Iowa § 456B.13 Protection of wetlands

Iowa Statutes

§ 456B.13 — Protection of wetlands

Iowa § 456B.13

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 456BSPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

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Iowa Code § 456B.13 (2026).

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1.A person shall not drain a protected wetland without first obtaining a permit from the department.

2.The department shall not issue a permit to drain a protected wetland except under one of the following conditions:

a.The protected wetland is replaced by the applicant with a wetland of equal or greater value as determined by the department.

b.The protected wetland does not meet the criteria for continued designation as a protected wetland.

3.This section does not prohibit any of the following:

a.A landowner utilizing the bed of a protected wetland for pasture or cropland if there is no construction of dikes, ditches, tile lines, or buildings and the agricultural use does not result in drainage.

b.A person maintaining, repairing, or replacing an improvement to a drainage district a

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1. A person shall not drain a protected wetland without first obtaining a permit from the
department.
2. The department shall not issue a permit to drain a protected wetland except under one
of the following conditions:
a. The protected wetland is replaced by the applicant with a wetland of equal or greater
value as determined by the department.
b. The protected wetland does not meet the criteria for continued designation as a
protected wetland.
3. This section does not prohibit any of the following:
a. A landowner utilizing the bed of a protected wetland for pasture or cropland if there
is no construction of dikes, ditches, tile lines, or buildings and the agricultural use does not
result in drainage.
b. A person maintaining, repairing, or replacing an improvement to a drainage district as
provided in chapter 468, as long as the improvement continues to serve the drainage district
and the functions of the improvement are not expanded beyond the scope of functions as
designed prior to the maintenance, repair, or replacement.