Iowa § 461A.41 - 461A.41 Removing plants, flowers, or fruit.
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§ 461A.41. 461A.41 Removing plants, flowers, or fruit.
1. No person shall, in any manner, remove, destroy, injure, or deface any tree, shrub, plant, or flower, or the fruit thereof, or disturb or injure any structure or natural attraction, except that upon written permission of the commission certain specimens may be removed for scientific purposes. 2. This section shall not apply to activities of the commission or its officers, or employees when caring for and managing state-owned land and waters under the jurisdiction of the commission. This section shall not apply to the gathering or removal of any tree, shrub, plant, flower, fruits, structures, or natural attractions under terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions adopted by the commission as rules under chapter 17A. [C39, §1828.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111.41] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1877 C93, §461A.41 Referred to in §350.10, 461A.57 Fri Dec 12 20:50:51 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 461A.41 (28, 1)
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Section 461A.41 ("461A.41 Removing plants, flowers, or fruit.") 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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