Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 456.5 (2026)
Authority to enter lands
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For the purpose of carrying on investigations, the state geologist and the state geologist’s assistants and employees shall have authority to enter and cross all lands within the state; provided that in so doing no damage is done to private property. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4553; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §305.5] C93, §460A.5 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262 C2003, §456.5 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §245
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cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC v. Kent Kasischke (Iowa 2024).
Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC v. Kent Kasischke (Iowa 2024). “§ 456.5 (“[T]he state geologist and the state geologist’s assistants and employees shall have authority to enter and cross all lands within the state .”
Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC v. Kent Kasischke (Iowa 2024). “§ 456.5 (“[T]he state geologist and the state geologist’s assistants and employees shall have authority to enter and cross all lands within the state .”
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