Iowa Code 658.8 – Settlers on lands of state
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 658.8
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
658.8 Settlers on lands of state.
Any person settled upon and occupying any portion of the public lands held by the state is not liable as a trespasser for improving or cultivating it in the ordinary course of husbandry, nor for taking and using timber or other materials necessary and proper to enable the person to do so, provided the timber and other materials are taken from land properly constituting a part of the “”claim”” or tract of land so settled upon and occupied by the person.
[C51, §2144; R60, §3726; C73, §3342; C97, §4310; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12409; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §658.8]
Any person settled upon and occupying any portion of the public lands held by the state is not liable as a trespasser for improving or cultivating it in the ordinary course of husbandry, nor for taking and using timber or other materials necessary and proper to enable the person to do so, provided the timber and other materials are taken from land properly constituting a part of the “”claim”” or tract of land so settled upon and occupied by the person.
[C51, §2144; R60, §3726; C73, §3342; C97, §4310; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12409; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §658.8]