# Iowa Code § 462A.3: Powers and duties of commission

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.3

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 462A.3
- **Heading:** Powers and duties of commission
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.3

## Text

(1) The commission is vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering, and enforcing the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The commission may adopt and enforce rules under chapter 17A as necessary to carry out this chapter and to protect private and public property and the health, safety, and welfare of the public. In adopting rules, the commission shall give consideration to the various uses to which they may be put by and for public and private purposes, the preservation of each body of water, its bed, waters, ice, banks, and public and private property attached thereto, and the need for uniformity of rules relating to the use, operation, and equipment of vessels and vehicles.

[C97, §2511, 2512; S13, §2512; C24, 27, 31, §1691, 1692, 1694; C35, §1703-e1 – 1703-e3; C39, §1703.01 – 1703.03, 1703.26; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.1 – 106.3, 106.26; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.3; 82 Acts, ch 1028, §4]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1826C93, §462A.32019 Acts, ch 24, §63

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 462A.1 Declaration of policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.3 Powers and duties of commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.3A Public use of water for navigation purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.3A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.3B Reciprocity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.3B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.4 Operation of unnumbered vessels prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.5 Registration and identification number.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.5A Filing bond as assurance of ownership.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.5A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.6 Exemption from registration provisions of this chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.6A Exemption from display of registration and capacity numbers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.6A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.7 Occurrences involving vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.8 Transmittal of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.9 Classification and required equipment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.10 Boat liveries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.10.md)

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