The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following activities:
 1. The extraction of coal by a landowner for the landowner’s own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by the landowner.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 207.26

  • Division: means the division of soil conservation and water quality created within the department of agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to section 159. See Iowa Code 207.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Landowner: means a person who holds an interest in land, including a titleholder or tenant. See Iowa Code 169C.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The extraction of coal as an incidental part of federal, state or local government-financed highway or other construction under rules promulgated by the division.