Iowa § 462A.17A Common interest communities — regulation of watercraft on public lakes

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§ 462A.17A — Common interest communities — regulation of watercraft on public lakes

Iowa § 462A.17A

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 462AWATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS

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Iowa Code § 462A.17A (2026).

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1.As used in this section:

a.“Bylaws” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.

b.“Common interest community” means the same as defined in section 499C.1. §462A.17A, WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS 24

c.“Public lake” means any lake located within the boundaries of this state that is a navigable body of water and that is lawfully accessible by the general public.

d.“Rule” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.

e.“Unit” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.

f.“Unit owner” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.

2.Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a common interest community with one thousand or more units that is adjacent to or abutting in part a public lake may establish policies in the common interest community’s bylaws or rules regarding the operation of w

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1. As used in this section:
a. “Bylaws” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
b. “Common interest community” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
§462A.17A, WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS 24
c. “Public lake” means any lake located within the boundaries of this state that is a
navigable body of water and that is lawfully accessible by the general public.
d. “Rule” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
e. “Unit” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
f. “Unit owner” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
2. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a common interest community with one
thousand or more units that is adjacent to or abutting in part a public lake may establish
policies in the common interest community’s bylaws or rules regarding the operation of
watercraft, including but not limited to equipment specifications. The authority granted to a
common interest community under this subsection shall only apply to unit owners and unit
owners’ guests.
3. Notwithstanding section 462A.32, a common interest community may communicate
the common interest community’s policies established under subsection 2 through the use of
privatebuoysandothersafety-relatedinstallationsuntilthedatethecommissionadoptsrules
regulating buoys and other safety-related installations for the public lake that is adjacent to
or abuts the common interest community described in subsection 2.
4. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.