Senate File 325 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  DANIELSON


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to turtle trapping.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 1812SS 82
  4 av/es/88

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 482.11, subsection 2, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  It is unlawful to take, possess, or sell any species of
  1  4 turtles except those designated by the commission by rule.
  1  5 The method of taking turtles shall be designated by the
  1  6 commission by rule.  Designation of the dimensions of
  1  7 permissible turtle traps, including the dimensions of escape
  1  8 holes, shall take into account the size and species of the
  1  9 turtle being trapped.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill requires the natural resource commission to
  1 12 designate methods of taking turtles and to designate the
  1 13 dimensions of permissible turtle traps, including the
  1 14 dimensions of escape holes, by taking into account the size
  1 15 and species of turtle being trapped.  A violation of this
  1 16 provision is punishable by a scheduled fine of $100 for a
  1 17 commercial turtle fisher and $50 for a sport turtle fisher.
  1 18 LSB 1812SS 82
  1 19 av:nh/es/88