As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Boundary waters" means the waters of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Big Sioux rivers.
2. "Commercial fisher" means a person who is licensed to take and sell fish from waters of the state.
3. "Commercial fishing" means taking, attempting to take, or transporting of fish for the purpose of selling, bartering, exchanging, offering, or exposing for sale.
4. "Commercial gear" means the capturing equipment used by commercial fishers, commercial turtle fishers, and commercial mussel fishers.
5. "Commercial mussel fisher" means a person who is licensed to take and sell freshwater mussels from waters of the state. A resident commercial mussel license holder must have resided in this state for one year preceding the person's application for a commercial mussel fishing license.
6. "Commercial mussel fishing" means taking, attempting to take, or transporting of freshwater mussels for the purpose of selling, bartering, exchanging, offering, or exposing for sale.
7. "Commercial species" means species of fish, turtles, and freshwater mussels which may be lawfully taken and sold by commercial fishers, commercial turtle fishers, and commercial mussel fishers, as established by rule by the commission.
8. "Commercial turtle fisher" means a person who is licensed to take and sell turtles from the waters of the state.
9. "Commercial turtle fishing" means taking, attempting to take, or transporting of turtles for the purpose of selling, bartering, exchanging, offering, or exposing for sale.
10. "Constant attendance" means the presence of a commercial fisher or a designated operator whenever commercial gear is in use.
11. "Director" means the director of the department of natural resources, and the director's duly authorized assistants, deputies, or agents.
12. "Game fish" means all species and size categories of fish not included as "commercial species" or minnows.
13. "Inland waters of the state" means all public waters of the state excluding the boundary waters of the Mississippi, Big Sioux, and Missouri rivers.
14. "Licensed commercial gear" means any commercial gear that is licensed as provided in this chapter and that, when in use, has attached the proper tags as provided by this chapter.
15. "Nonresident or alien" means a person who does not qualify as a resident of the state of Iowa either because of a bona fide residence in another state or because of citizenship of a country other than the United States. However, "alien" does not include a person who has applied for naturalization papers.
16. "Resident" means a person who is legally subject to motor vehicle registration and driver's license laws of this state, or who is qualified to vote in an election of this state.
17. "Waters of the state" means all of the waters under the jurisdiction of the state.
86 Acts, ch 1141, § 2
C87, § 109B.2
91 Acts, ch 170, §1
C93, § 482.2
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