Iowa Statutes
§ 327F.36 — Screen exhaust fire controls
Iowa § 327F.36
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Iowa Code § 327F.36 (2026).
Text
1.No locomotive or other rolling stock shall be operated unless it is equipped with proper
deflector and screen exhaust fire controls and uses adequate devices to prevent the escape
of blowing or burning materials or substances and is maintained in good working order to
protect against the start and spread of fires along the right-of-way.
2.A violation of this section is a public offense. The railroad corporation, and any officer,
agent, lessee, or independent contractor found guilty of a violation of this section, upon
conviction, shall be subject to a schedule “one” penalty.
3.In the event a right-of-way fire can be attributed to faulty screen exhaust fire control
equipment, a local fire department may collect reasonable hourly charges, not to exceed a
total of two hundred fifty dolla
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Legislative History
[C71, 73, 75, §477.63; C77, 79, 81, §327F.36]
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