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1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.1, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
1 2 2001, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 a. Fishing license, catch and release ............. $ 10.50
1 4 Sec. 2. Section 483A.1, subsection 1, Code 2001, is
1 5 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 6 NEW PARAGRAPH. aa. Fishing license, fish keeping
1 7 ........................................................ $15.50
1 8 Sec. 3. Section 483A.1, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
1 9 2001, is amended to read as follows:
1 10 a. Fishing license, catch and release ............. $ 22.50
1 11 Sec. 4. Section 483A.1, subsection 2, Code 2001, is
1 12 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 13 NEW PARAGRAPH. aa. Fishing license, fish keeping
1 14 ....................................................... $ 33.50
1 15 Sec. 5. Section 483A.1, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
1 16 2001, is amended to read as follows:
1 17 a. Fishing, seven-day license, catch and release
1 18 ........................................................ $ 8.50
1 19 Sec. 6. Section 483A.1, subsection 3, Code 2001, is
1 20 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 21 NEW PARAGRAPH. aa. Fishing, seven-day, fish keeping
1 22 ....................................................... $ 16.50
1 23 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 483A.6A FISH KEEPING LICENSE FEE.
1 24 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person who is
1 25 licensed or authorized to fish in this states shall not keep
1 26 or possess a fish unless that person has paid a fish keeping
1 27 license fee as provided in section 483A.1. A resident or
1 28 nonresident minor who is not required to have a fishing
1 29 license shall also pay the fish keeping license fee unless the
1 30 minor is fishing with a licensed adult who has paid the fish
1 31 keeping license fee and their combined catch is limited to the
1 32 daily limit established by the commission. The proceeds from
1 33 the fee shall be credited to the state fish and game
1 34 protection fund.
1 35 2. Subsection 1 does not apply to persons who release the
2 1 fish after each catch, to persons who are fishing for trout in
2 2 compliance with sections 483A.6 and 483A.24, subsection 5, or
2 3 to persons who are authorized fishing privileges pursuant to
2 4 section 483A.24, subsection 6, 9, 12, 13, or 14, or section
2 5 483A.38.
2 6 Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE AND APPLICABILITY DATES. This Act takes
2 7 effect December 15, 2001, and applies to fish keeping fees for
2 8 the years beginning on or after January 1, 2002.
2 9 EXPLANATION
2 10 This bill establishes a fish keeping license fee which must
2 11 be paid if a person wishes to keep the fish caught. The fee
2 12 is $15.50 for a resident season license holder, $33.50 for a
2 13 nonresident license holder, and $16.50 for a resident or
2 14 nonresident seven-day license holder. The fish keeping
2 15 license fee is also required of resident and nonresident
2 16 minors who are not required to have a fishing license unless
2 17 the minors are fishing with a licensed adult who has paid the
2 18 fish keeping license fee and their combined catch is within
2 19 the established daily catch limit. The proceeds of the fish
2 20 keeping license fee shall be credited to the state fish and
2 21 game protection fund.
2 22 The fish keeping license fee does not apply to persons who
2 23 catch and release the fish, to persons who are fishing for
2 24 trout, to persons who receive special fishing licenses because
2 25 of severe mental or physical disabilities, to patients of
2 26 substance abuse facilities, residents of health care
2 27 facilities, to persons cared for in juvenile shelter care
2 28 homes, to disabled veterans and veterans who were prisoners of
2 29 war and who have purchased lifetime combined hunting and
2 30 fishing licenses, to persons with permanent disabilities whose
2 31 income falls below the federal poverty guidelines, or persons
2 32 65 years of age or older whose income falls below the federal
2 33 poverty guidelines, or to persons who are participating in the
2 34 annual free fishing days established by the natural resource
2 35 commission.
3 1 The penalty for a violation is a scheduled fine of $100
3 2 under Code section 483A.42.
3 3 This Act takes effect December 15, 2001, and applies to
3 4 fish keeping license fees for the years beginning on or after
3 5 January 1, 2002.
3 6 LSB 1997YH 79
3 7 tj/gg/8.1
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