Iowa Code Title XI. Natural Resources [Chs. 455-485] § 481A.35. Attorney general and county attorneys

It shall be the duty of the attorney general, when requested by the director, to give the attorney general's opinion in writing upon any question of law arising under this chapter; and it shall be the duty of all county attorneys in this state when requested by the director or any officer appointed by the commission, to prosecute all criminal actions brought in their respective counties for violations of the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting any person from instituting legal proceedings for the enforcement of any of the provisions thereof.