Senate
File
460
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
460
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1174)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
commercial
and
noncommercial
harvest
of
1
turtles,
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
481A.67,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2017,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
3
the
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
4
chapter
17A
establishing
seasons
and
daily
catch
limits
for
the
5
noncommercial
harvest
of
turtles
in
any
waters
of
the
state
6
pursuant
to
section
483A.28
.
Seasons
established
pursuant
to
7
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
the
noncommercial
harvest
of
8
snapping
turtles.
9
b.
(1)
The
annual
season
for
the
noncommercial
harvest
of
10
turtles
shall
begin
on
July
15
and
end
on
May
15.
11
(2)
Beginning
on
July
15,
2017,
the
following
limits
on
the
12
noncommercial
harvest
of
turtles
are
applicable:
13
(a)
Daily
catch
limit:
14
(i)
Four
common
snapping
turtles.
15
(ii)
One
spiny
or
smooth
softshell
turtle.
16
(iii)
One
painted
turtle.
17
(b)
A
person
with
a
valid
fishing
license
issued
pursuant
to
18
chapter
483A
is
entitled
to
take
and
possess
a
maximum
amount
19
of
turtles
as
provided
in
section
483A.28.
20
(3)
This
paragraph
“b”
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
2021.
21
3.
a.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
22
the
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
23
chapter
17A
establishing
seasons
and
daily
catch
limits
for
the
24
commercial
harvest
of
turtles
in
any
waters
of
the
state.
25
b.
(1)
The
annual
season
for
the
commercial
harvest
of
26
turtles
shall
begin
on
July
15
and
end
on
May
15.
27
(2)
Beginning
on
July
15,
2017,
the
following
limits
on
the
28
commercial
harvest
of
turtles
are
applicable:
29
(a)
Daily
catch
limit:
30
(i)
Ten
common
snapping
turtles.
31
(ii)
Ten
spiny
and
smooth
softshell
turtles,
in
aggregate.
32
(iii)
Five
painted
turtles.
33
(b)
Possession
limit:
34
(i)
Thirty
common
snapping
turtles.
35
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(ii)
Thirty
spiny
and
smooth
softshell
turtles,
in
1
aggregate.
2
(iii)
Fifteen
painted
turtles.
3
(3)
This
paragraph
“b”
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
2021.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
481A.67,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
Beginning
on
the
effective
date
of
7
this
Act,
a
person
shall
not
be
issued
or
allowed
to
renew
a
8
commercial
turtle
harvester
license
pursuant
to
chapter
482
9
unless
the
person
held
a
commercial
turtle
harvester
license
at
10
any
time
during
the
period
beginning
on
January
1,
2015,
and
11
ending
on
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
This
subsection
is
12
repealed
effective
July
1,
2021.
13
Sec.
3.
RESCISSION
OF
AMENDMENTS
TO
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES.
14
1.
The
amendments
to
571
Iowa
administrative
code,
15
chapter
86,
as
appearing
in
ARC
2951C,
as
published
in
the
16
Iowa
administrative
bulletin,
volume
XXXIX,
number
17,
dated
17
February
15,
2017,
pp.
1685-1687,
are
rescinded.
18
2.
As
soon
as
practicable,
the
Iowa
administrative
code
19
editor
shall
restore
the
language
of
the
Iowa
administrative
20
code
chapter
referenced
in
subsection
1
of
this
section
to
the
21
language
that
existed
on
February
14,
2017.
22
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
23
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
the
noncommercial
and
commercial
28
harvest
of
turtles.
29
The
bill
provides
that
the
annual
season
for
the
30
noncommercial
and
commercial
harvest
of
turtles
shall
begin
on
31
July
15
and
end
May
15.
32
The
bill
also
specifies
daily
catch
limits
and
possession
33
limits
on
the
noncommercial
and
commercial
harvest
of
turtles,
34
beginning
on
July
15,
2017.
These
provisions
are
repealed
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effective
July
1,
2021.
1
The
bill
provides
that,
beginning
on
the
effective
date
of
2
the
bill,
a
person
shall
not
be
issued
or
allowed
to
renew
a
3
commercial
turtle
harvester
license
unless
the
person
held
such
4
a
license
at
any
time
during
the
period
beginning
on
January
5
1,
2015,
and
ending
on
the
effective
date
of
the
bill.
This
6
provision
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
2021.
7
The
bill
rescinds
amendments
to
specified
rules
relating
8
to
harvesting
commercial
and
noncommercial
turtles
that
were
9
published
in
the
Iowa
administrative
code
on
February
15,
2017,
10
and
directs
the
Iowa
administrative
code
editor
to
restore
the
11
language
of
the
Iowa
administrative
code
to
the
language
that
12
existed
on
February
14,
2017.
13
The
bill
is
effective
upon
enactment.
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