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Iowa Code § 461A.46 (2026)

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Except by arrangement or permission granted by the director or the director’s authorized representative, all persons shall vacate state parks and preserves before 10:30 p.m. Areas may be closed at an earlier or later hour, of which notice shall be given by proper signs or instructions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to authorized camping in areas provided for that purpose. [C39, §1828.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111.46] C93, §461A.46 Referred to in §350.10, 461A.57, 805.8B(6)(b) For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 6, paragraph b\n\n 461A.47 Camping. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1129, §2. See §455A.14.

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Cited in 3 cases, 2017–2018 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Michael Scheffert, 910 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2018).
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State of Iowa v. Michael Scheffert, 910 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 25× “Iowa Code § 461A.46. Our court of appeals found this section was not applicable to county conservation property open to the public for hunting and fishing under the control of the county conservation board.”
State of Iowa v. Michael Scheffert, No. 16-0267 (Iowa Ct. App. May 3, 2017). · cites it 4× “” (Emphasis added.) Section 461A.46 is expressly limited in its application to state parks.”
State of Iowa v. Michael Scheffert, No. 16-0267 (Iowa Nov. 17, 2017). · cites it 4× “46 is expressly limited in its application to state parks. Pursuant to section 350.”
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