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

1. If a pipeline right-of-way, or any part of the pipeline right-of-way, is wholly abandoned for pipeline purposes by the relocation of the pipeline, is not used or operated for a period of five consecutive years, or if the construction of the pipeline has been commenced and work…

A landowner or contractor may require a representative of the pipeline company to be present on site, at no charge to the landowner, at all times during each phase and separate activity related to a farmland improvement within fifty feet of either side of a pipeline. If the pipel…

1. A pipeline company doing business in this state shall file a verified petition with the commission asking for a permit to construct, maintain, and operate a new pipeline along, over, or across the public or private highways, grounds, waters, and streams of any kind in this sta…

A petition for a permit shall state all of the following: 1. The name of the individual, firm, corporation, company, or association applying for the permit. 2. The applicant’s principal office and place of business. 3. A legal description of the route of the proposed pipeline and…

1. After the petition is filed, the commission shall fix a date for a hearing and shall publish notice for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in each county through which the proposed pipeline or hazardous liquid storage facilities will extend. 2. The he…

1. A person, including a governmental entity, whose rights or interests may be affected by the proposed pipeline or hazardous liquid storage facilities may file written objections. 2. All objections shall be on file with the commission not less than five days before the date of h…

The commission may examine the proposed route of the pipeline and location of the underground storage facility. At the hearing the commission shall consider the petition and any objections and may hear testimony to assist the commission in making its determination regarding the a…

The commission may grant a permit in whole or in part upon terms, conditions, and restrictions as to location and route as it determines to be just and proper. A permit shall not be granted to a pipeline company unless the commission determines that the proposed services will pro…

1. “Board” means the board of directors of the notification center. 2. “Damage” means any impact with, destruction, impairment, or penetration of, or removal of support from an underground facility, including damage to its protective coating, housing, or device. 3. “Emergency” me…

This chapter shall not be interpreted to preclude an excavator, an operator, or the notification center from having or engaging in communications in addition to the notification requirements specified in this chapter . 2014 Acts, ch 1047, §7

1. A locator who operates in this state shall satisfy all of the following requirements: a. Take responsibility for completing location services as required under section 480.4 . b. Correctly notify the notification center that a location service could not be completed due to a l…

This chapter applies to any excavation unless otherwise provided by law. A person shall not engage in any excavation unless the requirements of this chapter have been satisfied. 92 Acts, ch 1103, §2

1. a. A statewide notification center is established and shall be organized as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to chapter 504 . (1) The center shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall represent and be elected by operators, excavators, and other persons who particip…

1. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section , prior to any excavation, an excavator shall contact the notification center and provide notice of the planned excavation occurring after a forty-eight-hour period. The notice shall be valid for twenty-five calendar days beginni…

1. An excavator shall as soon as practical notify the operator when any damage occurs to an underground facility as a result of an excavation. The notice shall include the type of facility damaged and the extent of the damage. If damage occurs, an excavator shall refrain from bac…

1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty as follows: a. For a violation related to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a m…

Any affected person may make application to the district court for injunctive relief from any violation of this chapter . 92 Acts, ch 1103, §7

This chapter does not affect or impair any local ordinances or other provisions of law requiring permits to be obtained before excavation. However, a permit issued by any governing body does not relieve the excavator from complying with the requirements of this chapter , unless t…

An owner of farmland used in a farm operation, as defined in section 352.2 , who complies with the requirements of this chapter shall not be held responsible for any damages to an underground facility, including fiberoptic cable, if the damage occurred on the farmland in the norm…

The general assembly finds that it is in the public interest to define the right of local governments to charge public utilities for the location and operation of public utility facilities in local government rights-of-way. 98 Acts, ch 1148, §3, 9

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Local government” means a county, city, township, school district, or any special-purpose district or authority. 2. “Management costs” means the reasonable, direct, and fully documented costs a local government …

1. A local government shall not recover any fee from a public utility for the use of its available right-of-way, other than a permit fee for management costs attributable to the public utility’s requested use of the local government’s right-of-way. A fee or other obligation under…

A local government, in lieu of a fee imposed under this chapter , shall not require in-kind services by a public utility right-of-way user or require in-kind services as a condition of the use of the local government’s public right-of-way, unless pursuant to a voluntary agreement…

1. A public utility that is denied registration, denied a right-of-way permit, that has its right-of-way permit revoked, or that believes that the fees imposed on such user by the local government do not conform to the requirements of this chapter may request in writing that such…

This chapter does not modify or supersede the rights and obligations of a local government and the public utility established by the terms of any existing or future franchise granted, approved, and accepted pursuant to section 364.2, subsection 4 . A city which collects a city fr…

Words and phrases as used in this chapter and chapters 350 , 456A , 456B , 457A , 461A , 461B , 461C , 462A , 462B , 464A , 465A , 465B , 465C , 481B , 482 , 483A , 484A , and 484B and such other chapters as relate to the subject matter of these chapters shall be construed as fol…

At the time provided by law, the director shall make a report to the governor of the director’s doings for the preceding biennial period, including therein an itemized statement of all receipts and disbursements; also all contracts for the taking of soft fish from the waters of t…

Except as provided in section 481A.13 or 481A.13A , any game or fish seized by the commission under section 481A.12 or any game accidentally killed by a motor vehicle on a public highway shall, when salvageable, be disposed of as determined by the commission or its designee. [C77…

The director or any peace officer shall seize with or without warrant and take possession of, or direct the disposal of, any fish, furs, birds, animals, mussels, clams, or frogs, which have been caught, taken, or killed at a time, in a manner, or for a purpose, or had in possessi…

A person, either singly or as one of a group of persons, shall not intentionally kill or wound, attempt to kill or wound, or pursue any animal, fowl, or fish from or with an aircraft in flight or from or with any self-propelled vehicles designed for travel on snow or ice which ut…

It shall be unlawful for any nonresident or alien to take turtles or crayfish in Iowa, by any means or method, except from the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and the Big Sioux river. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.121 ] C93, §481A.121

1. A person shall not hunt deer with firearms unless the person is at the time wearing one or more of the following articles of visible, external apparel, the color and material of which shall be solid blaze orange: A vest, coat, jacket, sweatshirt, sweater, shirt, or coveralls. …

1. A person shall not discharge a firearm or shoot or attempt to shoot a game or fur-bearing animal within two hundred yards of a building inhabited by people or domestic livestock or within two hundred yards of a feedlot unless the owner or tenant has given consent. However, wit…

1. A person shall not take a predominantly white deer in this state. 2. This section only applies to whitetail, other than farm deer that are kept as provided in chapter 170 . 3. A person violating subsection 1 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 88 Acts, ch 1184, §1 C89, §109.124…

1. As used in this section , “interfere with hunting, fishing, or fur-harvesting activities” means one or more of the following: a. To intentionally place oneself in a location where a human presence may affect the behavior of a fur-bearing animal, game, bird, or fish or the feas…

1. As used in this section , “remote control or internet hunting” means use of a computer or other electronic device, equipment, or software to remotely control the aiming or discharge of a firearm or other weapon, allowing a person who is not physically present to take a wild an…

1. “Taxidermist” as used in this section means a person engaged in the business of preserving or mounting game, fish, or fur-bearing animals as defined in this chapter . 2. A license is required for the practice of taxidermy. The commission, upon application and payment of the re…

1. Any court having jurisdiction of the offense, upon receiving proof of probable cause for believing that any fish, mussels, clams, frogs, birds, furs, or animals caught, taken, killed, had in possession, under control, or shipped, contrary to the Code, or hidden or concealed in…

1. In addition to the penalties for violations of this chapter and chapters 350 , 461A , 481B , and 482 , a person convicted of unlawfully selling, taking, catching, killing, injuring, destroying, or having in possession any animal, shall reimburse the state for the value of such…

1. In each case of conviction of unlawfully taking, catching, killing, injuring, destroying, or having in possession any fish, game, or fur-bearing animal, the court shall enter a judgment in favor of the state of Iowa for liquidated damages in an amount as provided in section 48…

Service of process upon or arrest of any person charged with provisions of this chapter for which damages may be assessed pursuant to section 481A.130 , shall serve as notice of the pendency of the liquidated damage claim. Trial on the criminal charge may be separated from the de…

A person who is assessed damages pursuant to section 481A.130 shall immediately surrender all licenses, certificates, and permits to hunt, fish, or trap in the state to the department. The licenses, permits, and certificates, and the privileges associated with them shall remain s…

The department shall establish rules pursuant to chapter 17A providing for the suspension or revocation of licenses issued by the department. The rules may include procedures for summary cancellation of a license based on documentation that the licensee failed to pay the applicab…

1. The commission shall establish by rule, a recordkeeping system and other administrative procedures necessary to administer this section . 2. A person who pleads guilty or is convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter or chapter 481B , 482 , 483A , 484A , or 484B…

1. A person shall not buy or sell a wild animal or part of a wild animal if the wild animal is taken, transported, or possessed in violation of the laws of this state, or a rule adopted by the department. 2. A person violating subsection 1 is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 92 A…

1. While taking or attempting to take game or fur-bearing animals, a person shall not abandon an injured game or fur-bearing animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the animal from the field. A person shall not leave a useable portion of game or a fur-bearing animal…