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1 1 HOUSE FILE 2352
1 2
1 3 AN ACT
1 4 RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF ILLEGAL DUMPING ENFORCEMENT
1 5 OFFICERS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
1 6
1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 8
1 9 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 455B.307B ILLEGAL DUMPING
1 10 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
1 11 1. For purposes of this section, "officer" means the
1 12 illegal dumping enforcement officer in a county.
1 13 2. The board of supervisors of each county may annually
1 14 appoint an illegal dumping enforcement officer for the county.
1 15 The board of supervisors may appoint the officer from
1 16 recommendations by the county board of health or may select a
1 17 person outside the recommendations made by the county board of
1 18 health. The board of supervisors shall appoint a person who
1 19 is a citizen of the United States, is of good moral character,
1 20 and has not previously been convicted of a felony.
1 21 3. An illegal dumping enforcement officer shall take an
1 22 oath of office prescribed by the board of supervisors. An
1 23 officer's appointment shall be effective March 1 and shall
1 24 continue for a term at the discretion of the board of
1 25 supervisors.
1 26 4. An illegal dumping enforcement officer, subject to
1 27 direction and control by the county board of supervisors,
1 28 shall only be empowered to enforce the provisions of sections
1 29 455B.307A and 455B.363 and local littering ordinances. An
1 30 officer shall not have the duty to enforce any other traffic
1 31 or criminal laws of the state, county, or a municipality. An
1 32 officer may enter upon any public land in the county,
1 33 excluding land within the limits of cities, unless otherwise
1 34 authorized by a city, and any private property with the
1 35 permission of the landowner at any time for the performance of
2 1 the officer's duties, and may hire the labor and equipment
2 2 necessary subject to the approval of the board of supervisors.
2 3 5. A person shall not willfully obstruct, resist, impede,
2 4 or interfere with an illegal dumping enforcement officer in
2 5 connection with the officer's enforcement of sections
2 6 455B.307A and 455B.363 and local littering ordinances. A
2 7 person shall not willfully retaliate or discriminate in any
2 8 manner against an officer as a reprisal for any act or
2 9 omission of the officer. A person violating this subsection
2 10 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2 11
2 12
2 13
2 14 CHRISTOPHER C. RANTS
2 15 Speaker of the House
2 16
2 17
2 18
2 19 JEFFREY M. LAMBERTI
2 20 President of the Senate
2 21
2 22 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
2 23 is known as House File 2352, Eightieth General Assembly.
2 24
2 25
2 26
2 27 MARGARET THOMSON
2 28 Chief Clerk of the House
2 29 Approved , 2004
2 30
2 31
2 32
2 33 THOMAS J. VILSACK
2 34 Governor
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