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2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION › Section 481A.145 - Taking and selling of minnows and other bait — regulations.

481A.145 Taking and selling of minnows and other bait — regulations.
1. Except for species listed as threatened or endangered under chapter 481B, a licensed bait dealer may take sufficient bait from lakes and streams of this state that are not closed to the taking of bait, to supply the licensee’s customers for hook and line fishing if the licensee is present while the bait is being taken.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not carry, transport, ship, or cause to be carried, transported, or shipped, any minnows for the purpose of sale beyond the boundaries of the state. Minnows which are bred, hatched, propagated, or raised on a licensed aquaculture unit may be transported outside the state.
3. A person shall not transport, use, sell or offer to sell for bait or introduce into any inland waters of this state or into any waters from which the waters of the state may become stocked, any minnows or fish of the carp, quillback, gar, or dogfish species. Fish of the carp, quillback, gar, or dogfish species may be returned to the waters from which they are taken. A person shall not possess live gizzard shad at any lake in this state.
4. Minnow traps not exceeding thirty-six inches in length may be used when the taking of minnows is allowed. Each trap, when in use, shall have a metal tag attached plainly labeled with the owner’s name and address.
5. A person shall not use a minnow dip net which exceeds four feet in diameter, a cast net which exceeds ten feet in diameter, or a minnow seine which exceeds twenty feet in length or has a mesh size smaller than one-quarter inch bar measure. Licensed bait dealers may obtain a permit from the department to use minnow seines longer than twenty feet, but not exceeding fifty feet in length.
6. The department may designate certain lakes and streams, and parts of them, from which minnow populations should be protected for the best management of the lakes or streams. If an investigation of a lake or stream or a portion of a lake or stream by the department indicates that the minnow population should be protected, the lake or stream or a portion of the lake or stream shall be closed to the taking of minnows for a period of time deemed advisable by the department.
92 Acts, ch 1216, §7; 93 Acts, ch 99, §3 – 5
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(c), 805.8B(3)(d), 805.8B(3)(k)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraphs c, d, and k
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION › Section 481A.146 - Authority of the director.

481A.146 Authority of the director.
The director may take any fish from the public waters of the state, at any time and in any manner, for the purpose of propagation or restocking other waters, or exchanging with fish and wildlife agencies of other states, the federal government, or licensed aquaculture units.
92 Acts, ch 1216, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION › Section 481A.147 - Theft of fish.

481A.147 Theft of fish.
All fish in an aquaculture unit are private property and are not the property of the state, and the theft of fish from an aquaculture unit is punishable as provided in section 714.2.
92 Acts, ch 1216, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION › Section 481A.151 - Restitution for pollution causing injury to wild animals.

481A.151 Restitution for pollution causing injury to wild animals.
1. A person who is liable for polluting a water of this state in violation of state law, including this chapter, shall also be liable to pay restitution to the department for injury caused to a wild animal by the pollution. The amount of the restitution shall also include the department’s administrative costs for investigating the incident. The administration of this section shall not result in a duplication of damages collected by the department under section 455B.392, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (3).
2. The commission shall adopt rules providing for procedures for investigations and the administrative assessment of restitution amounts. The rules shall establish an opportunity to appeal a departmental action including by a contested case proceeding under chapter 17A. A final administrative decision assessing an amount of restitution may be enforced by the attorney general at the request of the director.
3. Rules adopted by the commission shall provide for methods used to determine the extent of an injury and the monetary values for the loss of injured wild animals based on species.
a. The rules shall provide for methods used to count dead fish and to calculate restitution values. The rules may incorporate methods and values published by the American fisheries society. To every extent practicable, the values shall be based on the estimates of lost recreational angler opportunities where applicable. As an alternative method of valuation, the rules may provide that for fish species that are protected by catch limits, possession limits, size limits, or closed seasons applicable to anglers, liquidated damages apply. The amount of the liquidated damages shall not exceed fifteen dollars per fish. For fish species that are classified by the commission as endangered or threatened, the rules may establish liquidated damages not to exceed one thousand dollars per fish.
b. The rules shall provide guidelines for estimating the extent of loss of a species that is affected by a pollution incident but which would not be practical to count in sample areas. The rules may establish liquidated damage amounts for species whose replacement cost is difficult to determine.
4. Moneys collected by the department in restitution shall be deposited into the state fish and game protection fund. The moneys shall be used exclusively to support restoration or improvement of fisheries, including but not limited to aquatic habitat improvement projects as provided in rules adopted by the commission. However, moneys collected from restitution paid for investigative costs shall be used as determined by the director.
2002 Acts, ch 1137, §58, 71
Referred to in §481A.130
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481B - ENDANGERED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE › Section 481B.1 - Definitions.

481B.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
1. “Commission” means the natural resource commission.
2. “Director” means the director of the department of natural resources.
3. “Endangered species” means any species of fish, plant life, or wildlife which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range. “Endangered species” does not include a species of insecta determined by the commission or the secretary of the United States department of interior to constitute a pest whose protection under this chapter would present an overwhelming and overriding risk to humans.
4. “Fish or wildlife” means any member of the animal kingdom, including any mammal, fish, amphibian, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, or other invertebrate, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring, or the dead body of parts thereof. Fish or wildlife includes migratory birds, nonmigratory birds, or endangered birds for which protection is afforded by treaty or other international agreement.
5. “Import” means to bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to bring into, or attempt to introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of this state.
6. “Person” means person as defined in section 4.1, subsection 20.
7. “Plant” or “plant life” means any member of the plant kingdom, including seeds, roots, and other parts thereof.
8. “Species” includes any subspecies of fish, plant life, or wildlife and any other group of fish, plants, or wildlife of the same species or smaller taxa in common spatial arrangement that interbreed or cross-pollinate when mature.
9. “Take”, in reference to fish and wildlife, means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, collect and it includes an attempt to engage in any such conduct.
10. “Take”, in reference to plants, means to collect, pick, cut, dig up or destroy in any manner.
11. “Threatened species” means any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
[C77, 79, 81, §109A.1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1856, 1857
C93, §481B.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481B - ENDANGERED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE › Section 481B.2 - Cooperation with federal government.

481B.2 Cooperation with federal government.
The commission shall perform those acts necessary for the conservation, protection, restoration, and propagation of endangered and threatened species in cooperation with the federal government, pursuant to Pub. L. No. 93-205, and pursuant to rules promulgated by the secretary of the interior.
[C77, 79, 81, §109A.2]
C93, §481B.2
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §124
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481B - ENDANGERED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE › Section 481B.3 - Investigations.

481B.3 Investigations.
1. The director shall conduct investigations on fish, plants, and wildlife in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to determine management measures necessary for their continued ability to sustain themselves successfully. On the basis of these determinations and other available scientific and commercial data, which may include consultation with scientists and others who may have specialized knowledge, learning, or experience, the commission shall, pursuant to chapter 17A, promulgate a rule listing those species of fish, plants, and wildlife which are determined to be endangered or threatened within the state.
2. The commission shall review the state list of endangered and threatened species at least every two years and may amend the list.
[C77, 79, 81, §109A.3]
C93, §481B.3
2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Referred to in §481B.4, 481B.5, 481B.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481B - ENDANGERED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE › Section 481B.4 - Programs.

481B.4 Programs.
1. The director shall establish programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat, necessary for the management of endangered or threatened species.
2. In carrying out the programs authorized by this section, the commission may enter into cooperative agreements with federal and state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, or with private persons for the administration and management of any area or program established under this section or for investigation as outlined in section 481B.3.
[C77, 79, 81, §109A.4]
C93, §481B.4
2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481B - ENDANGERED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE › Section 481B.5 - Prohibitions.

481B.5 Prohibitions.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by rule, a person shall not take, possess, transport, import, export, process, sell or offer for sale, buy or offer to buy, nor shall a common or contract carrier transport or receive for shipment, any species of fish, plants, or wildlife appearing on the following lists which shall be adopted by rule of the commission:
1. The list of fish, plants, and wildlife indigenous to the state determined to be endangered or threatened within the state pursuant to section 481B.3.
2. The United States list of endangered or threatened native fish and wildlife as contained in 50 C.F.R. pt. 17 as amended to December 30, 1991.
3. The United States list of endangered or threatened plants as contained in 50 C.F.R. pt. 17 as amended to December 30, 1991.
4. The United States list of endangered or threatened foreign fish and wildlife as contained in 50 C.F.R. pt. 17 as amended to December 30, 1991.
[C77, 79, 81, §109A.5]
92 Acts, ch 1133, §1, 2
C93, §481B.5
2003 Acts, ch 108, §89
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(e)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph e
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481B - ENDANGERED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE › Section 481B.6 - Species not on list.

481B.6 Species not on list.
The commission may, by rule, treat any species as an endangered species or threatened species even though it is not listed pursuant to section 481B.3 if it finds that the species so closely resembles in appearance a species which is listed pursuant to section 481B.3 and that enforcement personnel would have substantial difficulty in attempting to differentiate between the listed and unlisted species, and the effect of this substantial difficulty is an additional threat to an endangered or threatened species, or finds that the treatment of an unlisted species will substantially facilitate the enforcement and further the intent of this chapter.
[C77, 79, 81, §109A.6]
C93, §481B.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481B - ENDANGERED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE › Section 481B.7 - Special care to ensure survival.

481B.7 Special care to ensure survival.
The director may permit the taking, possession, purchase, sale, transportation, importation, exportation, or shipment of endangered or threatened species which appear on the state list for scientific, zoological, or educational purposes, for propagation in captivity of such fish, plants, or wildlife, to ensure their survival.
[C77, 79, 81, §109A.7]
C93, §481B.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481B - ENDANGERED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE › Section 481B.8 - Damage to property or human life.

481B.8 Damage to property or human life.
Upon good cause shown and where necessary to reduce damage to property or to protect human health, endangered or threatened species found on the state list may be removed, captured, or destroyed, but only pursuant to a permit issued by the director.
[C77, 79, 81, §109A.8]
C93, §481B.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481B - ENDANGERED PLANTS AND WILDLIFE › Section 481B.9 - Exemptions.

481B.9 Exemptions.
A species of fish, plant, or wildlife appearing on any of the lists of endangered species or threatened species which enters the state from another state or from outside the territorial limits of the United States may enter, be transported, possessed, and sold in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.
[C77, 79, 81, §109A.9]
92 Acts, ch 1133, §3
C93, §481B.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481C - WILD ANIMAL DEPREDATION PROCEDURES › Section 481C.1 - Wild animal depredation unit.

481C.1 Wild animal depredation unit.
A wild animal depredation unit is established within the department of natural resources. The unit shall be comprised of two wild animal depredation biologists.
97 Acts, ch 180, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §72
Referred to in §481C.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481C - WILD ANIMAL DEPREDATION PROCEDURES › Section 481C.2 - Duties.

481C.2 Duties.
1. The director of the department of natural resources shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the United States department of agriculture, animal damage control division. The wild animal depredation unit shall serve and act as the liaison to the department for the producers in the state who suffer crop, horticultural product, tree, or nursery damage due to wild animals.
2. The department shall issue depredation permits to any landowner who incurs crop, horticultural product, tree, or nursery damage of one thousand dollars or more due to wild animals.
3. The criteria for issuing depredation licenses and permits shall be established in administrative rules in consultation with the farmer advisory committee created in section 481A.10A. The administrative rules adopted pursuant to this section shall not require a producer to erect or maintain fencing at a cost exceeding one thousand dollars as a requisite for receiving a depredation license or permit or for participation in a depredation plan.
97 Acts, ch 180, §3; 98 Acts, ch 1203, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1037, §2, 6
Referred to in §481C.2A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 481C - WILD ANIMAL DEPREDATION PROCEDURES › Section 481C.3 - Funding.

481C.3 Funding.
The revenue from nonresident deer and wild turkey hunting licenses shall be used to pay the salaries, support, and maintenance of the wild animal depredation unit established pursuant to section 481C.1.
97 Acts, ch 180, §4; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §33
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.3 - Commercial fishing — where permitted.

482.3 Commercial fishing — where permitted.
It is unlawful to use commercial gear in the taking of commercial fish, turtles, and mussels from the waters of the state, except as otherwise provided by statute or administrative rules of the commission.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §3
C87, §109B.3
C93, §482.3
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(e)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph e
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.4 - Commercial licenses and gear tags.

482.4 Commercial licenses and gear tags.
1. A person shall not use or operate commercial gear unless an individual is at the site where the commercial gear is being operated who possesses an appropriate valid commercial license. A commercial license is valid from the date of issue to January 10 of the succeeding calendar year.
2. A commercial roe harvester shall possess a valid commercial fishing license and a valid commercial roe harvester license.
3. Commercial fishers and commercial turtle harvesters shall provide and affix weather-resistant gear tags to each piece of gear in use. Each weather-resistant gear tag shall plainly show the name, address, and commercial license number of the licensee and whether the gear is fish or turtle gear.
4. Annual license fees are as follows:
a. Commercial fisher, resident $ 200.00
b. Commercial fisher, nonresident $ 400.00
c. Commercial fish helper, resident $ 50.00
d. Commercial fish helper, nonresident $ 100.00
e. Commercial roe buyer, resident $ 250.00
f. Commercial roe buyer, nonresident $ 500.00
g. Commercial roe harvester, resident $ 100.00
h. Commercial roe harvester, nonresident $3,500.00
i. Commercial turtle buyer, resident $ 200.00
j. Commercial turtle buyer, nonresident $ 400.00
k. Commercial turtle harvester, resident $ 100.00
l. Commercial turtle harvester, nonresident $ 400.00
m. Commercial turtle helper, resident $ 50.00
n. Commercial turtle helper, nonresident $ 100.00
5. Commercial fish and turtle gear tags are required on the following units of commercial gear:
a. Seine.
b. Trammel net.
c. Gill net.
d. Entrapment nets.
e. Commercial trotline.
f. Commercial turtle trap.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §4
C87, §109B.4
89 Acts, ch 119, §1; 89 Acts, ch 192, §1, 2; 91 Acts, ch 170, §2, 3
C93, §482.4
2009 Acts, ch 144, §23; 2012 Acts, ch 1118, §10 – 13
Referred to in §452A.17, 482.1, 805.8B(3)(m)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph m
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.5 - Commercial gear.

482.5 Commercial gear.
It is lawful for a person who is legally licensed to harvest commercial fish or commercial turtles to use commercial gear of a design, construction, size, season, and all other criteria established by the commission for taking those species of fish and turtles designated by the commission by rule.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §5
C87, §109B.5
C93, §482.5
2009 Acts, ch 144, §24
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(d)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph d
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.6 - Tagging of commercial gear.

482.6 Tagging of commercial gear.
Each trotline shall have the tags affixed to one end. Each hoop net, slat net, trap net, and turtle trap shall have the appropriate tag affixed to the end nearest the pot. Each gill net and each trammel net shall have the tags affixed to the float line nearest the shore stake, but when fished under ice, the tags shall be affixed to the float line nearest the take-out hole. Each seine shall have the tags affixed to one end.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §6
C87, §109B.6
C93, §482.6
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(b)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph b
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.7 - Gear attendance.

482.7 Gear attendance.
1. A commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester licensee must be present when commercial gear is operated. A commercial fish helper or commercial turtle helper shall not operate commercial gear except under the direct supervision of a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester. A nonresident commercial turtle helper is licensed only to assist a licensed nonresident commercial turtle harvester. Commercial gear shall be lifted and emptied of catch as provided by the rules of the commission. Constant attendance by the commercial fisher of seines, trammel nets, and gill nets is required when the gear is fished by driving, drive-seining, seining, floating, or drifting methods. Officers of the commission may grant a reasonable extension of gear attendance intervals only upon the request of a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester specifying why such an extension is necessary.
2. For the purposes of this section, “direct supervision” means that a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester must be in the same boat, within hand-signal distance, or within vocal communication distance, without the help of any electronic or amplifying device, of the commercial fish helper or commercial turtle helper being supervised.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §7
C87, §109B.7
C93, §482.7
2009 Acts, ch 144, §25
Referred to in §482.9, 805.8B(3)(d)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph d
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.8 - Baits.

482.8 Baits.
1. It is lawful for licensed commercial fishers, commercial turtle harvesters, and commercial roe harvesters to pursue, take, possess, and transport any commercial fish or their parts, bait fish, turtles, frogs, salamanders, leeches, crayfish, or any other aquatic invertebrates for bait unless otherwise prohibited by law.
2. It is lawful to use any member of the following families as bait fish in boundary waters: Cyprinidae, the minnows; Catostomidae, the suckers; Umbridae, the mudminnows; Clupeidae, the herrings; Hiodontidae, the mooneyes; Amiidae, the bowfin unless otherwise prohibited by law.
3. It is lawful to use green sunfish, Lepomis cyanellus, and orange-spotted sunfish, Lepomis humilis, for bait fish.
4. It is lawful to use minnow seines for taking bait in the boundary waters. Minnow seines may not exceed fifty feet in length and eight feet in depth.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §8
C87, §109B.8
C93, §482.8
2009 Acts, ch 144, §26
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(d)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph d
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.9 - Unlawful methods.

482.9 Unlawful methods.
It is unlawful:
1. To use commercial gear which is not in accordance with this chapter or the rules of the commission.
2. To use commercial gear within nine hundred feet from a navigation dam on the boundary waters.
3. To use commercial gear within three hundred feet from the mouth of a tributary stream emptying into the boundary waters.
4. For a person to lift or to fish licensed commercial gear of another person, except when under the direct supervision of the licensee as provided in section 482.7.
5. To employ chemicals, electricity, or explosives into the water for taking fish, turtles, or freshwater mussels except as authorized by the director.
6. To have in one’s possession game fish or other fish, turtles, or mussels deemed illegal by other provisions of law while engaged in commercial activities. A fish caught in commercial fishing that is not lawful to possess shall be handled with wet hands and immediately released under water with as little injury as possible.
7. To block or inhibit navigation through channels with commercial gear unless a minimum of three feet of water depth is maintained over float lines of any entanglement gear or leads to trap nets. Gear shall not block over one-half the width of a navigable channel if there is less than three feet of water over the gear.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §9
C87, §109B.9
C93, §482.9
2009 Acts, ch 144, §27; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §110
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(e)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph e
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.10 - Commercial fishing licenses.

482.10 Commercial fishing licenses.
1. All persons who commercially take, attempt to take, possess, transport, sell, barter, trade, or buy commercial fish or their parts shall possess an appropriate, valid commercial fishing license. This subsection does not apply to an individual who buys commercial fish or their parts from a commercial fisher for personal consumption.
a. A commercial fisher license is required to operate commercial gear and to take, attempt to take, possess, process, transport, or sell any commercial fish, commercial turtles, or turtle eggs.
b. A commercial fish helper license is required to assist a commercial fisher or commercial roe harvester in operating commercial gear and in taking, attempting to take, possessing, or transporting commercial fish, roe species, roe, commercial turtles, or turtle eggs. A commercial fish helper is not permitted to buy, sell, barter, or trade commercial fish, roe species, roe, commercial turtles, or turtle eggs. A commercial fish helper license is not required for a person under sixteen years of age to assist a commercial fisher as provided in this paragraph “b”.
c. A commercial roe harvester license is required to harvest, possess, transport, or sell roe or roe species or their parts. A commercial roe harvester is not permitted to buy, barter, or trade roe or roe species unless in possession of a valid roe buyer license. A commercial roe harvester shall sell roe or roe species only to a commercial roe buyer licensed in this state.
d. A commercial roe buyer license is required to buy, barter, or trade roe or roe species for resale.
2. All intrastate and interstate shipments of commercial fish, turtles, turtle eggs, or roe or roe species, must be accompanied by a receipt which shows the name and address of the seller, date of sale, and the species, numbers, and pounds of the fish, roe species, roe, turtles, or turtle eggs being sold.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §10
C87, §109B.10
C93, §482.10
2009 Acts, ch 144, §28; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §111
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(d)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph d
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.11 - Turtles and turtle eggs.

482.11 Turtles and turtle eggs.
1. All persons who commercially take, attempt to take, possess, transport, or sell turtles or turtle eggs shall possess an appropriate, valid commercial license. This subsection does not apply to an individual who buys turtles or turtle eggs from a commercial fisher or a commercial turtle harvester for personal consumption.
a. A commercial turtle harvester license is required to operate commercial gear and to take, attempt to take, possess, transport, sell, barter, or trade commercial turtles or turtle eggs. Nonresident commercial turtle harvesters shall harvest commercial turtles only from the boundary waters.
b. A commercial turtle helper license is required to assist a commercial turtle harvester in operating commercial gear, and in taking, attempting to take, possessing, or transporting commercial turtles or turtle eggs. A commercial turtle helper is not permitted to buy, sell, barter, or trade commercial turtles or turtle eggs. A commercial turtle helper license is not required for a person under sixteen years of age to assist a commercial turtle harvester as provided in this paragraph “b”.
c. A commercial turtle buyer license is required to engage in the business of buying, bartering, or trading commercial turtles or turtle eggs.
d. A commercial fisher license entitles commercial fishers to operate any licensed commercial gear and to take, attempt to take, possess, and sell, barter, or trade turtles or turtle eggs taken with such commercial gear.
2. It is unlawful to take, possess, or sell any species of turtles except those designated by the commission by rule.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §11
C87, §109B.11
89 Acts, ch 192, §3
C93, §482.11
2009 Acts, ch 144, §29, 30
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(n)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph n
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.13 - Reciprocity for commercial fishing and commercial turtle fishing.

482.13 Reciprocity for commercial fishing and commercial turtle fishing.
1. Reciprocal commercial fishing and commercial turtle fishing privileges are contingent upon a grant of similar privileges by the appropriate state to residents of this state.
2. The commission may negotiate commercial reciprocity agreements with other states.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §13
C87, §109B.13
91 Acts, ch 170, §5, 6
C93, §482.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.14 - Reports and records required — inspections.

482.14 Reports and records required — inspections.
1. All commercial fishers, commercial turtle harvesters, commercial turtle buyers, commercial roe harvesters, and commercial roe buyers shall submit a monthly report supplying all information requested on forms furnished by the department. Reports must be received by the department no later than the fifteenth day of the following month.
2. Commercial fishers shall utilize a dated receipt with at least two parts, with one original and one copy of each receipt, that contains the species, number, and pounds of fish or turtles sold, bartered, or traded. Commercial fishers shall retain a copy of each receipt for five years following the transaction. A purchaser of commercial fish or turtles shall retain a copy of the receipt for as long as the purchaser is in possession of the fish or turtles.
3. Commercial turtle harvesters shall utilize a dated receipt with at least two parts, with one original and one copy of each receipt, that contains the species, number, and pounds of turtles sold, bartered, or traded. Commercial turtle harvesters shall retain a copy of each receipt for five years following the transaction. A purchaser of commercial turtles shall retain a copy of the receipt for as long as the purchaser is in possession of the turtles.
4. Commercial turtle buyers shall maintain accurate records of all transactions. The records shall contain the date, number, weight, and species of turtles purchased, the name and address of the seller, and the county or pools where the turtles were taken. The records shall be updated monthly. Such records shall be available for examination by employees of the department upon request. A commercial turtle buyer shall only purchase turtles from a licensed commercial fisher or commercial turtle harvester.
5. Commercial roe buyers shall utilize a receipt with at least two parts, with one original and at least one copy of each receipt, for each purchase of commercial roe species and roe. The original of the receipt shall be kept by the commercial roe buyer and a copy of the receipt shall be given to the commercial roe harvester selling the commercial roe species or roe. Commercial roe buyers and commercial roe harvesters shall retain such receipts for five years following the date of the transaction.
6. Facilities and records of commercial fish buyers, commercial turtle buyers, commercial roe harvesters, and commercial roe buyers shall be open at all reasonable times for inspection by any conservation officer.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §14
C87, §109B.14
91 Acts, ch 170, §7
C93, §482.14
2009 Acts, ch 144, §31
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 482 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 482.15 - Penalties.

482.15 Penalties.
A person who violates this chapter or a rule issued under this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph “e”. However, the scheduled fine specified in section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph “e”, does not apply to a violation of this chapter or a rule for which another scheduled fine is specified in section 805.8B, subsection 3.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §15
C87, §109B.15
C93, §482.15
2000 Acts, ch 1203, §23; 2001 Acts, ch 130, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(e)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.1 - Licenses — fees — rules.

483A.1 Licenses — fees — rules.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not fish, trap, hunt, pursue, catch, kill, take in any manner, use, have possession of, sell, or transport all or a part of any wild animal, bird, game, turtle, or fish, the protection and regulation of which is desirable for the conservation of resources of the state, without first obtaining a license for that purpose, and the payment of a fee as established by rules adopted by the commission pursuant to chapter 17A.
2. a. The fees established by rule pursuant to subsection 1 shall be periodically evaluated by the department, but not less often than once every three years, to ensure that the fees paid are sufficient to meet the needs of natural resource management and the public.
b. By December 15 of each year on and after December 15, 2019, that an evaluation of the license fees is completed, the department shall file a written report with the commission and the general assembly which shall include the evaluation and recommendations for changes, if any. Any fee increase proposed in such a report shall not take effect until on or after December 15 of the year succeeding the report and an individual license fee shall not be increased in any calendar year in an amount that exceeds five percent.
[S13, §2563-a2, -o, -p; SS15, §2547-a, 2562-b, 2563-a1; C24, §1706, 1718, 1719, 1748, 1752, 1756, 1779; C27, §1706, 1718, 1719, 1719-a1, 1748, 1752, 1756, 1779; C31, §1706, 1718, 1718-c1, 1719, 1719-a1, 1748, 1752, 1756, 1766-c3, 1779; C35, §1794-e1; C39, §1794.082; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §110.1]
84 Acts, ch 1199, §2; 84 Acts, ch 1260, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1114, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1141, §17; 86 Acts, ch 1240, §1; 89 Acts, ch 90, §2; 89 Acts, ch 237, §1; 89 Acts, ch 238, §1; 91 Acts, ch 237, §3; 92 Acts, ch 1216, §10, 11
C93, §483A.1
95 Acts, ch 12, §1; 95 Acts, ch 46, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1199, §5, 27; 98 Acts, ch 1223, §30; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2001 Acts, ch 148, §1 – 3, 9; 2002 Acts, ch 1141, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 120, §1 – 4, 6; 2003 Acts, ch 152, §1 – 3, 6; 2005 Acts, ch 139, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 194, §1, 2; 2009 Acts, ch 144, §32, 33; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §147, 214, 215, 217; 2012 Acts, ch 1096, §5, 23; 2012 Acts, ch 1118, §14; 2013 Acts, ch 62, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1058, §1, 2; 2018 Acts, ch 1159, §1, 28
Referred to in §331.605, 481A.93, 483A.1A, 483A.3, 483A.7, 483A.8, 483A.9A, 483A.17, 483A.24, 483A.28, 717F.7, 805.8B(3)(o)
Commercial fishing licenses, see §482.4
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph o
Changes made to fees and terms of licenses by 2018 Acts, ch 11592018 Acts, ch 1159, do not affect the validity of a license issued prior to December 15, 2018;
2018 Acts, ch 1159, §28
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.2 - Dual residency.

483A.2 Dual residency.
A resident license shall be limited to persons who do not claim any resident privileges, except as defined in section 483A.1A, subsection 10, paragraphs “b”, “c”, “d”, and “e”, in another state or country. A person shall not purchase or apply for any resident license or permit if that person has claimed residency in any other state or country.
2000 Acts, ch 1116, §6; 2009 Acts, ch 144, §36
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.3A - Fish habitat development funding.

483A.3A Fish habitat development funding.
Three dollars from each resident and nonresident annual and seven-day fishing license and nine dollars from each resident multi-year fishing license sold shall be deposited in the state fish and game protection fund and shall be used within this state for fish habitat development. Not less than fifty percent of this amount shall be used by the commission to enter into agreements with county conservation boards to carry out the purposes of this section.
2001 Acts, ch 148, §4, 9; 2003 Acts, ch 152, §4, 6; 2012 Acts, ch 1096, §7, 23; 2018 Acts, ch 1159, §6, 28
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.4 - “Permanent disability” defined.

483A.4 “Permanent disability” defined.
For the purpose of obtaining a license, a person has a “permanent disability” if any of the following apply:
1. The person has been found under the provisions of the federal Social Security Act, Tit. II, or any other public or private pension system to have a total, permanent physical or mental condition which prevents that person from engaging in the person’s occupation or qualifies that person for retirement.
2. The person has a severe physical disability and has qualified for a special license under section 483A.24.
[C79, 81, §110.4]
84 Acts, ch 1260, §4
C93, §483A.4
96 Acts, ch 1129, §99; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.5 - Fur harvester license.

483A.5 Fur harvester license.
A fur harvester license is required to hunt and to trap any fur-bearing animal. A hunting license is not required when hunting furbearers with a fur harvester license. However, coyote and groundhog may be hunted with a hunting or a fur harvester license.
84 Acts, ch 1260, §12
C85, §110.5
85 Acts, ch 10, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1114, §3
C93, §483A.5
98 Acts, ch 1199, §7, 27; 98 Acts, ch 1223, §30
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.6 - Trout fishing fee.

483A.6 Trout fishing fee.
Any person required to have a fishing license shall not fish for or possess trout unless that person has paid the trout fishing fee. The proceeds from the fee shall be used exclusively for the trout program designated by the commission. The commission may grant a permit to a community event in which trout will be stocked in water which is not designated trout water and a person may catch and possess trout during the period and from the water covered by the permit without having paid the trout fishing fee.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §110.1; C79, 81, §110.6]
86 Acts, ch 1240, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1877
C93, §483A.6
98 Acts, ch 1199, §8, 27; 98 Acts, ch 1223, §30; 2003 Acts, ch 152, §5, 6
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(b)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph b
Special licenses, see §483A.24
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.6A - Paddlefish fishing license and tag.

483A.6A Paddlefish fishing license and tag.
1. A resident fishing for paddlefish on the Missouri or Big Sioux river who is required to have a fishing license must purchase a paddlefish fishing license, in addition to a resident fishing license.
2. A nonresident fishing for paddlefish on the Missouri or Big Sioux river is required to have a fishing license that is valid in Iowa and, in addition, purchase a nonresident paddlefish fishing license.
3. The commission shall establish the number of annual paddlefish fishing licenses that may be issued pursuant to section 481A.39 for use on the Missouri or Big Sioux river. A paddlefish fishing license shall be accompanied by a tag designed to be used only once. If a paddlefish is taken pursuant to a paddlefish fishing license, the paddlefish shall be tagged immediately and the tag shall be dated.
2014 Acts, ch 1058, §3
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(c)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph c
Special licenses, see §483A.24
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.8A - Deer and wild turkey harvest reporting system.

483A.8A Deer and wild turkey harvest reporting system.
1. The commission shall provide, by rule, for the establishment of a deer and wild turkey harvest reporting system for the purpose of collecting information from hunters concerning the deer and wild turkey population in this state. Each person who is issued a deer or wild turkey hunting license in this state shall report such information pursuant to this section. Information collected by the commission pursuant to the deer and wild turkey harvest reporting system from a hunter who takes a deer or wild turkey shall be limited to the following:
a. The county where the deer or wild turkey was taken.
b. The season during which the deer or wild turkey was taken.
c. The sex of the deer or wild turkey taken.
d. The age of the deer or wild turkey taken.
e. The type of weapon used.
f. The hunting license number of the hunter.
g. The number of days the hunter hunted.
h. The total number of deer or wild turkey taken by the hunter.
2. The deer and wild turkey harvest reporting system established by the commission shall utilize and is limited to utilizing one or more of the following methods of reporting deer or wild turkey taken by hunters:
a. A toll-free telephone number.
b. A postcard.
c. Reporting at an electronic licensing location.
d. Electronic internet communication.
2005 Acts, ch 139, §5; 2009 Acts, ch 144, §39
Referred to in §481C.2A, 805.8B(3)(b)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph b
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.8B - Senior crossbow deer hunting licenses.

483A.8B Senior crossbow deer hunting licenses.
1. A person who is a resident and who is sixty-five years of age or older may be issued one special senior statewide antlerless deer only crossbow deer hunting license to hunt deer during bow season as established by rule by the commission. A person who obtains a license to hunt deer under this section is not required to pay the wildlife habitat fee but shall be otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this state and shall purchase a resident hunting license that does not include the wildlife habitat fee.
2. A person may obtain a license under this section in addition to a statewide antlered or any sex deer hunting bow season license. Season dates, shooting hours, limits, license quotas, and other regulations for this license shall be the same as set forth by the commission by rule for bow season deer hunts.
2006 Acts, ch 1064, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1096, §13, 23; 2020 Acts, ch 1091, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.8C - Nonambulatory persons — deer hunting licenses.

483A.8C Nonambulatory persons — deer hunting licenses.
1. A nonambulatory person who is a resident may be issued one any sex deer hunting license to hunt deer with a shotgun, muzzleloading rifle, or any handgun or rifle described in section 481A.48 during any established deer hunting season. If the tag is filled during one of the seasons, the license will not be valid in subsequent seasons. A person who applies for a license pursuant to this section shall complete a form, as required by rule, that is signed by a physician who verifies that the person is nonambulatory.
2. A person who obtains a deer hunting license under this section is not required to pay the wildlife habitat fee but shall purchase a deer hunting license and hunting license that does not include the wildlife habitat fee, be otherwise qualified to hunt, and pay a one dollar fee that shall be used and is appropriated for the purpose of deer herd population management, including assisting with the cost of processing deer donated to the help us stop hunger program administered by the commission.
3. A person may obtain a license under this section in addition to any other deer hunting licenses for which the person is eligible.
4. For the purposes of this section, “nonambulatory person” means an individual who has received a nonambulatory person’s permit from the department as provided by rule, and at a minimum has one or more of the following conditions:
a. Paralysis of the lower half of the body, usually due to disease or a spinal cord injury.
b. Loss or partial loss of both legs.
c. Any other physical affliction which makes it impossible for the person to ambulate successfully.
2009 Acts, ch 83, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1096, §14, 23; 2019 Acts, ch 70, §1; 2022 Acts, ch 1137, §9
Subsection 1 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.9 - Blanks.

483A.9 Blanks.
The director shall provide blanks for, and determine the method, means, and requirements of issuing licenses including the issuance of, licenses by electronic means.
[S13, §2563-a3; C24, 27, 31, §1722; C35, §1794-e2; C39, §1794.083; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §110.2; C79, 81, §110.9]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1878
C93, §483A.9
98 Acts, ch 1199, §11, 27; 98 Acts, ch 1223, §30; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §84
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 483A - FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS › Section 483A.9A - Combination packages of licenses.

483A.9A Combination packages of licenses.
1. The commission is authorized, pursuant to rules adopted under chapter 17A, to develop combination packages of licenses in order to offer incentives to residents to purchase additional licenses or for the specific purpose of increasing sales of licenses that will help to recruit or retain hunters, anglers, and trappers in the state.
2. The total cost of each combination package of licenses offered shall be less than the total cost of the licenses if each were purchased separately.
3. The commission shall offer to residents a combination package of an annual fishing license and an annual hunting license, as provided in rules adopted pursuant to section 483A.1, the cost of which includes the wildlife habitat fee.
2009 Acts, ch 144, §40; 2012 Acts, ch 1096, §15, 23; 2018 Acts, ch 1159, §19, 28
Referred to in §483A.3