Terms Used In Iowa Code 456.5

  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
 For the purpose of carrying on investigations, the state geologist and the state geologist’s assistants and employees shall have authority to enter and cross all lands within the state; provided that in so doing no damage is done to private property.