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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.4 - Maximum Grant Amounts

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The maximum grant award is $50,000 per project with at least
				  a 25 percent match as described in subrule 56.5(3).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.5 - Grant Application Submissions

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(1)
Form of application.
Grant applications shall be on forms provided by the department and shall
				follow guidelines provided by the department.
(2)
Application deadline.
Grant applications (one original and five copies) must be received by the
				department by September 15 for the 2012 grant cycle. All subsequent years shall
				have a grant application deadline of February 1.
(3)
Match and local funding.
Applicants are expected to finance 25 percent of development grant projects,
				either through cash, donated materials/labor, or other preapproved in-kind
				match. An applicant shall certify that it has committed its match before the 90
				percent up-front grant payment will be made pursuant to rule
				571-56.11 (456A,481 A).
				A letter of intent signed by the mayor, the chairperson of the board of
				supervisors, the chairperson of the county conservation board, or the CEO or
				chief financial officer of an agency, organization, or corporation and
				submitted with the application showing intent to include matching funds in
				finalized budgets will be accepted as proof of commitment. Applicants must
				forward proof of local funding to the department by November 1 of the 2012
				grant cycle, and June 1 for all subsequent years. If proof of local funding is
				not submitted, the application will be removed from the list of approved
				projects.
(4)
Competitive
				bids.
Any development expense more than $500 that is funded by grant
				dollars must be purchased through a competitive bid or quotation process.
				Records of such process must be submitted with close-out documentation. Items
				purchased by any other means are not reimbursable under the grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.6 - Project Review and Selection

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Review and selection committee.
The review and selection
				committee shall be comprised of six members appointed by the director. The
				committee shall review and evaluate project applications and determine final
				project approval to be recommended to the commission. Three members shall be
				department staff, and three members shall be from the public/private sector and
				shall be appointed based upon their expertise and interest in one of the three
				shooting sports of rifle/handgun, shotgun, and archery.
(2)
Conflict of interest.
If
				a project is submitted to the committee by an entity with a member or employee
				on the committee, that committee member shall not participate in discussion and
				shall not vote on that particular project.
(3)
Consideration withheld.
The committee will not consider any application which, on the date of the
				selection session, is not complete or for which additional pertinent
				information has been requested and not received. The committee will not
				consider any application from an entity which, on the date of the selection
				session, has not demonstrated compliance with or does not have a reasonable
				plan for achieving compliance with the requirements of Iowa Code section
				657.9.
(4)
Application rating
				system.
The committee will apply a numerical rating system to each
				grant application that is considered for funding. The criteria and maximum
				number of points are as follows:
a. Overall
				program strength and feasibility - 30 points.
b. Education - 30 points.
c. Proximity to other public ranges - 25
				points.
d. Range capacity - 15
				points.
e. Project type - 10
				points.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.7 - Commission Review

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The commission will review and act upon all committee
				  recommendations at the next scheduled commission meeting. The commission may
				  reject any application selected for funding. Applicants shall be notified of
				  their grant status in writing within 30 days after the commission
				  meeting.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.8 - Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Unfunded applicants may appeal the commission's decision to
				  the director within five days of receipt of the commission's decision. A letter
				  of appeal shall be sent to the director of the department. Before making a
				  final decision as to the grant award, the director shall review the
				  application, committee score sheets and commission minutes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.9 - Grant Amendments

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Grant amendments may be made upon request by the applicant,
				  subject to the availability of funds and approval by the director or the
				  director's designee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.10 - Timely Commencement of Projects

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Grant recipients are expected to carry out their projects in
				  an expeditious manner. Projects shall be initiated no later than two months
				  following their approval by the committee and shall be completed no later than
				  June 30 of the year following the grant award. Failure to initiate projects in
				  a timely manner may be cause for termination of the agreement and cancellation
				  of the grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.11 - Payments

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Ninety percent of approved grant funding may be paid to
				  project grantees when requested, but no earlier than the start-up date of the
				  project. Ten percent of the grant total shall be withheld by the department,
				  pending successful completion of the project and final site inspection, or
				  until any irregularities discovered as a result of the final site inspection
				  have been resolved.
(1)
Expense documentation, balance payment or reimbursement.
Documentation of expenditures eligible for prepayment or reimbursement shall be
				submitted on forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by
				applicable receipts showing evidence that the expense is necessary and
				reasonably related to the creation of a new shooting range or to the
				improvement of an existing shooting range or facility. The grantee shall sign a
				certification stating that all expenses for which reimbursement is requested
				are related to the project and have been paid by the grantee prior to
				requesting reimbursement. If necessary, the department may request copies of
				canceled checks to verify expenditures.
(2)
Reasonable costs.
For
				purposes of this rule, expenses that are necessary and reasonably related to
				the creation of a new shooting range or to the improvement of an existing
				shooting range or facility include, without limitation:
(1) costs associated with the lease or
				acquisition of real property used for the project;
(2) personal property acquired for use in the
				project; and
(3) management and
				maintenance costs associated with the project. However, in no event shall funds
				awarded under this program be used to cover costs associated with employment or
				personnel costs of the grant recipient, including salaries and benefits. Those
				costs, however, may be used to meet the match requirement described in subrule
				56.5(3).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.12 - Record Keeping and Retention

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Grant recipients shall keep adequate records relating to the
				  administration of the project, particularly relating to all incurred expenses.
				  These records shall be available for audit by representatives of the department
				  and the state auditor's office for a period of three years following the close
				  of the grant. All records shall be retained in accordance with state
				  laws.
(1)
Definition of
				records.
Records include but are not necessarily limited to invoices,
				canceled checks, bank statements, and bid and quote documentation.
(2)
Annual reports.
Grant
				recipients shall submit on forms provided by the department an annual report
				for seven years following the close of the grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.13 - Project Life and Recovery of Grant Funds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Applicants shall state an expected project life of at least
				  ten years which will become part of the project agreement. Should the funded
				  project cease to be used for public recreation before the end of the stated
				  project life, the director may seek to recover the remaining value of the grant
				  award.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.14 - Unlawful Use of Grant Funds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Unlawful use of grant funds includes whenever any property,
				  real or personal, acquired or developed with grant funds under this program
				  passes from the control of the grantee or is used for purposes other than the
				  approved project.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.15 - Remedy

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Grant funds used without authorization for purposes other
				  than the approved project, or unlawfully, must be returned to the department
				  for deposit in the account supporting this program. In the case of diversion of
				  personal property, the grantee shall remit to the department funds in the
				  amount of the original purchase price of the property. The grantee shall have a
				  period of three months after notification from the department in which to
				  correct the unlawful use of funds. The remedy provided in this rule is in
				  addition to others provided by law.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.16 - Ineligibility

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Whenever the director determines that a grantee is in
				  violation of these rules, that grantee shall be ineligible for further
				  assistance until the matter has been resolved to the satisfaction of the
				  director.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.17 - Purpose

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The purpose of the shooting sports equipment grant is to
				  provide state cost sharing to eligible applicants for the purchase or
				  improvement of shooting range equipment. The department shall administer the
				  program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.18 - Definitions

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"Commission"
means the natural resource
				  commission.
"Committee"
means the review and selection
				  committee established in subrule 56.22(1).
"Department"
means the department of natural
				  resources as created in Iowa Code section
				  455A.2.
"Director"
means the director of the
				  department of natural resources.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.19 - Eligibility Requirements

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The applicant must submit an application and all supporting
				  documents in a timely manner.
(1)
Applicant requirements.
The entity submitting the application
				must meet the requirements of this subrule. The entity must:
a. Allow public access;
b. Be free of any unresolved close-out issues
				with prior grant projects;
c.
				Ensure that the shooting range will be located on property owned by the
				applicant or that the property is enrolled in a long-term lease of at least 25
				years;
d. Have liability insurance
				unless not required by law; and
e.
				Make the range available for department hunter education courses, department
				hunter recruitment efforts, department archery programs, and Scholastic Clay
				Target Program activities.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.20 - Maximum Grant Amounts

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
There is no maximum request amount for equipment grants, but
				  a 50 percent match is required as described in subrule
				  56.21(3).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.21 - Grant Application Submissions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Form of application.
Grant applications shall be on forms provided by the department and shall
				follow guidelines provided by the department.
(2)
Application deadline.
Grant applications (one original and five copies) must be received by the
				department by September 15 for the 2012 grant cycle. All subsequent years shall
				have a grant application deadline of February 1.
(3)
Match and local funding.
Applicants are expected to finance 50 percent of equipment grant projects,
				either through cash, donated materials/labor, or other preapproved in-kind
				match. An applicant shall certify that it has committed its match before the 90
				percent up-front grant payment will be made pursuant to rule
				571-56.27 (456A,481 A).
				A letter of intent signed by the mayor, the chairperson of the board of
				supervisors, the chairperson of the county conservation board, or the CEO or
				chief financial officer of an agency, organization, or corporation and
				submitted with the application showing intent to include matching funds in
				finalized budgets will be accepted as proof of commitment. Applicants must
				forward proof of local funding to the department by November 1 of the 2012
				grant cycle, and June 1 for all subsequent years. If proof of local funding is
				not submitted, the application will be removed from the list of approved
				projects.
(4)
Competitive
				bids.
Any equipment costing more than $500 that is funded by grant
				dollars must be purchased through a competitive bid or quotation process.
				Records of such process must be submitted with close-out documentation. Items
				purchased by any other means are not reimbursable under the grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.22 - Project Review and Selection

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Review and selection committee.
The review and selection
				committee shall be comprised of six members appointed by the director. The
				committee shall review and evaluate grant applications and determine final
				project approval to be recommended to the commission. Three members shall be
				from department staff, and three members shall be from the public/private
				sector and shall be appointed based upon their expertise and interest in one of
				the three shooting sports of rifle/handgun, shotgun, and archery.
(2)
Conflict of interest.
If
				an equipment request is submitted to the committee by an entity with a member
				or employee on the committee, that committee member shall not participate in
				discussion and shall not vote on that particular equipment purchase.
(3)
Consideration withheld.
The committee will not consider any grant application which, on the date of the
				selection session, is not complete or for which additional pertinent
				information has been requested and not received. The committee will not
				consider any application from an entity which, on the date of the selection
				session, is proposing to use the equipment at a facility that has not
				demonstrated compliance with or does not have a reasonable plan for achieving
				compliance with the requirements of Iowa Code section
				657.9.
(4)
Application rating
				system.
The committee will apply a numerical rating system to each
				grant application that is considered for funding. The criteria and maximum
				number of points are as follows:
a. Overall
				program strength and feasibility - 30 points.
b. Education - 30 points.
c. Proximity to other public ranges - 25
				points.
d. Range capacity - 15
				points.
e. Project type - 10
				points.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.23 - Commission Review

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The commission will review and act upon all committee
				  recommendations at the next scheduled commission meeting. The commission may
				  reject any grant application the committee has selected for funding. Applicants
				  shall be notified of their grant status in writing within 30 days of the
				  commission meeting.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.24 - Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Unfunded applicants may appeal the commission's decision to
				  the director within five days of receipt of the commission's decision. A letter
				  of appeal shall be sent to the director of the department. Before making a
				  final decision as to the grant award, the director shall review the
				  application, committee score sheets and commission minutes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.25 - Grant Amendments

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Grant amendments may be made upon request by the applicant,
				  subject to the availability of funds and approval by the director or director's
				  designee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.26 - Timely Commencement of Projects

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Grant recipients are expected to carry out their projects in
				  an expeditious manner. Projects shall be initiated no later than two months
				  following their approval by the committee and shall be completed no later than
				  June 30 of the year following the grant award. Failure to initiate projects in
				  a timely manner may be cause for termination of the agreement and cancellation
				  of the grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.27 - Payments

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Ninety percent of approved grant funding may be paid to
				  grantees when requested, but not earlier than the start-up date of the project.
				  Ten percent of the grant total shall be withheld by the department, pending
				  successful completion of the project and final site inspection, or until any
				  irregularities discovered as a result of the final site inspection have been
				  resolved.
(1)
Expense
				documentation, balance payment or reimbursement.
Documentation of
				expenditures eligible for prepayment or reimbursement shall be submitted on
				forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by applicable
				receipts showing evidence that the expense is necessary and reasonably related
				to the purchase or improvement of shooting range equipment. The grantee shall
				sign a certification stating that all expenses for which reimbursement is
				requested are related to the purchase and have been paid by the grantee prior
				to requesting reimbursement. If necessary, the department may request copies of
				canceled checks to verify expenditures.
(2)
Reasonable costs.
For
				purposes of this rule, expenses that are necessary and reasonably related to
				the purchase or improvement of shooting range equipment include, without
				limitation, costs of the actual equipment approved as the funded project and
				associated delivery costs, as well as the management and maintenance costs
				associated with such equipment. However, in no event shall funds awarded under
				this program be used to cover costs associated with employment or personnel
				costs of the grant recipient, including salaries and benefits. Those costs,
				however, may be used to meet the match requirement described in subrule
				56.21(3).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.28 - Record Keeping and Retention

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Grant recipients shall keep adequate records relating to the
				  administration of the project, particularly relating to all incurred expenses.
				  These records shall be available for audit by representatives of the department
				  and the state auditor's office for a period of three years following the close
				  of the grant. All records shall be retained in accordance with state
				  laws.
(1)
Definition of
				records.
Records include but are not necessarily limited to invoices,
				canceled checks, bank statements, and bid and quote documentation.
(2)
Annual reports.
Grant
				recipients shall submit on forms provided by the department an annual report
				for five years following the close of the grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.29 - Project Life and Recovery of Grant Funds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Applicants shall state an expected project life of at least
				  ten years which will become part of the project agreement. Should the funded
				  project cease to be used for public recreation before the end of the stated
				  project life, the director may seek to recover the remaining value of the grant
				  award.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.30 - Unlawful Use of Grant Funds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Unlawful use of grant funds includes whenever any property,
				  real or personal, acquired or developed with grant funds under this program
				  passes from the control of the grantee or is used for purposes other than the
				  approved project.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.31 - Remedy

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Grant funds used without authorization, for purposes other
				  than the approved project, or unlawfully, must be returned to the department
				  for deposit in the account supporting this program. In the case of diversion of
				  personal property, the grantee shall remit to the department funds in the
				  amount of the original purchase price of the property. The grantee shall have a
				  period of three months after notification from the department in which to
				  correct the unlawful use of funds. The remedy provided in this rule is in
				  addition to others provided by law.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 56 - Shooting Sports Program Grants › Rule 571-56.32 - Ineligibility

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Whenever the director determines that a grantee is in
				  violation of these rules, that grantee shall be ineligible for further
				  assistance until the matter has been resolved to the satisfaction of the
				  director.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.2 - Centralized Reservation System

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The centralized reservation system of the department accepts
				  and processes reservations for camping, rental facilities, and other special
				  privileges in state parks, recreation areas, and state forests. The system is
				  accessible through the department's website at
www.iowadnr.gov
. The operating policies and
				  procedures for the centralized reservation system are available upon
				  request.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.3 - Camping in State Parks and Recreation Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Procedures for camping
				registration.
a. Registration of
				walk-in campers occupying nonreservable campsites or unrented, reservable
				campsites will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will be handled by a
				self-registration process. Registration forms will be provided by the
				department. Campers shall, within one-half hour of arrival at the campground,
				complete the registration form, place the appropriate fee in the envelope and
				place the envelope in the depository provided by the department. One copy of
				the registration form must then be placed in the campsite holder provided at
				the campsite. The camping length of stay identified on the camping registration
				form must begin with the actual date the camper registers, pays and posts the
				registration at the campsite.
b.
				Campsites are considered occupied and registration for a campsite shall be
				considered complete when the requirements of paragraph 61.3(1)
"a"
have been met.
c. Campsite registration must be in the name
				of a person 18 years of age or older who will occupy the camping unit on that
				site for the full term of the registration.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.4 - State Forest Camping Areas Established and Marked

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas to be utilized for camping shall be
				established within the following state forests:
a. Shimek State Forest in Lee and Van Buren
				Counties.
b. Stephens State Forest
				in Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Lucas and Monroe Counties.
c. Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee
				County.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.5 - Campground Reservations

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Procedures and policies regarding camping reservations in
				  established state forest campgrounds shall be the same as those cited in rule
				  571-61.2 (461A). Reservations
				  will not be accepted for backpack campsites.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.6 - Camping Fees and Registration

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Fees.
a. Backpack campsites. No fee will be charged
				for the use of the designated backpack campsites.
b. The fees for camping in established state
				forest campgrounds shall be set by the department pursuant to 561-Chapter
				16.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.7 - State Forest Camping Restrictions-area and Use

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Restrictions of campsite or campground
				use in established state forest campgrounds shall be the same as those cited in
				paragraphs 61.3(3)
"a," "b," "d"
through
"j,"
and
"l"
through
"n."
(2) Hours. Access into and out of the
				established camping areas shall be permitted from 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. From
				10:31 p.m. to 3:59 a.m., only registered campers are permitted in the
				campgrounds.
(3) Firearms use
				prohibited. Except for peace officers acting in the scope of their employment,
				the use of firearms, fireworks, explosives, and weapons of all kinds by the
				public is prohibited within the established camping area as delineated by signs
				marking the area.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.9 - Wet and Dry Storage for Vessels

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The department may provide limited temporary vessel storage
				  for individuals who own vessels that are actively used on waters in state parks
				  and recreation areas.
(1)
Vessel storage fees.
A person who fails to pay a vessel
				storage fee by the established payment due date shall forfeit the slip
				assignment.
(2)
Storage
				slip assignment.
a. Slip assignments
				shall be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Park staff may establish a
				waiting list upon receiving more requests for storage slips than the number of
				slips available. The waiting list shall be maintained in chronological order of
				the requests received.
b. Slip
				assignments shall be valid for one year with the option to renew
				annually.
c. In the event a person
				on a waiting list refuses a specific slip assignment, the person's name will be
				removed from the waiting list.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.10 - Restrictions-area and Use

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This rule sets forth conditions of public use that apply to
				  all state parks and recreation areas. Specific areas as listed in subrule
				  61.3(4), rule 571-61.11 (461A) and rule
				  571-61.14 (461A) are subject to
				  additional restrictions or exceptions. The conditions in this rule are in
				  addition to specific conditions and restrictions set forth in Iowa Code chapter
				  461A.
(1)
Animals.
a. The use of equine animals and llamas is
				limited to roadways orto trails designated for such use.
b. Animals are prohibited within designated
				beach areas.
c. Livestock are not
				permitted to graze or roam within state parks and recreation areas. The owner
				of the livestock shall remove the livestock immediately upon notification by
				department personnel in charge of the area.
d. Animals are prohibited in all park
				buildings, with the following exceptions:
(1)
				Service dogs and assistive animals.
(2) Dogs in designated cabins and yurts. A
				maximum of two dogs of any size shall be allowed in any designated cabin or
				yurt.
(3) Animals being used in
				education and interpretation programs.
e. Except for dogs being used in designated
				hunting areas during hunting season or in designated dog training areas outside
				of the nesting period closure from March 15 to July 15, pets such as dogs or
				cats shall not be allowed to run at large within state parks, recreation areas,
				or preserves. Such animals shall be on a leash or chain not to exceed six feet
				in length and shall be either led by or carried by the owner, attached to an
				anchor/tie-out or vehicle, or confined in a vehicle. Pets shall not be left
				unattended in campgrounds. Dogs shall be kenneled when left unattended in a
				cabin or yurt and shall not be left unattended if tied up outside of the cabin
				or yurt.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.11 - Certain Conditions of Public Use Applicable to Specific Parks and Recreation Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In addition to the general conditions of public use set forth
				  in this chapter, special conditions shall apply to the specific areas listed as
				  follows:
(1)
Hattie Elston
				Access and Clair Wilson Park, Dickinson County.
a. Parking of vehicles overnight on these
				areas is prohibited unless the vehicle operator and occupants are actively
				involved in boating or are fishing as allowed under rule
				571-61.14(461A).
b. Overnight
				camping is prohibited.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.12 - Mines of Spain Hunting, Trapping and Firearms Use

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The following described portions of the
				Mines of Spain Recreation Area are established and will be posted as wildlife
				refuges:
a. That portion within the city
				limits of the city of Dubuque located west of U.S. Highway 61 and north of Mar
				Jo Hills Road.
b. The tract leased
				by the department from the city of Dubuque upon which the E. B. Lyons
				Interpretive Center is located.
c.
				That portion located south of the north line of Section 8, Township 88 North,
				Range 3 East of the 5th P.M. between the west property boundary and the east
				line of said Section 8.
d. That
				portion located north of Catfish Creek, east of the Mines of Spain Road and
				south of the railroad tracks. This portion contains the Julien Dubuque
				Monument.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.13 - After-hours Fishing-exception to Closing Time

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Persons shall be allowed access to the areas designated in
				  rule 571-61.14 (461A) between the
				  hours of 10:30 p.m. and 4 a.m. under the following conditions:
1. The person shall be actively engaged in
				fishing.
2. The person shall behave
				in a quiet, courteous manner so as not to disturb other users of the
				park.
3. Access to the fishing site
				from the parking area shall be by the shortest and most direct trail or access
				facility.
4. Vehicle parking shall
				be in the lots designated by signs posted in the area.
5. Activities other than fishing are allowed
				with permission of the director or an employee designated by the
				director.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.14 - Designated Areas for After-hours Fishing

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
These areas are open from 10:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. for fishing
				  only. The areas are described as follows:
(1)
Black Hawk Lake, Sac
				County.
The area of the state park between the road and the lake
				running from the marina at Drillings Point on the northeast end of the lake
				approximately three-fourths of a mile in a southwesterly direction to a point
				where the park boundary decreases to include only the roadway.
(2)
Clair Wilson Park, Dickinson
				County.
The entire area including the parking lot, shoreline and
				fishing trestle facility.
(3)
Clear Lake State Park, Ritz Unit, Cerro Gordo County.
The boat
				ramp, courtesy dock, fishing dock and parking lots.
(4)
Elinor Bedell State Park,
				Dickinson County.
The entire length of the shoreline within state park
				boundaries.
(5)
Elk Rock
				State Park, Marion County.
The Teeter Creek boat ramp area just east
				of State Highway 14, access to which is the first road to the left after the
				entrance to the park.
(6)
Green Valley State Park, Union County.
The shoreline adjacent
				to Green Valley Road commencing at the intersection of Green Valley Road and
				130th Street and continuing south along the shoreline to the parking lot on the
				east side of the dam, and then west along the dam embankment to the shoreline
				adjacent to the parking lot on the west side of the spillway.
(7)
Hattie Elston Access, Dickinson
				County.
The entire area including the parking lot shoreline and boat
				ramp facilities.
(8)
Honey
				Creek State Park, Appanoose County.
The boat ramp area located north
				of the park office, access to which is the first road to the left after the
				entrance to the park.
(9)
Geode State Park, Des Moines County portion.
The area of the
				dam embankment that is parallel to County Road J20 and lies between the two
				parking lots located on each end of the embankment.
(10)
Lake Keomah State Park, Mahaska
				County.
a. The embankment of the dam
				between the crest of the dam and the lake.
b. The shoreline between the road and the
				lake from the south boat launch area west and north to the junction with the
				road leading to the group camp shelter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.15 - Vessels Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Rule 571-61. 14(461A) does not permit the use of vessels on
				  the artificial lakes within state parks after the 10:30 p.m. park closing time.
				  All fishing is to be done from the bank or shoreline of the permitted
				  area.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.16 - Honey Creek Resort State Park

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This chapter shall not apply to Honey Creek Resort State
				  Park. Where permission is required to be obtained from the department, an
				  authorized representative of the department's management company may provide
				  such permission in accordance with policies established by the
				  department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.20 - Camping Areas Established and Marked

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas to be utilized for camping shall be
				established within each of the state forests listed in rule
				571-61.1 (461A).
(2) Signs designating the established camping
				areas shall be posted along the access roads into these areas and around the
				perimeter of the area designated for camping use.
(3) Areas approved for backpack camping (no
				vehicular access) shall be marked with appropriate signs and shall contain fire
				rings.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.21 - Campground Reservations

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Procedures and policies regarding camping reservations in
				  established state forest campgrounds shall be the same as those cited in rule
				  571-61.3(461A). Reservations will not be accepted for backpack
				  campsites.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.22 - Camping Fees and Registration

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Fees.
a. Backpack campsites. No fee will be charged
				for the use of the designated backpack campsites.
b. The fees for camping in established state
				forest campgrounds shall be set by the department pursuant to 561-Chapter
				16.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 61 - State Parks, Recreation Areas, and State Forest Camping › Rule 571-61.23 - Restrictions-area and Use

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Restrictions of campsite or campground
				use in established state forest campgrounds shall be the same as those cited in
				paragraphs 61.4(5)
"a"
through
"c," "e"
through
"k,"
and
"n"
through
"p."
(2) Hours.
				Access into and out of the established camping areas shall be permitted from 4
				a.m. to 10:30 p.m. From 10:31 p.m. to 3:59 a.m., only registered campers are
				permitted in the campgrounds.
(3)
				Firearms use prohibited. Except for peace officers acting in the scope of their
				employment, the use of firearms, fireworks, explosives, and weapons of all
				kinds by the public is prohibited within the established camping area as
				delineated by signs marking the area.
(4) Pets. Pets such as dogs or cats shall not
				be allowed to run at large within established state forest camping areas. Such
				animals shall be on a leash or chain not to exceed six feet in length and shall
				be either led by or carried by the owner; attached to an anchor, tie-out or
				vehicle; or confined in a vehicle.
(5) Noise. Subrule 61.7(9) shall apply to
				established state forest camping areas.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 62 - State Forest Camping › Rule 571-62.1 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This chapter governs camping activity in the following
				  areas:
1.Yellow River State Forest,
				Allamakee County.
2.Stephens State
				Forest, Clarke, Lucas, Appanoose, Davis and Monroe Counties.
3.Shimek State Forest, Van Buren and Lee
				Counties.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 62 - State Forest Camping › Rule 571-62.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Basic unit"
or
"basic camping
				  unit"
means the portable shelter used by one to six persons.
"Call center"
means a phone center where
				  operators process all telephone reservations, reservation changes and
				  reservation cancellations for camping and rental facilities.
"Camping"
means the erecting of a tent or
				  shelter of natural or synthetic material, or placing a sleeping bag or other
				  bedding material on the ground or parking a motor vehicle, motor home, or
				  trailer for the apparent purpose of overnight occupancy.
"Centralized reservation system"
means a
				  system that processes reservations using more than one method to accept
				  reservations. Each method simultaneously communicates to a centralized database
				  at a reservation contractor location to ensure no campsite or rental facility
				  is booked twice.
"Chaperoned, organized youth group"
means a
				  group of persons 17 years of age and under, which is sponsored by and
				  accompanied by adult representatives of a formal organization including, but
				  not limited to, the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of America, a church,
				  or Young Men's or Young Women's Christian Association. "Chaperoned, organized
				  youth group" does not include families of members of a formal
				  organization.
"Immediate family"
means spouses, parents or
				  legal guardians, domestic partners, dependent children and grandparents.
"Nonmodern area"
means a camping area in
				  which no showers are provided and which contains only pit-type latrines or
				  flush-type toilets. Potable water may or may not be available to
				  campers.
"Organized youth group campsite"
means a
				  designated camping area within or next to the main campground where chaperoned,
				  organized youth groups may camp.
"Reservation transaction fees"
means fees as
				  given in this chapter to process a reservation, change a reservation or cancel
				  a reservation.
"Reservation window"
means a rolling period
				  of time in which a person may reserve a campsite or rental facility.
"Walk-in camper"
means a person arriving at
				  a campground without a reservation and wishing to occupy a first-come,
				  first-served campsite or unrented, reservable campsite.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VI - Parks and Recreation Areas › Chapter 62 - State Forest Camping › Rule 571-62.3 - Camping Areas Established and Marked

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas to be utilized for camping shall be
				established within each of the state forests listed in rule
				62.1(461A).
(2) Signs designating
				the established camping areas shall be posted along the access roads into these
				areas and around the perimeter of the area designated for camping
				use.
(3) Areas approved for
				backpack camping (no vehicular access) shall be marked with appropriate signs
				and shall contain fire rings.