Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 111 - Scientific Collecting and Wildlife Rehabilitation › Rule 571-111.9 - General Conditions for Permits

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
1. Applications will not be approved for
				private collections or for commercial use of protected species.
2. Any costs incurred by the permittee for
				the administration of any permit authorized by this chapter of rules will be
				the responsibility of the permittee.
3. Scientific collecting licenses, wildlife
				salvage permits, general educational project permits, with the exception of
				those for raptors, will generally be issued in the name of the institution or
				organization. The principal collector or permit holder will be listed on the
				permit and be responsible for administering the license or permit. All persons
				collecting or working under the authority of the license or permit shall carry
				a copy of the permit and a letter of authorization from the principal license
				or permit holder.
4. Educational
				project permits for raptors and wildlife rehabilitation permits may list an
				institution or organization, but also must list the person or persons with the
				qualifications for that particular permit. These permits do not necessarily
				continue with the institution or organization if the person or persons listed
				on the permits leave. If replacement personnel with the proper qualifications
				for the permit or permits are found, then the permit or permits will stay in
				the institution's or organization's name.
5. Specimens collected or possessed under any
				license or permit authorized by this chapter of rules remain the property of
				the state of Iowa. The department of natural resources reserves the right to
				determine the disposition of all specimens collected under authority of these
				permits.
6. Records, facilities and
				inventories must be made available for inspection by officers of the department
				of natural resources during reasonable hours.
7. Records of collections and the manner in
				which specimens have been acquired and their disposition must be kept current
				at all times. Rehabilitation permits must be updated within 24 hours of the
				event. All other permits must be updated within 48 hours of the
				event.
8. Authorization to collect
				or possess endangered or threatened species requires special permission and
				must comply with provisions established in Iowa Code chapter 48IB.
9. A representative of the department of
				natural resources must be notified within 72 hours of taking or holding of
				threatened or endangered species that are found dead and within 24 hours for
				those that are injured or sick.
10.
				A licensed rehabilitator or veterinarian must determine if a raptor is
				permanently crippled before it can be held under an educational project
				permit.
11. License or permit fees
				will be $5 for one year, $10 for two years, and $15 for three years.
12. Applicants for scientific collecting,
				wildlife rehabilitation, and educational projects must be 18 years old or
				provide written permission from a parent or guardian.
13. No animals being rehabilitated may be
				used for educational programs.
14.
				Applicants for scientific collecting licenses, wildlife rehabilitation,
				wildlife salvage, and educational project permits that are requesting
				permission to possess, hold, or collect bird species as listed in the Code of
				Federal Regulations,
				50 CFR
				10.13 (April 5, 1985), may also be required
				to obtain a federal permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
				Service.