Iowa Code Title XI. Natural Resources [Chs. 455-485] § 462A.26. Right-of-way rules--speed and distance rules--zoning water areas

a. Passing from rear--keep to the operator's left.

b. Passing head on--keep to the operator's right.

c. Passing at right angles--vessel at the right has the right-of-way.

d. Manually propelled vessels have the right-of-way over all other vessels.

e. Sailboats have the right-of-way over all motor driven vessels. Motorboats, when meeting or overtaking sailboats, shall always pass on the leeward side.

f. Any vessel backing from a landing has the right-of-way over incoming vessels.

g. When necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare due to the physical nature and characteristics of any waters under the jurisdiction of the commission, the commission may promulgate further rules governing vessel traffic on such waters.

a. Zoning as to area, activity, vessel, or vehicle, speed, and time of day during which specified activities are permitted.

b. Horsepower, size, and types of vessels and vehicles which may be operated.

c. Safety precautions and practices required.

a. On all waters under the jurisdiction of the commission:

b. On all inland lakes and federal impoundments under the jurisdiction of the commission, a motorboat shall not be operated within three hundred feet of shore at a speed greater than ten miles per hour.