# Iowa Code § 481A.6: Game management area

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 481A.6
- **Heading:** Game management area
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.6

## Text

The commission may establish a game management area upon any public lands or waters, or with the consent of the owner upon any private lands or waters, when necessary to maintain a biological balance as provided in section 481A.39 or to provide for public hunting, fishing, or trapping in conformity with sound wildlife management. When a game management area is established, the commission shall with the consent of the owner, if any, have the right to post and prohibit, and to regulate or limit the lands or waters against trespassing, hunting, fishing, or trapping. Any violation of the regulations is unlawful.

[C35, §1709-e1; C39, §1709.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.6]90 Acts, ch 1216, §6C93, §481A.62025 Acts, ch 30, §81

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 481A.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.2 State ownership and title — exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.3 Conclusive presumption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.4 Fish hatcheries game farms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.5 State game refuges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.6 Game management area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.6A Pen-reared pheasants release by landowners and tenants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.6B Pheasant population studies reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.7 Hunting on game refuges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.8 Notice of establishment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.9 Spawning grounds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.10 Reports and accounting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.10A Farmer advisory committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.10A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.11 Seized or accidentally killed game disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.11.md)

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