name and address, the general distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the word “manufacturer” or “dealer”, and such other information as the …

The commission shall also issue duplicate special certificates as applied for which shall have displayed thereon the general distinguishing number assigned to the applicant. Each duplicate special certificate so issued shall contain a number or symbol identifying the same from ev…

Each special certificate issued under this chapter shall expire at midnight on April 30 of the last calendar year of the registration period, and a new special certificate for the ensuing registration period may be obtained upon application to the commission and payment of the fe…

Water occurring in any river, stream, or creek having definite banks and bed with visible evidence of the flow of water is flowing surface water and is declared to be public waters of the state of Iowa and subject to use by the public for navigation purposes in accordance with la…

1. The director, with the consent of the commission, may enter into agreements with the appropriate regulatory agencies of other states as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter and not inconsistent with this chapter , and may do all acts contained in t…

Except as provided in sections 462A.6 and 462A.6A , every vessel on the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission shall be numbered. A person shall not operate, maintain, or give permission for the operation or maintenance of any vessel on such waters unless t…

If a manufacturer or dealer has an established place of business in more than one city, the manufacturer or dealer shall secure a separate and distinct special certificate and general distinguishing number for each such place of business. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.41 ] C93, …

Upon the transfer of ownership of any vessel, the owner shall, at the time of delivering the vessel, provide the purchaser or transferee with either the title of the vessel assigned in the purchaser’s or transferee’s name or, if there is no title, the registration certificate wit…

The purchaser or transferee shall, except as otherwise provided by this chapter , within thirty days of the purchase or transfer, file a new application form with the county recorder with a fee of one dollar and the appropriate writing fee, and a transfer of number shall be award…

When the purchaser or transferee of a vessel is a dealer who holds the same for resale and operates the vessel only for purposes incident to a resale and displays thereon a special dealers’ certificate, or does not operate such vessel or permit it to be operated, such transferee …