Senate
File
257
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Enrolled
Senate
File
257
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
BASS
FISHING
IN
THE
STATE.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
483A.39
Bass
fishing
tournaments.
1.
a.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“bass
fishing
tournament”
means
an
organized
fishing
event,
except
for
a
fishing
event
sponsored
by
the
department
for
educational
purposes,
involving
all
of
the
following:
(1)
An
organized
event
occurring
on
public
water
for
the
purpose
of
fishing
for
bass.
(2)
Participation
of
six
or
more
vessels
or
twelve
or
more
individuals
in
the
event,
except
for
an
event
on
the
waters
of
the
Mississippi
river,
where
the
number
of
vessels
participating
shall
be
twenty
or
more
and
the
number
of
participants
shall
be
forty
or
more.
(3)
The
award
of
prizes
or
other
inducements
for
participation
in
the
event.
b.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“bass
fishing
tournament”
also
includes
a
planned
event
on
public
water
for
the
purpose
of
fishing
for
bass.
2.
A
person
shall
apply
for
a
permit
to
hold
a
bass
fishing
tournament.
The
commission
shall,
by
rule,
specify
the
requirements
to
obtain
a
permit
including
but
not
limited
to
the
following:
a.
Minimum
requirements
for
weigh-in,
handling,
and
release
of
live
bass
by
tournament
participants.
Senate
File
257,
p.
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b.
Measurement
of
bass
to
length
and
release
from
a
vessel.
c.
Allowance
of
up
to
five
bass
for
weigh-in
during
the
tournament.
d.
Allowance
of
possession
of
bass
of
any
length
so
long
as
the
bass
are
kept
alive
and
are
released
after
weigh-in.
e.
Cleaning
of
vessels
used
before
and
after
the
tournament
in
compliance
with
department
guidelines
to
prevent
the
transportation
of
aquatic
invasive
species.
______________________________
JACK
WHITVER
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
257,
Eighty-seventh
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2017
______________________________
TERRY
E.
BRANSTAD
Governor