{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-458a.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 458A.5","heading":"Drilling permit required.","body":"It is unlawful to commence operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas or the production of metallic minerals or to commence operations to deepen any well to a different geological formation without first giving the director notice of intention to drill, and without first obtaining a permit from the director, under rules prescribed by the department and paying to the department a fee established by rule of the department for the well. The fee shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/458A.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:11Z","sha256":"e9cc105fd254c04fd1d3dad06a442ac2989fe2797d1d40e36533e521ee70e2c7","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-458a.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-458a.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}