Iowa Code 481A.35 – Attorney general and county attorneys
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 481A.35
- Commission: means the natural resource commission. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Director: means the director of the department or the director's designee. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Person: shall mean any person, firm, partnership, or corporation. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- 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
It shall be the duty of the attorney general, when requested by the director, to give the attorney general’s opinion in writing upon any question of law arising under this chapter; and it shall be the duty of all county attorneys in this state when requested by the director or any officer appointed by the commission, to prosecute all criminal actions brought in their respective counties for violations of the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting any person from instituting legal proceedings for the enforcement of any of the provisions thereof.