Bill Text: IA HF2171 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing the natural resource commission to issue a paddlefish fishing license and tag and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 2062)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-18 - Subcommittee, Forristall, Maxwell, and Thomas. H.J. 533. [HF2171 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2171-Introduced.html
House
File
2171
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2171
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2062)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
natural
resource
commission
to
issue
a
1
paddlefish
fishing
license
and
tag
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
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0g.
Paddlefish
fishing
license,
3
annual
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$
20.00
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Sec.
2.
Section
483A.1,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
5
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
6
NEW
PARAGRAPH
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0f.
Paddlefish
fishing
license,
7
annual
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$
40.00
8
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
483A.6A
Paddlefish
fishing
license
and
9
tag.
10
1.
A
resident
fishing
for
paddlefish
on
the
Missouri
or
11
Big
Sioux
river
who
is
required
to
have
a
fishing
license
12
must
purchase
a
paddlefish
fishing
license,
in
addition
to
a
13
resident
fishing
license.
14
2.
A
nonresident
fishing
for
paddlefish
on
the
Missouri
15
or
Big
Sioux
river
is
required
to
have
a
fishing
license
that
16
is
valid
in
Iowa
and,
in
addition,
purchase
a
nonresident
17
paddlefish
fishing
license.
18
3.
The
commission
shall
establish
the
number
of
annual
19
paddlefish
fishing
licenses
that
may
be
issued
pursuant
to
20
section
481A.39
for
use
on
the
Missouri
or
Big
Sioux
river.
21
A
paddlefish
fishing
license
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
tag
22
designed
to
be
used
only
once.
If
a
paddlefish
is
taken
23
pursuant
to
a
paddlefish
fishing
license,
the
paddlefish
shall
24
be
tagged
immediately
and
the
tag
shall
be
dated.
25
Sec.
4.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
6,
Code
2014,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
6.
A
resident
or
nonresident
of
the
state
under
sixteen
28
years
of
age
is
not
required
to
have
a
license
to
fish
in
the
29
waters
of
the
state.
However,
residents
and
nonresidents
under
30
sixteen
years
of
age
must
pay
the
trout
fishing
fee
to
possess
31
trout
or
they
must
fish
for
trout
with
a
licensed
adult
who
has
32
paid
the
trout
fishing
fee
and
limit
their
combined
catch
to
33
the
daily
limit
established
by
the
commission.
A
resident
or
34
nonresident
of
the
state
under
sixteen
years
of
age
is
required
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to
have
a
paddlefish
fishing
license
to
fish
for
paddlefish
on
1
the
Missouri
or
Big
Sioux
river.
2
Sec.
5.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
3
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
c.
For
violations
of
sections
481A.6
,
481A.21
,
481A.22
,
5
481A.26
,
481A.50
,
481A.56
,
481A.60
through
481A.62
,
481A.83
,
6
481A.84
,
481A.92
,
481A.123
,
481A.145,
subsection
3
,
sections
7
483A.6A,
483A.7
,
483A.8
,
483A.23
,
483A.24
,
and
483A.28
,
the
8
scheduled
fine
is
twenty-five
dollars.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
authorizes
the
natural
resource
commission
to
13
issue
paddlefish
fishing
licenses
for
use
on
the
Missouri
14
and
Big
Sioux
rivers
pursuant
to
the
commission’s
powers
to
15
maintain
biological
balance
pursuant
to
Code
section
481A.39.
16
The
license
must
be
accompanied
by
a
tag
designed
to
be
used
17
only
once.
If
a
paddlefish
is
taken
pursuant
to
the
license,
18
the
paddlefish
shall
be
tagged
and
the
tag
dated.
19
A
resident
fishing
for
paddlefish
on
the
Missouri
or
Big
20
Sioux
river
who
is
required
to
have
a
fishing
license
must
21
have
a
resident
fishing
license
and
also
purchase
an
annual
22
paddlefish
fishing
license
that
costs
$20.
23
A
nonresident
fishing
for
paddlefish
on
the
Missouri
or
Big
24
Sioux
river
must
have
a
fishing
license
that
is
valid
in
Iowa
25
and
also
purchase
an
annual
paddlefish
fishing
license
that
26
costs
$40.
27
A
resident
or
nonresident
of
the
state
under
16
years
of
age
28
is
not
required
to
have
a
fishing
license
to
fish
in
the
waters
29
of
the
state
but
is
required
to
have
a
paddlefish
fishing
30
license
to
fish
for
paddlefish
on
the
Missouri
or
Big
Sioux
31
river.
32
A
violation
of
the
bill’s
requirements
is
punishable
by
a
33
scheduled
fine
of
$25.
In
addition,
a
person
who
illegally
34
takes
a
paddlefish
must
reimburse
the
state
for
the
value
of
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