Iowa § 327F.4 - 327F.4 Rights of riparian owners.
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§ 327F.4. 327F.4 Rights of riparian owners.
All owners or lessees of lands or lots situated upon the Iowa banks of the Mississippi or Missouri rivers upon which any business is carried on which is in any way connected with the navigation of either of said rivers, or to which such navigation is a proper or convenient adjunct, are authorized to construct and maintain in front of their property, piers, cribs, booms, and other proper and convenient erections and devices for the use of their respective pursuits, and the protection and harbor of rafts, logs, floats, and watercraft, in such manner as to create no material or unreasonable obstruction to the navigation of the stream, or to a similar use of adjoining property. [C97, §2032; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7948; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.3; C77, 79, 81, §327F.4] Referred to in §327F.5, 420.165 Fri Dec 12 19:51:49 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 327F.4 (18, 0)
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Section 327F.4 ("327F.4 Rights of riparian owners.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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