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House Journal: Page 1415: Wednesday, April 8, 1998

Hahn of Muscatine asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-8473 filed by him on March 17, 1998.
Hahn of Muscatine offered amendment H-8847 filed by him and
Thomas of Clayton as follows:

H-8847

 1     Amend House File 2506 as follows:
 2     1.  By striking everything after the enacting
 3   clause and inserting the following:
 4     "Section 1.  Section 482.4, subsection 6,
 5   paragraphs h and i, Code 1997, are amended to read as
 6   follows:
 7     h.  Commercial mussel buyer,	resident  $	  1,000.0 0
 8                                                          
	1,050.00
 9     i.  Commercial mussel buyer,	nonresident  $	  5,000.0
0
10                                                         	 
5,050.00
11     Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  482.12A  MUSSEL FISHING -
12   SEASON.
13     Notwithstanding sections 481A.38, 481A.39, 482.1,
14   and 482.12, the open season for taking washboard
15   mussel each year shall be from April 1 to August 31.
16   The washboard mussel shall be taken only during the
17   hours between sunrise and sunset.  The minimum size
18   limit on washboard mussel shall be four inches.
19     Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  482.12B  SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF
20   MUSSEL POPULATIONS - REPORT.
21     The department of natural resources shall conduct a
22   study of the populations of various mussel species in
23   the waters of this state with emphasis on the sublegal
24   population of washboard mussels in the waters of the
25   state.  The department shall conduct independent field
26   investigations of the various mussel beds in boundary
27   waters of this state.  The department shall fund up to
28   fifty percent of the cost of the field investigations
29   with the commercial mussel industry contributing the
30   remainder.  The department shall contract with a
31   malacologist who is acceptable to the commercial
32   mussel industry and the department to conduct the
33   study and investigation.  The department shall review
34   current scientific studies conducted by other state
35   natural resource agencies, federal wildlife and
36   natural resource agencies, and private parties
37   including commercial fishers, shell buyers, and shell
38   exporters.
39     The department shall report its findings to the
40   chairpersons and ranking members of the house
41   committee on natural resources and the senate
42   committee on natural resources and environment not
43   later than January 15, 2000.  Notwithstanding section
44   482.12A, if the data in the report supports a closed
45   season for washboard mussels, the natural resource
46   commission may consider closing the season for

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