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Worth County Conservation Board Rules and Regulations
SECTION 1.
Definitions: Pursuant to the authority of Chapter 350 of the Code of
Iowa, the Worth County Conservation Board hereby promulgates and places
into effect the following regulations. The following terms, as used in
these regulations, shall for the purpose of these regulations have the
meanings assigned hereto, unless a different meaning is clearly
indicated.
A. The term Board
shall mean the Worth County, Iowa, Conservation Board.
B. The term
Department shall refer to the administrative office of the Worth
County Conservation Board.
C. The term
Director shall mean the Director of the Worth County Conservation
Board.
D. The term area
shall mean all or any part of the land and/or water owned, leased,
managed or by other means under the control of the Board including its
parks and wildlife areas.
E. The term
authorized representative shall include Park Rangers and other
persons designated from time to time by the Director.
F. The term
special use permit shall mean any use permit, issued by the
Department, pursuant to authority delegated by the Board, and signed by
the Director or his authorized representative.
G. The term camp
or camping shall mean the use of a shelter such as a tent, camping
trailer, motor vehicle, tarpaulin, or sleeping bag for temporary
residence at a campground.
H. The term
campground shall mean any area designated by the Board for camping.
I.
The term campsite shall mean a segment of a campground designated
by the Board for a camping unit or camping
J. The term
camping unit shall mean either a single tent not larger than 140
square feet in size at its base, pickup camper, motor home or converted
bus, recreational camping trailer, or a motor vehicle used for a camp by
a camping party, except those shelters used exclusively for dining
purposes, plus, at the option of said camping party, a second tent or an
additional tent no larger than 140 square feet in size at its base, if
same is used and occupied by members of that camping party under the age
of 18.
K. The term
camping party shall mean any individual, family, or informal
unorganized group of not more than five persons occupying one campsite.
L. The term
family shall mean a parent or parents with their unmarried children
who are the parent's legal dependents. More than five persons will be
allowed on the campsite as long as they are all of the same family.
M. The term youth
group and special group shall mean a group consisting of
minor members of an established organization and under the leadership of
at least one competent, mature adult for each eight minors in the group
and using any number of camping units or occupying a group campground.
N. The term
capacity shall mean the maximum number of camping parties or camping
units that the Board shall from time to time determine may occupy an
area, campground or campsite.
O. The term
official signs shall mean signs provided for in the Iowa State
Highway Commission Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Iowa
Streets and Highways and other signs designated from time to time by the
Board.
P. The term noise
shall mean any loud, confused or senseless shouting or outcry or a sound
which is noticeably unpleasant.
Q. The term adult
shall refer to any individual who has reached the legal minimum
drinking age as established by the State of Iowa.
350 Statues
Applicable. The provisions of
Section 461.35 through 461.57 inclusive, plus the Iowa
Administrative Code, shall apply to all lands and waters under the
control of any county conservation board, in the same manner as if such
lands and waters were state parks, lands or waters. Wherever used in
said sections, the words "Iowa Department of Natural Resources"
and "DNR" shall include a county conservation board, and the words "DNR
Director" shall include a county conservation board or its Director,
with respect to any lands or waters under the control of a county
conservation board. However, the provisions of said sections may be
modified or superseded by rules and regulations adopted as provided in
Section 350.5.
WORTH COUNTY RULES AND ADDITIONS
1.0
Fees and Charges: Fees or charges made for services or for use of land,
facilities, equipment, materials or supplies on any area to be collected
by the Department or authorized concessionaires shall be prescribed and
approved by the Board. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to
enter or use any facilities for which entrance fees or user fees are
prescribed without payment of same, except those persons on official
business or authorized by special use permit.
FEES AND CHARGES
SCHEDULE
$10.00 per night per
campsite - maximum of 5 persons per campsite unless all persons are of
the same family. There is a 50c charge for each person over the 5 person
limit added to the $10.00 fee.
$10.00 to reserve a
shelter house at Worth Co.
Lake, Silver
Lake or Ochee Yahola. These
shelters may be used without charge as long as no one has asked to
reserve that shelter for that particular time. The fee for the
shelter at Kuennen’s Quarry is $70 per day with a cleaning and damage
deposit of $150.
2.0
Collection of Fruits and Nuts. Section
461A.41 entitled Removing plants, flowers or fruit'' is hereby
modified as follows: It shall be lawful to collect the fruit of all nut
and berry producing plants or mushrooms for non-commercial home use,
provided that the collector does not otherwise damage the parent plant.
3.0
Use of Firearms. Section 461A.42
entitled ' Use of firearms prohibited exceptions' is hereby modified as
follows: It shall be lawful to hunt or pursue game birds or wild animals
in or on all areas unless otherwise posted by the Board with official
signs.
4.0
Training and Exercising Dogs. Section
461A.45 entitled ''Animals on leash' is hereby modified as follows:
It shah be lawful to permit dogs to run at large for the purpose of
training or exercising them in or on all areas under the management of
the Board except that in the following parks all dogs must be kept on a
leash not longer than 6 feet and under the control of the owner or
caretaker at all times, Silver Lake Park, Worth County Lake, Ochee
Yahola Park, Kuennen’s Quarry.
5.0
Hunting Restricted. It shall be unlawful
to hunt, pursue or in any manner molest any birds or wild animals or to
use or carry firearms, fireworks, explosives and weapons of all kinds,
except as otherwise provided by law, in or on any area so posted by the
Board.
6.0
Tree Stands, Blinds and Decoys.
6.1
Tree Stands and Blinds. The use of
blinds and tree stands is restricted. (For the purpose of these rules
blinds and tree stands can be used interchangeably and shall mean a
constructed place of ambush or concealment for the purpose of hunting,
observing or photographing any species of wildlife). The following rules
shall apply to all areas under control of the Board.
6.2
Ownership. Any person may construct a
blind on an area using only the natural vegetation found on the area,
except that no trees or parts of trees other than willows may be cut for
that purpose, and the construction of such a blind does not give any
person any proprietary right to use the blind.
6.3
Construction Materials. No person shall
bring to use for the construction of a blind thereon, any sawed lumber,
wire, nails, bolts, posts or pipe, metal cable, or hardware of any type,
except when these materials are parts of portable blinds which are
self-contained units readily movable from one site to another.
6.4
Protection of Trees. No person shall
drive or otherwise place any nail, spike, pin or any other object, metal
or otherwise, into any tree in or on any area for the purpose of
constructing a blind or to facilitate access to a blind or to a hunting
location above the ground.
6.5
Removing Blinds and Tree Stands. Except
as otherwise provided in the Iowa Administrative Code portable blinds as
described above are prohibited during the open season for taking
waterfowl on any area between the hours of one hour after legal shooting
time and midnight of each day, except this prohibition shall not apply
to portable tree stands placed in or on a tree, not over water, and used
only for purposes other than hunting waterfowl. A portable blind
constructed on a boat shall be considered to be removed from the area
when the boat supporting such blind is tied up or moored at an approved
access site.
6.6
Decoys. The use of decoys in or on all
areas is restricted. For the purpose of these rules a decoy is defined
as a bird or animal or a likeness of one used to lure game into shooting
range.
6.7
Removal of Decoys. Except as otherwise
provided in the Iowa Administrative Code decoys are prohibited on all
areas between the hours of one hour after legal shooting time and
midnight of each day. Decoys are considered removed from an area if they
are picked up and placed within a boat or other container at an approved
access site.
6.8
Tree stands must be removed no later
than 2 weeks after the close of a hunting season the stand was used for.
7.0
Camping.
7.1
Camping is allowed only in designated
campgrounds and on designated campsites within those campgrounds as
established by the Board.
7.2
Violation of any state law or any county
park rule and regulation by any member of a camping party is cause for
revocation of the camping permit and entire camping party shall be
required to leave the area. Camping fees shall be forfeit under this
rule.
7.3
When any campground is open and in a
usable condition all charges and fees shall be in effect and shall be
enforced as set forth in the official fee schedule approved by the
Board. Registration must be completed immediately after selecting a
campsite. Occupation of a campsite requires that a tent, camping
trailer or motor home be on the site at the time of registration. Only
an adult member of the camping party occupying the site may register.
7.4
A member of the registered camping party
shall occupy each campsite or camping unit in the first night of the
camping period and no campsite shall be left unoccupied for more than 24
hours, except that the Director or his authorized representative may, by
issuing a special use permit, allow a camping party to be absent from
their campsite or camping unit for a period not exceeding 48 hours. No
camping party shall receive more than one special use permit for this
purpose during any 14 day camping period. Failure to comply with this
rule will result in the removal by whatever means necessary of the
camping unit at the owner's expense and liability.
7.5
No camping party or camping unit of any
kind shall occupy any campsite more than 14 days out of any 21 day
period. This shall apply to all campgrounds under the jurisdiction of
the Board and prohibits the moving from one campsite to another in an
effort to extend your stay beyond the 14 day limit.
7.6
It shall be unlawful for more than one camping party or camping unit to
occupy a campsite.
7.7Campsites
marked with the international symbol for tents are restricted to tent
use only. All other sites are open for tent, camping trailer, or motor
home use.
7.8
All campsites must be maintained in a
neat and clean manner or the occupants will be required to leave.
7.9
It shall be unlawful to park any motor
vehicle outside the parking area designated at each campsite, and not
more than one licensed vehicle are permitted at any
campsite.
7.10
Nothing may be tied upon or hung over
the natural vegetation or park property.
7.11
It shall be unlawful for any person to
obtain a camping permit for use by a camping party of which he is not a
member, except that parents and group leaders shall obtain permits to be
used by youth groups.
7.12
All campers shall maintain quiet and
avoid excessive noise in the campgrounds between the hours of 10:30 p.m.
and 6:00 a.m.
7.13
No camping party shall set up or take
down their camping equipment between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:00
a.m.
7.14
No camping unit or party shall move from
its assigned campsite to another without the prior approval of the
Director or his authorized representative.
7.15
Campers shall restore their campsite to
the same approximate condition or better than when they found it.
7.16
All campfires must be built in a fire
ring when and where provided. Campfires are not allowed if a fire ring
is not provided.
7.17
No camping shall be allowed under any
circumstances within fifty feet of any well or public restroom facility.
7.18
Check out time is 3:00 p.m. on the last
day for which you have paid except that on Sundays and holidays the
check out time will be 6:30 p.m. on the last day for which you have
paid.
7.19
There will be no refunds issued.
8.0
Noise producing devices. It shall be
unlawful to operate or use any radio, television, stereo, musical
instrument, electric generating plants, power saws, or any similar
equipment in or on any area in such a manner as to create excessive
noise and/or disturb other persons. Said equipment shall under no
circumstances be used between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
9.0
Public address systems restricted. It
shall be unlawful to operate or use any public address system whether
fixed, portable or vehicular mounted, in or on any area except when such
use or operation has been approved in writing by the Director or his
authorized representative.
10.0
Radio, television or telephone equipment
restricted. It shall be unlawful to install aerial or other special
radio, telephone or television equipment in or on any area without the
approval in writing to the Director or his authorized representative.
11.0
Recreation uses only allowed. It shall be
unlawful for any person to occupy any portion of any area for washing or
repairing vehicles; advertising or political campaigning; hawking,
peddling, or any other commercial activity, except concessionaires
acting under the authority of a lease or contract with the Board and
those activities provided for by the Board.
12.0
Use of horses restricted. It shall be
unlawful to ride, lead or otherwise allow the entry or use of horses or
horse-drawn wagons on any portion of any area except on designated
trails and roadways. The Board shall from time to time designate trails
and roads for the use of horses and the Director or his authorized
representative may, by issuing a special use permit, allow such activity
on any area
13.0
ATV's and snowmobiles restricted. It
shall be unlawful to operate any snowmobile, tote bike, air sled, swamp
buggy, all terrain vehicle or any other land conveyance propelled by a
gasoline or electrical engine and run on wheels, tracks or runners in or
on any area, except for those trails and roads which the Board shall
from time to time designate and those other areas for which a special
use permit has been issued.
14.0
Swimming Restricted. It shall be unlawful to swim, wade or engage in
related water activities in or on any ponds or waters in or on any area,
except for those ponds or waters specifically designated from time to
time by the Board.
15.0
Reserving park facilities. It shall be unlawful for a minor to reserve a
park facility. If a group consists of mixed adults and minors, a ratio
of at least one adult to each eight minors must be maintained unless the
group is a "registered youth group". A registered youth group may
maintain different ratios if the group is sponsored for the activity by
the Director or his authorized representative. There is a fee for
reserving a park facility.
16.0
Domestic refuse not allowed. It shall be
unlawful to deposit garbage, refuse or litter from any household,
business or any other place to any area for the purpose of disposing of
the same in any refuse or litter container there provided.
17.0
Boats unattended not permitted. It shall
be unlawful to leave unattended any boat or other form of water
conveyance on or attached to any area, except those areas designated
from time to time by the Board, for more than 12 consecutive hours. Any
water conveyance left in violation hereof shall be removed and stored at
the expense of its owner, which expense shall not be less than $100.
If not reclaimed within six months of its removal hereunder, such water
conveyance shall thereafter be disposed of.
Motor vehicles
unattended not permitted. It shall be unlawful to leave any motor
vehicle unattended on any area for more than 24 hours without the
permission of the Director or his authorized representative. Any motor
vehicle left in violation hereof shall be removed and stored at the
expense of its owner, which expense shall not be less than $150.00.
If not reclaimed within 6 months such motor vehicles shall
be considered abandoned and shall thereafter be disposed of.
18.0
Official signs. It shall be unlawful for
any person to enter, use or occupy any area or facilities within said
area in disregard of any official signs.
19.0
Possession and consumption of beer or
alcoholic beverages, except for groups with a special use permit, is
restricted. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or
consume beer, as defined in Section 123.1(9) between the hours of 9:30
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in or on any area, except that beer or alcohol
may be possessed within a camping unit or out of sight between said
hours by adult member of any camping party or an adult camping at a
campground. Any beer or alcohol possessed in violation of this
rule shall be confiscated by the Director or his authorized
representative and destroyed.
20.0
Closing time. All parks (Ochee Yahola,
Worth County Lake, Deer Creek Rest
Area, Kuennen’s Quarry and Silver Lake Park) shall be closed to
public use between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and
6:00
a.m. unless otherwise specified by the Board, in which case official
signs will be erected giving the public constructive notice of such
change. The Director or his authorized representative may issue special
use permits in conformity with Board policy which, when issued, shall
allow groups or persons to observe other hours. The provisions of this
section shall not apply to authorized camping by registered camping
groups in designated camping areas or people actively engaged in
fishing.
21.0
Speed limit. Using the authority provided for in the State Traffic Code
the Board has established a universal 15 M.P.H. speed limit on all
county park roads in Worth County except in campgrounds
where the limit is 10 m.p.h.
22.0
Parking: all vehicles must use a
designated parking area.
23.0
Improper
use of park facilities that could cause injury or damage is prohibited.
Improper use includes, but is not limited to, diving or jumping into the
lake from trees, branches, benches, tables, or any natural or man-made
structures.
23.0
Indecent
or Obscene acts. Commission of any of the following acts by any person,
persons, firm corporation or partnership or associations of any kind,
will constitute a violation of this rule.
23.1
Indecent printing: Knowingly or
willfully to manufacture, print, publish, sell, advertise, offer for
sale, import, show, lend, deliver, carry, distribute, circulate, give,
buy, procure, receive or have in one’s possession with the intent to
make any of the above transactions, any obscene, lewd, indecent,
lascivious or filthy book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, lithograph,
engraving, print, picture, photograph, writing, card, model, cast,
phonograph record or any instrument or article of indecent or immoral
use which would manifestly tend to corrupt the morals of youth or
others.
23.2
Indecent exposure: Designedly to expose
oneself or the person of another in a grossly open and indecent
or obscene manner, to public view in the state of nudity or lewdness or
in indecent or lewd dress.
23.3
Urinating
and defecating: Intentionally urinating or defecating upon any public
property or area, within public view. Nothing in this section
shall be construed as to prohibit any person from urinating or
defecating in any public restroom.
24.0
Glass
bottles and beverage containers are not allowed at Kuennen’s
Quarry. Exception: glass containers will be allowed if they are
confined to the cabin, this does not include the porch.
25.0
Exceptions.
Nothing in these rules and regulations shall prohibit or hinder the
Department, its Supervisors, Park Rangers, other employees or
duly authorized agents or any other peace officers from performing their
official duties.
27.0
The use of paint balls and any weapon
capable of firing them is prohibited on any area managed or owned by the
Board.
28.0
Geocaches may be established on property
owned or managed by the Board if they are registered with the Director.
Caches must be registered before being placed. Registration will be done
on a form provided by the Board. Information required is not limited to
the following: Name of owner, address of owner, location of cache.
Geocaches will not be allowed in a refuge, environmentally sensitive
areas, areas that periodically burned, or where they may be a safety
hazard.
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