CHAPTER 52
WILDLIFE REFUGES
[Prior to 12/31/86, Conservation Commission[290] Chs 3,7,46]
571—52.1(481A) Established. The following state-owned lands and water under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources are established as wildlife refuges or sanctuaries for the purpose of preserving the biological balance pursuant to the provisions of Iowa Code section 481A.39, and for the protection of public parks, public health safety and welfare, and to effect sound wildlife management.
	52.1(1) State parks, recreation areas and preserves.
Park or Preserve	County
A.A. Call	Kossuth
Abbie Gardner Sharp	Dickinson
Arnolds Park Pier	Dickinson
Backbone	Delaware
Barkley Memorial	Boone
Beeds Lake	Franklin
Bellevue	Jackson
Big Creek	Polk
Bixby	Clayton
Black Hawk Lake	Sac
Bob White	Wayne
Browns Lake	Woodbury
Brush Creek Canyon	Fayette
Cameron Woods	Scott
Clear Lake	Cerro Gordo
Cold Springs	Cass
Dolliver Memorial	Webster
Eagle Lake	Hancock
E.B. Lyons Prairie-Woodland Preserve and Nature Interpretive Center	Dubuque
Echo Valley	Fayette
Elinor Bedell	Dickinson
1. Except that area along the shoreline signed as a public hunting area.
Elk Rock	Marion
Fish Farm Mounds	Allamakee
Fort Atkinson	Winneshiek
Fort Defiance	Emmet
Frank A. Gotch	Humboldt
Frank Pellett Memorial Woods	Cass
Galland School	Lee
Geode	Des Moines-Henry
George Wyth	Black Hawk
Green Valley	Union
Gull Point (Okoboji Areas)	Dickinson
Heery Woods	Butler
Honey Creek	Appanoose
Indian Village	O’Brien
Inn Area (Okoboji Areas)	Dickinson
Kearny	Palo Alto
Kish-Ke-Kosh Prairie	Jasper
Lacey-Keosauqua	Van Buren
Lake Ahquabi	Warren
Lake Anita	Cass
Lake Darling	Washington
	1.	That portion of the recreation area south and west of the main entrance road from Highway 1 and 78 to the south end of the modern campground.
	2.	That portion south of the east recreation area road from its intersection with the main entrance road to Honey Creek.
	3.	That area between the main entrance road and the south shore of Lake Darling starting at 7/8 mile from the intersection with Highway 1 and 78 and ending at the south end of the modern campground.
Lake Keomah	Mahaska
Lake Macbride	Johnson
Lake Manawa	Pottawattamie
Lake of Three Fires	Taylor
Lake Wapello	Davis
Ledges	Boone
Lennon Mills	Guthrie
Lewis and Clark	Monona
Little Maquoketa Mounds	Dubuque
McGregor Heights	Clayton
McIntosh Woods	Cerro Gordo
Malchow Mounds	Des Moines
Maquoketa Caves	Jackson
Margo Frankel Woods	Polk
Mericle Woods	Tama
Merritt Forest	Clayton
Mill Creek	O’Brien
Mines of Spain	Dubuque
	1.	That portion within the city limits of the city of Dubuque located west of U.S. Highway 61 and north of Mar Jo Hills Road.
	2.	The tract leased by the department of natural resources from the city of Dubuque upon which the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center is located.
	3.	That portion located south of the north line of Section 8, Township 88 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M. between the west property boundary and the east line of said Section 8.
	4.	That portion located north of Catfish Creek, east of the Mines of Spain Road, south of the railroad tracks. This portion includes the Julien Dubuque Monument.
Mini-Wakan	Dickinson
Nestor Stiles Prairie	Cherokee
Nine Eagles	Decatur
Oak Grove	Sioux
Oakland Mills	Henry
Okamanpedan	Emmet
Orleans Beach	Dickinson
Palisades-Kepler	Linn
Pammel	Madison
Pecan Grove	Muscatine
Pikes Peak (McGregor Area)	Clayton
Pikes Point	Dickinson
Pillsbury Point	Dickinson
Pilot Grove	Iowa
Pilot Knob	Hancock
Pine Lake	Hardin
Pioneer	Mitchell
Plum Grove	Johnson
Point Ann	Clayton
Prairie Rose	Shelby
Preparation Canyon	Monona
Red Haw Hill	Lucas
Rice Lake	Worth-Winnebago
Rock Creek	Jasper
Sharon Bluffs	Appanoose
Silver Lake	Delaware
Spring Lake	Greene
Springbrook	Guthrie
	1.	That portion of the recreation area enclosed within the following described boundary: beginning at the southeasternmost corner of the property boundary and following that boundary west to the Raccoon River; then northwesterly along the river to the mouth of Springbrook Creek; then northeasterly along the east bank of Springbrook Creek to a point directly north of the water tower; then southeast to the trail east of the water tower; then along the northern and easternmost portion of that trail system to a point near the pond dam located in the southeasternmost corner of the park; then southeast to the point of beginning.
	2.	That portion of the recreation area enclosed within the following described boundary: beginning at the easterly southeast boundary corner and proceeding both north and west along County Highway F25 for a distance of 200 yards; then on a straight northeast/southwest line between the two points described above.
	3.	That portion of the recreation area bounded on the north by the property boundary, on the east by the dirt road known as Oak Avenue intersecting with State Highway 384 and on the southwest by State Highway 384.
	4.	That portion of the recreation area located on and west of a line approximately 100 yards east of the west property boundary which is east of the dirt road known as Oak Avenue from State Highway 384 north to the north property boundary.
All above areas are posted with “closed to hunting” boundary signs.
Starr’s Cave	Des Moines
Steamboat Rock	Hardin
Stone Park	Woodbury
Strasser Woods	Polk
Trappers Bay	Dickinson
Turkey River Mounds	Clayton
Twin Lakes	Calhoun
Union Grove	Tama
Viking Lake	Montgomery
	1.	That portion of the recreation area enclosed within the following described boundary: on the north, the boundary of the refuge is described as the main entrance road to its “T” intersection with the road to the north boat ramp; thence northeasterly along the boat ramp road to the northwest corner of the boat ramp area to the lake water line.
	2.	On the south, the boundary is described as a line beginning at the north/south-east/west boundary corner south of the entrance road east to the road leading to the south picnic area parking lot and along that road to the easterly corner of that parking area; thence east to the lake water line.
	3.	All of the above area is posted with “closed to hunting” boundary signs.
Walnut Woods	Polk
Wanata	Clay
Wapsipinicon	Jones
	1.	All of the property within the state ownership boundary lines except the portion locally known as the “Oler Property” located in the southeast portion of the property line the boundary of which is marked with wildlife refuge signs.
	2.	Within the above described area, a circular shaped parcel approximately 400 yards in diameter centered on the enclosed rental shelter.
Waubonsie	Fremont
Wildcat Den	Muscatine
Woodman Hollow	Webster
	52.1(2) Wildlife refuges. The following areas under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources are established as wildlife refuges where posted. It shall be unlawful to hunt, pursue, kill, trap, or take any wild animal, bird, or game on these areas at any time, and no one shall carry firearms thereon, except where and when specifically authorized by the department of natural resources. It shall also be unlawful to trespass in any manner on the following areas, where posted, during the dates posted, both dates inclusive, except that department personnel, law enforcement officials, and other persons specifically authorized by the department of natural resources may enter the area at any time in performance of their duties, and hunters, under the supervision of department staff, may enter the area when specifically authorized by the department of natural resources.
Area	County
South Twin Lake	Calhoun
Ventura Marsh	Cerro Gordo
Allen Green Refuge	Des Moines
Henderson	Dickinson
Ingham Lake	Emmet
Crystal Hills	Hancock
Colyn Area	Lucas
Gladys Black Eagle Refuge	Marion
Five Island Lake	Palo Alto
Polk City Refuge	Polk
Smith Area	Pottawattamie
Green Valley Lake	Union
	52.1(3) Waterfowl refuges. The following areas under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources are established as waterfowl refuges where posted. It shall be unlawful to hunt ducks and geese on the following areas, where posted, at any time during the year. It shall be unlawful to trespass in any manner on the following areas, where posted, during the dates posted, both dates inclusive, except that department personnel, law enforcement officials, and other persons specifically authorized by the department of natural resources may enter the area at any time in performance of their duties, and hunters, under the supervision of department staff, may enter the area when specifically authorized by the department of natural resources.
Area	County
Lake Icaria	Adams
Pool Slough Wildlife Area	Allamakee
Rathbun Area	Appanoose, Lucas, Wayne
Sedan Bottoms	Appanoose
Sweet Marsh	Bremer
Big Marsh	Butler
Union Hills	Cerro Gordo
Round Lake	Clay
Jemmerson Slough Complex	Dickinson
Forney Lake	Fremont
Riverton Area	Fremont
Dunbar Slough	Greene
Bays Branch	Guthrie
Eagle Flats	Hancock
Eagle Lake	Hancock
Green Island Area	Jackson
Hawkeye Wildlife Area	Johnson
Muskrat Slough	Jones
Red Rock Area	Marion, Polk, Warren
Badger Lake	Monona
Chichaqua Area	Polk
McCausland	Scott
Princeton Area	Scott
Otter Creek Marsh	Tama
Rice Lake Area	Winnebago
Snyder Bend Lake	Woodbury
Elk Creek Marsh	Worth
	52.1(4) Restricted areas. It shall be unlawful to trespass in any manner on areas posted as restricted areas, except that department personnel, law enforcement officials, and other persons specifically authorized by the department of natural resources may enter the area at any time in performance of their duties.
[ARC 7918B, IAB 7/1/09, effective 8/5/09; ARC 9657B, IAB 8/10/11, effective 9/14/11; ARC 0828C, IAB 7/10/13, effective 8/14/13; ARC 3796C, IAB 5/9/18, effective 6/13/18; ARC 6355C, IAB 6/15/22, effective 7/20/22]
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 481A.5, 481A.6, 481A.9 and 481A.39.
[Filed 10/25/62; amended 4/9/74]
[Filed 9/13/66; amended 8/14/74]
[Filed emergency 7/20/77—published 8/10/77, effective 7/20/77]
[Filed emergency 9/1/77—published 9/21/77, effective 9/1/77]
[Filed 6/8/78, Notice 4/5/78—published 6/28/78, effective 8/10/78]
[Filed emergency 4/2/80—published 4/30/80, effective 4/2/80]
[Filed 2/6/81, Notice 12/24/80—published 3/4/81, effective 4/9/81]
[Filed 6/3/83, Notice 4/27/83—published 6/22/83, effective 8/1/83]
[Filed 6/13/84, Notice 2/1/84—published 7/4/84, effective 8/9/84]
[Filed 7/10/85, Notice 4/27/85—published 7/31/85, effective 9/4/85]
[Filed without Notice 12/12/86—published 12/31/86, effective 2/4/87]
[Filed emergency 10/8/87—published 11/4/87, effective 10/9/87]
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[Filed 1/6/89, Notice 11/2/88—published 1/25/89, effective 3/1/89]
[Filed 6/7/91, Notice 4/3/91—published 6/26/91, effective 7/31/911]
[Filed emergency 10/4/91 after Notice 8/7/91—published 10/30/91, effective 10/4/91]
[Filed 8/14/92, Notice 5/27/92—published 9/2/92, effective 10/7/92]
[Filed 8/11/95, Notice 3/1/95—published 8/30/95, effective 10/4/95]
[Filed 6/14/96, Notice 2/28/96—published 7/3/96, effective 8/7/96]
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[Filed 8/9/96, Notice 7/3/96—published 8/28/96, effective 10/2/96]
[Filed 2/21/97, Notice 1/1/97—published 3/12/97, effective 4/16/97]
[Filed 5/29/98, Notice 3/11/98—published 6/17/98, effective 7/22/98]
[Filed emergency 12/11/98 after Notice 11/4/98—published 12/30/98, effective 1/1/99]
[Filed 5/14/99, Notice 3/10/99—published 6/2/99, effective 7/7/99]
[Filed 8/18/00, Notice 6/28/00—published 9/6/00, effective 10/11/00]
[Filed 5/9/03, Notice 3/5/03—published 5/28/03, effective 7/2/03]
[Filed 8/13/04, Notice 7/7/04—published 9/1/04, effective 10/6/04]
[Filed 3/11/05, Notice 12/8/04—published 3/30/05, effective 5/4/05]
[Filed 5/17/06, Notice 3/29/06—published 6/7/06, effective 7/12/06]
[Filed 5/21/07, Notice 3/28/07—published 6/20/07, effective 7/25/07]
[Filed 6/24/08, Notice 4/9/08—published 7/16/08, effective 8/20/08]
[Filed ARC 7918B (Notice ARC 7685B, IAB 4/8/09), IAB 7/1/09, effective 8/5/09]
[Filed ARC 9657B (Notice ARC 9524B, IAB 6/1/11), IAB 8/10/11, effective 9/14/11]
[Filed ARC 0828C (Notice ARC 0720C, IAB 5/1/13), IAB 7/10/13, effective 8/14/13]
[Filed ARC 3796C (Notice ARC 3627C, IAB 2/14/18), IAB 5/9/18, effective 6/13/18]
[Filed ARC 6355C (Notice ARC 6260C, IAB 3/23/22), IAB 6/15/22, effective 7/20/22]
1	Effective date of 52.1(1) “Mines of Spain”(7/31/91) delayed 70 days by the Administrative Rules Review Committee at its meeting held 7/12/91.