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IA Code § 461B.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.5 - Notification to nonresident — form.

461B.5 Notification to nonresident — form.   The notification, provided for by this chapter, shall be substantially in the following form, to wit:   To ........................ (Here insert the name of each defendant and the defendant’s residence or last known place of abode.)   You will take notice that an original notice of suit against you, a copy of which is hereto attached, was duly served upon you at Des Moines, Iowa, by filing a copy of said notice on the ................ day of ........................ (month), ............ (year), with the secretary of state.   Dated at ........................, Iowa, this ................ day of ........................ (month), ............ (year)  ....................................  Plaintiff  By ............................  Attorney for Plaintiff  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.5]  C93, §461B.5  2000 Acts, ch 1058, §56
IA Code § 461B.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.6 - Optional notification.

461B.6 Optional notification.   In lieu of mailing said notification to the defendant in a foreign state, plaintiff may cause said notification to be personally served in the foreign state on the defendant by any adult person not a party to the suit, by delivering said notification to the defendant or by offering to make such delivery in case defendant refuses to accept delivery.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.6]  C93, §461B.6
IA Code § 461B.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.7 - Proof of service.

461B.7 Proof of service.   Proof of the filing of a copy of said original notice of suit with the secretary of state, and proof of the mailing or personal delivery of said notification to said nonresident shall be made by affidavit of the party doing said acts. All affidavits of service shall be endorsed upon or attached to the originals of the papers to which they relate. All proofs of service, including the restricted certified mail return receipt, shall be forthwith filed with the clerk of the district court.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.7]  C93, §461B.7
IA Code § 461B.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.8 - Actual service within this state.

461B.8 Actual service within this state.   The provisions of this chapter relative to service of original notice of suit on nonresidents shall not be deemed to prevent actual personal service in this state upon the nonresident in the time, manner, form, and under the conditions provided for service on residents.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.8]  C93, §461B.8  2009 Acts, ch 133, §157
IA Code § 461B.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.9 - Venue of actions.

461B.9 Venue of actions.   Actions against nonresidents as contemplated by this chapter may be brought in the county of which plaintiff is a resident, or in the county in which the injury was received or damage done.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.9]  C93, §461B.9
IA Code § 461B.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.10 - Continuances.

461B.10 Continuances.   The court in which such action is pending shall grant such continuances to a nonresident defendant as may be necessary to afford the nonresident defendant reasonable opportunity to defend said action.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.10]  C93, §461B.10
IA Code § 461B.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.11 - Duty of secretary of state.

461B.11 Duty of secretary of state.   The secretary of state shall keep a record of all notices of suit filed with the secretary, shall not permit said filed notices to be taken from the secretary’s office except on an order of court and shall, on request, and without fee, furnish any defendant with a certified copy of the notice in which the person is defendant.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.11]  C93, §461B.11
IA Code § 461B.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.12 - Expenses and attorney fees.

461B.12 Expenses and attorney fees.   If judgment is rendered against the plaintiff upon the trial of said action, said judgment shall include the reasonable expenses incurred by the defendant and the defendant’s attorney in appearing to and defending against said action, provided that in the judgment of the trial court said action was commenced maliciously or without probable cause.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.12]  C93, §461B.12
IA Code § 461B.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.13 - Dismissal — effect.

461B.13 Dismissal — effect.   The dismissal of an action after the nonresident has entered a general appearance under the substituted service herein authorized shall bar the recommencement of the same action against the same defendant unless said recommenced action is accompanied by actual personal service of the original notice of suit on said defendant in this state.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.13]  C93, §461B.13
IA Code § 461B.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461B - USE OF STATE WATERS BY NONRESIDENTS|Section 461B.14 - Action against insurance.

461B.14 Action against insurance.   Any contract insuring the liability of a nonresident operator of a motorboat in Iowa shall, in case of the death of said nonresident, be considered an asset of the nonresident’s estate having a situs in Iowa in any civil action arising out of an accident in which said nonresident may be liable.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.14]  C93, §461B.14
IA Code § 461C.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461C - PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS AND WATERS|Section 461C.1 - Purpose.

461C.1 Purpose.   The purpose of this chapter is to encourage private holders of land to make land and water areas available to the public for a recreational purpose and for urban deer control by limiting a holder’s liability toward persons entering onto the holder’s property for such purposes. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally and broadly in favor of private holders of land to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111C.1]  C93, §461C.1  2006 Acts, ch 1121, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §84; 2013 Acts, ch 128, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §29, 39
IA Code § 461C.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461C - PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS AND WATERS|Section 461C.2 - Definitions.

461C.2 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Charge” means any consideration, the admission price or fee asked in return for invitation or permission to enter or go upon the land.   2. “Holder” means the possessor of a fee interest, a tenant, lessee, occupant or person in control of the premises; provided, however, holder shall not mean the state of Iowa, its political subdivisions, or any public body or any agencies, departments, boards, or commissions thereof.   3. “Land” means private land that is one or any combination of the following: abandoned or inactive surface mines; caves; land used for agricultural purposes; marshlands; timber; grasslands; or the privately owned roads, paths, trails, waters, water courses, exteriors and interiors of buildings, structures, machinery, or equipment appurtenant thereto. “Land” includes land that is not open to the general public. “Land” also includes private land located in a municipality in connection with and while being used for urban deer control.   4. “Municipality” means any city or county in the state.   5. “Recreational purpose” means the following or any combination thereof: hunting, trapping, horseback riding, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, pleasure driving, motorcycling, all-terrain vehicle riding, nature study, water skiing, snowmobiling, other summer and winter sports, educational activities, and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites while going to and from or actually engaged therein. “Recreational purpose” includes the activity of accompanying another person who is engaging in such activities. “Recreational purpose” is not limited to active engagement in such activities, but includes entry onto, use of, passage over, and presence on any part of the land in connection with or during the course of such activities.   6. “Urban deer control” means deer hunting with a bow and arrow on private land in a municipality, without charge, as authorized by a municipal ordinance, for the purpose of reducing or stabilizing an urban deer population in the municipality. “Urban deer control” is not limited to active engagement in the activity of urban deer control but includes entry onto, use of, passage over, and presence on any part of the land in connection with or during the course of such activity.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111C.2]  88 Acts, ch 1216, §46  C93, §461C.2  2006 Acts, ch 1121, §2, 3; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §58; 2013 Acts, ch 128, §2; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §29, 39
IA Code § 461C.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461C - PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS AND WATERS|Section 461C.3 - Liability of holder limited.

461C.3 Liability of holder limited.   1. Except as specifically recognized by or provided in section 461C.6, a holder of land does not owe a duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for a recreational purpose or urban deer control, or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes.   2. Except as specifically recognized by or provided in section 461C.6, a holder of land does not owe a duty of care to others solely because the holder is guiding, directing, supervising, or participating in any recreational purpose or urban deer control undertaken by others on the holder’s land.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111C.3]  C93, §461C.3  2006 Acts, ch 1121, §4; 2013 Acts, ch 128, §3; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §29, 39  Referred to in §461C.5
IA Code § 461C.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461C - PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS AND WATERS|Section 461C.4 - Users not invitees or licensees.

461C.4 Users not invitees or licensees.   Except as specifically recognized by or provided in section 461C.6, a holder of land who either directly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any person to use such property for a recreational purpose or urban deer control does not thereby:   1. Extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose.   2. Confer upon such person the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom the duty of care is owed.   3. Assume a duty of care to such person solely because the holder is guiding, directing, supervising, or participating in any recreational purpose or urban deer control undertaken by the person on the holder’s land.   4. Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to person or property caused by an act or omission of such persons.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111C.4]  C93, §461C.4  2006 Acts, ch 1121, §5; 2013 Acts, ch 128, §4, 5; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §29, 39  Referred to in §461C.5
IA Code § 461C.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461C - PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS AND WATERS|Section 461C.5 - Duties and liabilities of holder of leased land.

461C.5 Duties and liabilities of holder of leased land.   Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the provisions of sections 461C.3 and 461C.4 shall be deemed applicable to the duties and liability of a holder of land leased, or any interest or right therein transferred to, or the subject of any agreement with, the United States or any agency thereof, or the state or any agency or subdivision thereof, for a recreational purpose or urban deer control.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111C.5]  C93, §461C.5  2006 Acts, ch 1121, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 128, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §29, 39
IA Code § 461C.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461C - PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS AND WATERS|Section 461C.6 - When liability lies against holder.

461C.6 When liability lies against holder.   Nothing in this chapter limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists:   1. For willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.   2. For injury suffered in any case where the holder of land charges the person or persons who enter or go on the land for the recreational use thereof or for deer hunting, except that in the case of land or any interest or right therein, leased or transferred to, or the subject of any agreement with, the United States or any agency thereof or the state or any agency thereof or subdivision thereof, any consideration received by the holder for such lease, interest, right, or agreement shall not be deemed a charge within the meaning of this section.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111C.6]  C93, §461C.6  2006 Acts, ch 1121, §7; 2013 Acts, ch 128, §7; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §29, 39  Referred to in §461C.3, 461C.4
IA Code § 461C.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461C - PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS AND WATERS|Section 461C.7 - Construction of law.

461C.7 Construction of law.   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:   1. Create a duty of care or ground of liability for injury to persons or property.   2. Relieve any person using the land of another for a recreational purpose or urban deer control from any obligation which the person may have in the absence of this chapter to exercise care in the use of such land and in the person’s activities thereon, or from the legal consequences of failure to employ such care.   3. Amend, repeal or modify the common law doctrine of attractive nuisance.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111C.7]  C93, §461C.7  2006 Acts, ch 1121, §8; 2013 Acts, ch 128, §8; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §29, 39
IA Code § 461C.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 461C - PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS AND WATERS|Section 461C.8 - Urban deer control — municipal ordinance.

461C.8 Urban deer control — municipal ordinance.   1. A municipality may adopt an ordinance authorizing trained, volunteer hunters to hunt deer with a bow and arrow on private land within the municipality, without charge, for the purpose of urban deer control.   2. The ordinance shall specify all of the following:   a. How a person qualifies to participate in urban deer control.   b. Where urban deer control can occur.   c. Conditions under which urban deer control can be conducted, which are intended to minimize the risk of injury to persons and property.   3. A hunter who participates in urban deer control pursuant to this section shall be otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this state, purchase a hunting license that includes the wildlife habitat fee, and obtain a special deer hunting license valid only for the dates, locations, and type of deer specified on the license. Special deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to this section shall be available only to residents and shall cost the same as deer hunting licenses issued during general deer seasons. The commission may establish procedures for issuing more than one license per person as necessary to achieve the purposes of urban deer control, and the cost of each additional license shall be ten dollars.   4. An urban deer control ordinance is not effective until it has been approved by the department of natural resources.   5. The department of natural resources shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A necessary for the administration of this section.  2006 Acts, ch 1121, §9; 2012 Acts, ch 1096, §1, 23
IA Code § 462.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 462 - LANDOWNER LIABILITY TO TRESPASSERS|Section 462.1 - Liability of possessors and occupants of land to trespassers.

462.1 Liability of possessors and occupants of land to trespassers.   1. A possessor of any fee, reversionary, or easement interest in real property, including but not limited to an owner, lessee, or other lawful occupant, owes no duty of care to a trespasser except to refrain from willfully or wantonly injuring the trespasser and to use reasonable care to avoid injuring the trespasser after that trespasser’s presence becomes known.   2. This section shall not be construed to affect the common law doctrine of attractive nuisance.   3. This section does not create or increase the civil liability of any possessor or occupant of real property and does not affect any immunities from or defenses to civil liability established by another section of the Code or available at common law to which a possessor or occupant of real property may be entitled.  2017 Acts, ch 129, §1, 2  Section applies to all causes of action accrued on or after July 1, 2017;  2017 Acts, ch 129, §2
IA Code § 462A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 462A - WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS|Section 462A.1 - Declaration of policy.

462A.1 Declaration of policy.   It is the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation, and equipment of vessels and to promote uniformity of laws relating thereto.  [C97, §2511; C24, 27, 31, §1691; C35, §1703-e1; C39, §1703.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.1]  C93, §462A.1  Section not amended; editorial change applied
IA Code § 462A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 462A - WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS|Section 462A.3 - Powers and duties of commission.

462A.3 Powers and duties of commission.   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 public property and the health, safety, and welfare of the public. In adopting rules, the commission shall give consideration to the various uses to which they may be put by and for public and private purposes, the preservation of each body of water, its bed, waters, ice, banks, and public and private property attached thereto, and the need for uniformity of rules relating to the use, operation, and equipment of vessels and vehicles.  [C97, §2511, 2512; S13, §2512; C24, 27, 31, §1691, 1692, 1694; C35, §1703-e1 – 1703-e3; C39, §1703.01 – 1703.03, 1703.26; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.1 – 106.3, 106.26; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.3; 82 Acts, ch 1028, §4]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1826  C93, §462A.3  2019 Acts, ch 24, §63  Referred to in §462A.26  Section not amended; editorial change applied
IA Code § 462A.3A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 462A - WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS|Section 462A.3A - Public use of water for navigation purposes.

462A.3A Public use of water for navigation purposes.   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 law. Land underlying flowing surface water is held subject to a trust for the public use of the water flowing over it. Such use is subject to the same rights, duties, limitations, and regulations as presently apply to meandered streams, or other streams deemed navigable for commercial purposes and to any reasonable use by the owner of the land lying under and next to the flowing surface water.  [82 Acts, ch 1028, §34]  C83, §106.69  C93, §462A.69  2015 Acts, ch 30, §204  C2016, §462A.3A
IA Code § 462A.3B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 462A - WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS|Section 462A.3B - Reciprocity.

462A.3B Reciprocity.   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 the agreements.   2. The agreements may include, but are not restricted to, the following provisions:   a. Regulations in regard to registration, numbering, and equipment of vessels.   b. Operating requirements for vessels and vessel operators.   c. Enforcement activity of officers.  [82 Acts, ch 1028, §36]  C83, §106.71  C93, §462A.71  2011 Acts, ch 25, §143; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §204  C2016, §462A.3B
IA Code § 462A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 462A - WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS|Section 462A.4 - Operation of unnumbered vessels prohibited.

462A.4 Operation of unnumbered vessels prohibited.   Every vessel except as provided in sections 462A.6 and 462A.6A 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 the vessel is numbered in accordance with this chapter or in accordance with applicable federal laws or in accordance with a federally approved numbering system of another state and unless the certificate of number awarded to the vessel is in full force and effect.  [C97, §2512; S13, §2512; C24, 27, 31, §1692; C35, §1703-e2, 1703-e7; C39, §1703.02, 1703.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.2, 106.7; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.4; 82 Acts, ch 1028, §5]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1826; 88 Acts, ch 1183, §1  C93, §462A.4  Referred to in §462A.77, 805.8B(1)(b)  For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 1, paragraph b
IA Code § 462A.5A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 462A - WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS|Section 462A.5A - Filing bond as assurance of ownership.

462A.5A Filing bond as assurance of ownership.   An applicant for registration of a vessel for which the county recorder is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vessel as provided in section 462A.5, subsection 1, shall file with the department a bond in the form prescribed by the department and executed by the applicant, and also executed by a person authorized to conduct a surety business in this state. The form and amount of the bond shall be established by rule of the department. The bond shall be conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and secured party and any subsequent purchaser of the vessel or person acquiring any security interest in the vessel, and their respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss, or damage, including reasonable attorney fees, by reason of the issuance of the registration certificate of the vessel or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title, and interest of the applicant in and to the vessel. Any such interested person has a right of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond shall be returned at the end of three years or prior thereto if the vessel is no longer registered in this state and the registration certificate is surrendered to the department, unless the department has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the bond.  2002 Acts, ch 1113, §10  Referred to in §462A.5