{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-461a.41","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 461A.41","heading":"Removing plants, flowers, or fruit.","body":"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.\n2. 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.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 461A - PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/461A.41.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:11Z","sha256":"d62a641853c727aae031aefe6f4a158a00592307e2d4d4033fae26ea6e1629ef","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-461a.40","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-461a.42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}