§ 455B.307B — Illegal dumping enforcement officer

Iowa § 455B.307B

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 455B: JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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1. For purposes of this section, “officer” means the illegal dumping enforcement officer in
a county.
2. The board of supervisors of each county may annually appoint an illegal dumping
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enforcement officer for the county. The board of supervisors may appoint the officer
from recommendations by the county board of health or may select a person outside the
recommendations made by the county board of health. The board of supervisors shall
appoint a person who is a citizen of the United States, is of good moral character, and has
not previously been convicted of a felony.
3. An illegal dumping enforcement officer shall take an oath of office prescribed by the
board of supervisors. An officer’s appointment shall be effective March 1 and shall continue
for a term at the discretion of the board of supervisors.
4. An illegal dumping enforcement officer, subject to direction and control by the
county board of supervisors, shall only be empowered to enforce the provisions of sections
455B.307A and 455B.363 and local littering ordinances. An officer shall not have the duty to
enforce any other traffic or criminal laws of the state, county, or a municipality. An officer
may enter upon any public land in the county, excluding land within the limits of cities,
unless otherwise authorized by a city, and any private property with the permission of the
landowner at any time for the performance of the officer’s duties, and may hire the labor
and equipment necessary subject to the approval of the board of supervisors.
5. Apersonshallnotwillfullyobstruct, resist, impede, orinterferewithanillegaldumping
enforcement officer in connection with the officer’s enforcement of sections 455B.307A and
455B.363 and local littering ordinances. A person shall not willfully retaliate or discriminate
in any manner against an officer as a reprisal for any act or omission of the officer. A person
violating this subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

Legislative History

[C71, §406.10; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.83]