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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 37 - Boating Safety Equipment › Rule 571-37.8 - Sailing Vessels With Auxiliary Power

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A sailing vessel means any vessel whose sole source of
				  propulsion is the natural element (i.e., wind). A sailing vessel using any
				  auxiliary source of mechanical propulsion is a motorboat and must exhibit the
				  lights required for the applicable class of motorboat.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  462A.9.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 37 - Boating Safety Equipment › Rule 571-37.13 - Buoyant Safety Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
				Personal flotation devices (PFD) such as life preservers, life belts, ring
				buoys, or other similar devices shall be United States Coast Guard approved.
				Registered American Power Boat Association (APBA) drivers shall wear an
				APBA-certified PFD while in competition or practice related to an
				APBA-sanctioned event.
(2) Except
				as provided in subrule 37.13(6), no person may use a vessel less than 16 feet
				in length or a canoe or kayak of any length unless at least one personal
				flotation device of the following types or their equivalent is on board for
				each person:
a. Type I PFD
b. Type II PFD
c. Type III PFD
d. Type V PFD
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.1 - Emblem Placed

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The current registration emblem shall be placed four inches
				  toward the stern of the registration number on each side of the bow of the
				  vessel. On the port side the emblem will be four inches behind the registration
				  number, and on the starboard side four inches in front of the registration
				  number.
On sailboats, when the registration number is placed on the
				  mast as permitted by 571-paragraph 38.19(1)
"a, "
the
				  registration emblem shall be placed four inches below the registration number
				  on each side of the mast.
All newly registered boats or boats with renewed
				  registrations will receive emblems with the registration certificate.
This rule shall apply to all registered vessels, including
				  those being used by dealers in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 462A.
The requirements of this chapter pertaining to the display of
				  registration decals, registration numbers and passenger capacity numbers do not
				  apply to vessels that are exempt pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  462A.6A.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  462A.5
				  and
				  462A.6A.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.6 - Procedure for Application for Boat Registration Number-content

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Application.
The following information shall be submitted on
				DNR Forms 542-8067 and 542-2000:
a. Name and
				address of owner.
b. Present number
				(if any).
c. Hull material (wood,
				steel, aluminum, plastic, other).
d. Type of propulsion (outboard, inboard,
				other).
e. Length and width of
				boat.
f. Make and model year. For
				home-built vessels, the year that construction is started shall serve as the
				model year.
g. Statement as to
				use.
h. Signature.
i. From whom purchased (name and
				address).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.10 - Information on Certificate

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The certificate of number (DNR Form 542-0540) shall show the
				  following:
1.Name and address of boat
				owner.
2.Number issued.
3.Expiration date.
4.Make, or model, or type of boat.
5.Hull material (wood, steel, aluminum,
				plastic, other).
6.Length and
				width of vessel.
7.Propulsion
				(inboard, outboard, other).
8.Maximum capacity rating (number of
				persons).
9.Decal audit number.
10.If vessel is required to be
				bonded, date of bonding.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.11 - Registration Applied for Card

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Procedure for registration applied for card-content.
The
				following information shall be furnished, required and stated on the
				registration applied for card (DNR Form 542-0538):
a. Name and address of dealer.
b. Make and model of vessel.
c. Hull identification (or serial) number of
				vessel.
d. Present registration
				number (if any).
e. Date of
				purchase.
f. Name and address of
				purchaser.
The above information shall be legibly printed on the card
				  by the dealer selling the vessel.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.12 - Vessels in Storage

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
If the owner of a currently registered vessel places the
				  vessel in storage, the owner shall return the registration certificate to the
				  county recorder with an affidavit on DNR Form 542-8048. The county recorder
				  shall notify the department of each registered vessel placed in storage. When
				  the owner of a stored vessel desires to renew the vessel's registration, the
				  owner shall apply to the county recorder and pay the applicable
				  fees.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.15 - Numbering Pattern to Be Used

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Identification number.
The identification numbers awarded under the Iowa system shall consist of three
				parts. The first part shall consist of the letters "IA" indicating this state.
				The second part shall consist of not more than four Arabic numerals. The third
				part shall consist of not more than two letters.
(2)
Example.
The parts shall
				be separated by a hyphen or an equivalent space. As example: IA-2500-C
				IA-9875-EA IA 7560 ZZ
(3)
Unusable letters.
Since the letters
"I,"
"O,"
and
"Q"
may be mistaken for Arabic
				numerals, they shall not be used in the suffix.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.19 - Display of Number on Vessel, as to Size, Block Type and Contrasting Color

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Application of number.
The identification number awarded to
				any vessel under the Iowa numbering system shall be displayed thereon by being:
a. Painted on, or attached to, each side of
				the bow (i.e., the forward half) of the vessel; read from left to right, and in
				such position as to provide maximum visibility.
b. In block characters of good proportion not
				less than three inches in height.
c. Of a color which will contrast with the
				color of the background (i.e., dark numbers on a light background, or light
				numbers on a dark background) and so maintained as to be clearly visible and
				legible.
d. On vessels propelled by
				sail only, the numbers may be placed in such a position as to provide maximum
				visibility, on each side of the bow or deck or on each side of the boom or
				mast. In all cases except placement on the mast, the numbers shall read from
				left to right and comply with
"b "
and
"c "
of
				this subrule. In placement on the mast the number shall read from top to bottom
				and comply with
"b "
and
"c "
of this
				subrule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.20 - Special Certificates for Boat Dealers or Manufacturers

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A manufacturer or dealer may operate an unregistered vessel
				  for purposes of transporting, testing, demonstrating, or selling the vessel
				  after first obtaining a special certificate from the department. An application
				  for a special certificate shall be submitted on DNR Form 542-0488. A
				  manufacturer or dealer operating a vessel pursuant to the issuance of a special
				  certificate shall file an annual report on DNR Form 542-8062.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.21 - Boat Dealer's Annual Report of Vessels With Expired Registrations

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each boat dealer shall file, before May 5 of each year, an
				  annual report on DNR Form 542-8063 listing all used vessels held by the dealer
				  for sale or trade and for which the registration fee for the current year has
				  not been paid.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.25 - Number Designating Passenger Capacity

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The passenger capacity of boats as assigned by the commission
				  shall be painted or attached to the starboard side (the right side while in
				  boat and facing the bow) of boat within nine inches of transom in three-inch or
				  larger block numbers in a color contrasting to the boat color so that the
				  numbers ride above the water line when boat is fully loaded.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.26 - Monthly Reports by County Recorders

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each county recorder shall submit a monthly report to the
				  department on DNR Form 542-0418 listing all boats registered in that county in
				  the previous month. The applicable fees shall accompany the monthly
				  report.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 38 - Boat Registration and Numbering › Rule 571-38.30 - Boats for Hire

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each commercial boat operator will be required to number the
				  boat or boats used to operate for hire with block characters of good proportion
				  not less than three inches in height, in the following manner.
Upon making application for a number for commercially
				  operated vessels the following type number will be assigned:
Example IA-1555-E
To identify this vessel as a commercial vessel it will be
				  required that the commercial operator affix an X as the final letter of the
				  suffix:
Example IA-1555-EX
When a commercial operator transfers a vessel to another
				  individual, unless it be to another commercial operator, it will be the
				  operator's responsibility to remove the second letter from the suffix.
(The letter X).
Transferred to
Commercial
Private Individual
IA-1555-XX
IA-1555-X
IA-1555-EX
IA-1555-E
Transferred to
Private
Commercial Operator
IA-1555-A
IA-1555-AX
IA-1555-D
IA-1555-DX
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 39 - Boating Passenger Capacity › Rule 571-39.1 - U.s. Coast Guard Capacity Rating

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In the registration of vessels for which a U.S. Coast Guard
				  capacity rating in whole persons has been assigned as evidenced by a U.S. Coast
				  Guard capacity plate affixed to the vessel, that capacity shall be recognized
				  as the registration capacity.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 39 - Boating Passenger Capacity › Rule 571-39.2 - Vessels Assigned a Capacity Rating by the Manufacturer

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In the registration of vessels for which a U.S. Coast Guard
				  capacity rating in whole persons has not been assigned but a plate has been
				  affixed to the vessel containing capacity information, in whole persons,
				  furnished by the boating industry association, national marine manufacturer
				  association or any similar organization, that capacity shall be recognized as
				  the registration capacity.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 39 - Boating Passenger Capacity › Rule 571-39.3 - Vessels Not Containing Capacity Rating Information

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In the registration of vessels for which no passenger
				  capacity information has been provided by the U. S. Coast Guard or the
				  manufacturer, the passenger capacity designated on the registration shall be
				  O.R., "Operators Responsibility." The responsibility for determining passenger
				  capacity of a vessel so designated shall rest with the operator of the vessel.
				  Such operation must comply with the provisions of Iowa Code section
				  462A.12(1).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 39 - Boating Passenger Capacity › Rule 571-39.4 - Incorrect Registration

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
When information contained on the registration certificate of
				  a vessel is found to be incorrect regarding vessel length, vessel width, or
				  passenger capacity, officers appointed by the department of natural resources
				  may, upon inspection of the vessel, or the county recorder, upon presentation
				  of adequate documentation including, but not limited to, an affidavit by the
				  owner, may change the information on the certificate.
The officer shall within four days notify the department of
				  natural resources and the county recorder of the county in which the vessel is
				  registered of the changes on DNR Form 542-8094.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.1 - Restricted Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All vessels, except authorized emergency vessels, shall be
				  operated in compliance with, and all persons engaged in water recreation
				  activities, shall obey restrictions with posted areas marked with a uniform
				  waterway buoy or official signs adopted by the natural resource
				  commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.2 - Uniform Buoy System

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All buoys placed shall be those of the uniform waterway
				  marking system adopted by the natural resource commission and shall be
				  constructed, placed, and maintained in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 462A
				  and Iowa Administrative Code 571-Chapters 40 and 41.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.3 - Commission Approval

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The placement of buoys or official signs that restrict speed
				  and distance or involve special zoning restrictions shall be approved by the
				  natural resource commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.4 - Right for Aggrieved Party to Appeal

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Any finding or establishment of areas involving special speed
				  and distance or zoning restrictions by the natural resource commission may be
				  appealed by aggrieved party upon written notice. A hearing thereon shall be
				  held by the natural resource commission within 30 days
				  thereafter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.5 - Rathbun Lake, Appanoose County-zoned Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming and wading.
(2) Areas may
				be designated restricted speed areas.
(3) Areas may be designated as "no anchoring"
				areas.
(4) Areas may be designated
				as "no boating" areas.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.6 - Red Rock Lake, Marion County-zoned Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming and wading.
(2) Areas may
				be designated restricted speed areas.
(3) Areas may be designated as "no anchoring"
				areas.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.7 - Coralville Lake, Johnson County-zoned Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming and wading.
(2) Areas may
				be designated restricted speed areas.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.8 - Saylorville Lake, Polk County-zoned Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming and wading.
(2) Areas may
				be designated restricted speed areas.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.9 - Lake Odessa in Louisa County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
				Areas may be designated restricted speed areas.
(2) All motorboats, except authorized
				emergency vessels, shall be operated at a speed not greater than 5 miles per
				hour year around, on that portion of Lake Odessa known as the Sand Run Chute,
				lying south of the main lake to a point 100 yards south of the Sand Run Chute
				boat ramp.
(3) All motorboats,
				except authorized emergency vessels, shall be operated at a speed not greater
				than 5 miles per hour year around, on those portions of Lake Odessa known as
				the lateral ditch, between the main lake and Bebee Pond, and on the channel
				between Yankee Chute and Beaver Pond.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.10 - Mississippi River Lock and Dam Safety Zone

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A safety zone is hereby established in Iowa waters above and
				  below all navigation lock and dam structures on the Mississippi River between
				  the Iowa-Minnesota border and the Iowa-Missouri border. The established zone
				  shall be 600 feet upstream and 150 feet downstream from the roller gate or
				  tainter gate section of the structure.
(1) The safety zone does not include the area
				directly above and below the navigation lock structure.
(2) The safety zone does not include the area
				directly above and below the solid fill portion of the dam and
				structure.
(3) The safety zone
				shall be recognized by the state of Iowa only when plainly marked as follows:
a. Upstream signs worded-Restricted area keep
				600 feet from dam.
b. Downstream
				signs worded-Restricted area keep 150 feet from dam.
c. Flashing red lights will be used to make
				the outer limits of the restricted areas.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.11 - Joyce Slough Area

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The Joyce Slough Area, a portion of the Mississippi River
				  within the city of Clinton, Iowa, is hereby zoned to be a harbor area and
				  vessels traveling therein shall not travel at speeds in excess of five miles
				  per hour.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.12 - Swan Slough, Camanche, Iowa

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A restricted speed zone of not greater than 5 miles per hour
				  is hereby established in all or part of the main channel of Swan Slough
				  (Mississippi River mile 510.2 to 511.3), Camanche, Iowa, as designated by
				  buoys.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.13 - Massey Slough

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The operation of vessels in Massey Slough of the Mississippi
				  River at Massey Station, Dubuque County, Iowa, extending from a northerly to
				  southerly direction from the upper end to the lower end of the slough,
				  encompassing the water in Section 14, Township 88N, Range 3E of the 5th P.M.,
				  tract number NFIA-26M, is restricted as follows:
(1) All boats underway must maintain a speed
				of less than five miles per hour in said waters.
(2) Reserved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.14 - Black Hawk County Waters

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Operation of vessels in Black Hawk County on the Cedar River
				  and any connected backwaters shall be governed by this departmental rule as
				  well as all applicable state laws and regulations.
(1) No vessel, except authorized emergency
				vessels, shall be operated in marked areas at a speed greater than the limit
				designated by buoys, signs, or other approved uniform waterway marking devices
				marking the area.
(2) All vessels,
				except authorized emergency vessels, shall be operated at a speed not greater
				than 5 miles per hour when within 600 feet of the Franklin Street bridge. This
				600-foot zone shall be designated by buoys, signs, or other approved uniform
				waterway marking devices.
(3) No
				vessel shall tow skiers, surfboard riders, or other towable devices within the
				zone established by 40.14(2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.15 - Mitchell County Waters

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Operation of vessels in Mitchell County is restricted to
				  speeds not greater than 5 miles per hour where a speed zone is designated by
				  buoys on the following impounded waters:
Cedar River from Mitchell Dam, thence upriver to the County
				  "S" bridge.
Cedar River from the St. Ansgar Mill Dam, thence upriver to
				  the Newberg Bridge crossing Highway 105.
Cedar River from the Otranto Dam upriver to the Great Western
				  Railway Bridge crossing the Cedar River.
The Stacyville Pool, on the Little Cedar River at Stacyville,
				  Iowa.
(1) Water recreation activities
				as restricted within posted areas which are marked with approved buoys shall be
				obeyed.
(2) Reserved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.16 - Maquoketa River

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Operation of vessels of the impoundment of the Maquoketa
				  River in Delaware County, Iowa, extending westerly and northerly from the line
				  between Sections 29 and 30 in Delhi Township in said county, to the line
				  between Sections 10 and 15 in Milo Township in said county which impoundment is
				  sometimes known and referred to as Hartwick Lake or Lake Delhi.
(1) Water recreation activity restrictions
				shall be obeyed, including restrictions within posted areas which are marked
				with approved buoys.
(2) No
				motorboat shall be operated at speeds greater than ten miles per hour at any
				time between the hours from one hour after sunset to one hour before
				sunrise.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.17 - Zoning of Off-channel Waters of the Wapsipinicon River in Pinicon Ridge Park in Linn County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No motorboat shall be operated at a speed greater than 5
				  miles per hour within the zoned area designated by regulatory buoys or signs on
				  the off-channel waters of the Wapsipinicon River above the dam at Central City,
				  Linn County, Iowa.
The zoned area will be the off-channel waters created in and
				  adjacent to the developed recreation areas of the Pinicon Ridge Park on the
				  west and south bank of the Wapsipinicon River above the dam at Central City,
				  Linn County.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.18 - Speed Restrictions on Lake Manawa

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No motorboat shall be operated at a speed greater than five
				  miles per hour within the zoned areas 300 feet from shore around Lake Manawa in
				  Pottawattamie County.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.19 - Zoning of Little Wall Lake

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No motorboat shall be operated at a speed greater than 5
				  miles per hour within the zoned area designated by regulatory buoys on Little
				  Wall Lake in Hamilton County.
The zoned area will not exceed approximately 20 acres in the
				  northeast portion of the lake identified by a line from a point on the
				  high-water mark approximately 296.6 feet west of the southeast corner of the
				  southwest quarter of Section 10, Township 86 North, Range 24 West; thence
				  northwest to the high-water mark which is 775 feet south and 319 feet west of
				  the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of
				  Section 10, Township 86 North, Range 24 West.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.20 - Lake Icaria, Adams County-watercraft Use

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Motorboats of outboard or inboard-outdrive type shall be
				  permitted on Lake Icaria. The following rules shall govern vessel operation on
				  Lake Icaria in Adams County.
(1) All
				vessels shall be operated at a speed not greater than 5 miles per hour when
				within 50 feet of another vessel which is not underway or is operating at a
				no-wake speed.
(2) Zoned areas.
a. No vessel, except authorized emergency
				vessels, shall be permitted in areas specifically designated for swimming and
				wading which are plainly marked by the use of buoys or signs in accordance with
				571-Chapter 41.
b. No motorboats,
				except authorized emergency vessels, shall be operated in marked bay areas at a
				speed greater than the limit designated by buoys or signs marking said bay.
				Said buoys or signs shall be in accordance with 571-Chapter 41.
c. No motorboats, except authorized emergency
				vessels, shall be operated in restricted speed areas between the nearest shore
				and a line designated by uniform marker buoys or signs at a speed greater than
				the limit designated on the buoys or signs marking the area. Such zoned areas
				shall be not less than 50 feet nor more than 400 feet from shore. Said buoys or
				signs shall be in accordance with 571-Chapter 41.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.21 - Zoning of the Des Moines River

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Vessel operation on the Des Moines River from its confluence
				  with the Mississippi River in Lee County to the northerly meander lines of both
				  the East and West Branches, shall be governed by this departmental rule as well
				  as all applicable state laws and regulations.
(1) No vessel, except authorized emergency
				vessels, shall be operated in marked areas at a speed greater than the limit
				designated by buoys marking said areas.
(2) No vessel, except authorized emergency
				vessels, shall be permitted in areas specifically designated for swimming and
				wading which are plainly marked by the use of buoys.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.22 - Upper Gar Lake, Dickinson County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Operation of vessels on Upper Gar Lake is restricted to a
				  speed not greater than 5 miles per hour between the Henshaw Bridge at the north
				  end of Upper Gar and south end of East Lake and the Old Sawmill Bridge at the
				  south end of Upper Gar and the north end of Minnewashta.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.23 - Zoning of the Mississippi River, Guttenberg River Mile 616, Clayton County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All vessels
				operated between the ice dike and Bussey Lake access shall be operated at a
				speed not greater than 5 miles per hour.
(2) The city will designate the
				5-mile-per-hour speed zone with buoys approved by the natural resource
				commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.24 - Mt. Ayr City Lake (Loch Ayr)

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A motorboat shall not be operated within 100 feet of shore at
				  a speed greater than 5 miles per hour.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.25 - Iowa River in Iowa City, Johnson County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No person shall operate any vessel towing persons on water
				  skis, surfboards, or similar devices on the Iowa River in the area bounded by
				  the Coralville Mill Dam and the Burlington Street Dam, except during regattas,
				  races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions authorized by the natural
				  resource commission to be held in such area.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.26 - Zoning of the Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All vessels shall be limited to no more
				than five miles per hour in Lake Peosta Cut south and east of the Hawthorn
				Street municipal boat launching ramp.
(2) A restricted speed zone of no more than 5
				miles per hour is established in the vicinity of Chaplain Schmitt Memorial
				Island in proximity to the Schmitt Island municipal launching ramp and in
				waters adjacent to the southerly shoreline in the area of the Dubuque Yacht
				Basin.
(3) A restricted speed zone
				of five miles per hour for the northern portion of Shawondassee Slough. Marker
				buoys shall be placed at a point approximately 750 feet upstream from the
				existing speed zone.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.27 - Zoning Harpers Slough, Harpers Ferry, Allamakee County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All vessels operated in Harpers Slough
				between a point 200 feet above the state ramp and 200 feet out from the west
				shore and extending 550 feet downstream from a point known as Sandy Point Road
				Dead-End shall operate at a speed not greater than 5 miles per hour.
(2) The city of Harpers Ferry will designate
				the 5-mile-per-hour speed zone with buoys approved by the natural resource
				commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.28 - Black Hawk Lake, Sac County-zoned Areas

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(1) No motorboat shall be operated at a speed
				greater than 5 miles per hour within the zoned area marked by the regulatory
				buoys. The zoned area shall be the area commonly known as Town Bay on the
				northwest corner of Black Hawk Lake in Sac County.
(2) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming by the use of regulatory buoys.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.29 - Speed and Other Restrictions on Brown's Lake, Woodbury County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All vessels shall be operated at a speed not greater than 5
				  miles per hour within the two zoned areas designated by regulatory buoys or
				  other approved uniform waterway markers.
(1)
Zone 1.
Zone 1 shall
				extend 570 yards from the boat ramp east to the regulatory buoys and 150 yards
				west from the boat ramp.
(2)
Zone 2.
Zone 2 shall begin at the regulatory buoys located at
				the 24-inch steel pipe and shall extend west.
(3)
Swimming.
Areas may be
				specifically designated for swimming by the use of regulatory buoys.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.30 - Speed and Other Restrictions on Snyder Bend Lake, Woodbury County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All vessels shall be operated at a speed not greater than 5
				  miles per hour within the zoned area 400 yards from the boat ramp south to the
				  regulatory sign and buoys.
Areas may be specifically designated for swimming by the use
				  of regulatory buoys.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.31 - Speed Restrictions on East Okoboji and West Okoboji Lakes in Dickinson County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No motorboat shall be operated at a speed greater than 5
				  miles per hour within the three zoned areas designated by regulatory buoys on
				  East Okoboji and West Okoboji Lakes in Dickinson County.
(1) Zone 1. Zone 1 shall be a line from the
				east side of Givens Point to the south end of Arnolds Park City Beach on West
				Okoboji. Also, a line 150 yards east from the north end of the railroad trestle
				bridge at Clair Wilson State Park south to the shoreline of East
				Okoboji.
(2) Zone 2. Zone 2 shall
				be the area which is 300 feet north of the area commonly known as the Narrows
				on East Okoboji and extends to a southern boundary of a buoy line from the
				point at 16486 255th Avenue east to the state property adjacent to 16313 256th
				Avenue on the east side of East Okoboji.
(3) Zone 3. Zone 3 shall be the area 50 feet
				east of the bridge between East Okoboji and Upper Gar on the East Okoboji side
				running in a northwesterly direction toward the end of the island from Gingles
				Point then west toward the shoreline.
(4) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming by the use of regulatory buoys.
(5) The following areas are zoned 5 miles per
				hour on West Okoboji.
a. Zone 1. Zone 1 shall
				be the area commonly known as Okoboji Harbor at the northwest corner of West
				Okoboji.
b. Zone 2. Zone 2 shall be
				the area commonly known as the canals in the city of Wahpeton including Turtle
				Lake.
c. Zone 3. Zone 3 shall be
				the area commonly known as Lazy Lagoon located in the Triboji Area on West
				Okoboji.
d. Zone 4. Zone 4 shall be
				the area commonly known as Little Millers Bay. The zone shall start at Pinkies
				Point and extend southeasterly (160 degrees) approximately 370 yards until
				bisecting the southern shoreline of Little Millers Bay.
e. Zone 5. Zone 5 shall be the area commonly
				known as Little Emmerson Bay. The zone shall start at Breezy Point and extend
				southwesterly (235 degrees) approximately 330 yards until bisecting the west
				shoreline of Little Emmerson Bay.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.32 - Spirit Lake, Dickinson County-zoned Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming by the use of regulatory buoys.
(2) The following areas are zoned 5 miles per
				hour on Spirit Lake, Dickinson County:
a.
				Zone 1 shall be the area commonly known as Templar Park Lagoon located midlake
				on the west shore of Spirit Lake.
b. Reserved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.33 - Speed Restrictions on the Mississippi River, Jackson County, at Spruce Creek County Park

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No motorboat shall operate at a speed to exceed 5 miles per
				  hour within the area designated by buoys or other approved uniform waterway
				  markers, beginning at the entrance of Spruce Creek harbor and extending
				  southeast 550 feet and extending east 150 feet from shore. The Jackson County
				  conservation board will designate the speed zone with uniform waterway markers
				  (buoys) approved by the natural resource commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.34 - Speed Restrictions on the Mississippi River, Jackson County, at the City of Sabula

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No motorboat shall operate at a speed to exceed five miles
				  per hour within the four zoned areas designated by buoys or other approved
				  uniform waterway markers.
(1)
Zone 1.
Zone 1 shall extend 200 feet from shore and begin at a
				point 250 feet upstream of the north Sabula city boat ramp and ending at a
				point downstream where Bank Street intersects the river bank.
(2)
Zone 2.
Zone 2 shall
				extend 200 feet from shore and extend 100 feet upstream and 100 feet downstream
				from the entrance to the Island City Harbor.
(3)
Zone 3.
Zone 3 shall
				extend 200 feet into South Sabula Lake from the county boat ramp and 100 feet
				to the west of the ramp and 600 feet to the east of the ramp.
(4)
Zone 4.
Zone 4 shall
				extend 200 feet in all directions beginning at the center of the "cut" into
				Lower Sabula Lake.
The city of Sabula shall designate the speed zones with
				  uniform waterway markers (buoys) approved by the natural resource
				  commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.35 - Speed Restrictions on the Greene Impoundment of the Shell Rock River

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No motorboat shall be operated at a speed exceeding five
				  miles per hour in the two zoned areas of the Greene Impoundment designated by
				  buoys or other approved uniform waterway markers. The first zoned area extends
				  from the dam in the city of Greene, upstream approximately one-quarter mile to
				  the north boundary of the city park in which the lower boat ramp is located.
				  The second zoned area extends from the county bridge over the Shell Rock River
				  on the north side of section 28 of Union Township in Floyd County, downstream
				  approximately one-quarter mile to the south boundary of Gates Bridge County
				  Park. The city of Greene and Floyd County shall designate their respective
				  speed zones with uniform waterway markers (buoys) approved by the natural
				  resource commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.36 - Zoning of the Iowa River, Iowa Falls, Hardin County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All vessels operated in a designated zone
				between the River Street Bridge and the dock at Dougan's Landing shall be
				operated at a speed not greater than 5 miles per hour.
(2) The city of Iowa Falls shall designate
				and maintain the 5-mile-per-hour speed zone with marker buoys approved by the
				natural resource commission.
(3)
				All vessels operated in a designated zone beginning at the west property
				boundary and ending at the east property boundary of the Scenic City Empress
				Boat Club property located at 1113 Union Street shall be operated at a no-wake
				speed. The zone shall not extend more than 75 feet into the Iowa River
				channel.
(4) The Scenic City
				Empress Boat Club shall designate and maintain the no-wake zone with marker
				buoys approved by the natural resource commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.37 - Zoning of Crystal Lake

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No motorboat shall be operated at a speed greater than 5
				  miles per hour within the 25-acre zoned area designated by regulatory buoys on
				  Crystal Lake in Hancock County.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.38 - Five Island Lake, Palo Alto County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming by the use of regulatory buoys.
(2) Reserved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.39 - Lost Island Lake, Palo Alto and Clay Counties

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming by the use of regulatory buoys.
(2) Reserved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.40 - Ingham Lake, Emmet County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas
				may be specifically designated for swimming by the use of regulatory
				buoys.
(2) Reserved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.41 - Storm Lake, Buena Vista County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming by the use of regulatory buoys.
(2) Reserved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.42 - Raccoon River Regional Park Lake, Polk County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All vessels shall be operated at a speed
				not greater than 5 miles per hour.
(2) A 40-acre body of water located in the
				southeast corner, and separate from the main lake, shall be designated for
				nonmotorized and electric motors only. The city of West Des Moines will
				designate the area with regulatory buoys and signs.
(3) Areas may be specifically designated for
				swimming by the use of regulatory buoys.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title IV - Recreational Vessel and Vehicle Registration and Safety › Chapter 40 - Boating Speed and Distance Zoning › Rule 571-40.43 - Zoning of the Mississippi River, Bellevue, Jackson County

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All vessels shall be operated at a speed
				not greater than 5 miles per hour within the area designated by buoys or other
				approved uniform waterway markers beginning at the mouth of Mill Creek and
				extending upstream 900 feet, and extending 200 feet perpendicular from shore.
				The area shall be designated by a minimum of four approved buoys to be
				uniformly placed along the 900-foot length of the zone parallel to the
				shore.
(2) The city of Bellevue
				will designate the 5-mile-per-hour speed zone with buoys approved by the
				natural resource commission.