House
File
318
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
318
BY
OSMUNDSON
,
BAXTER
,
OURTH
,
and
WORTHAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
commercial
fishing
to
remove
underused,
1
undesirable,
and
injurious
organisms
from
waters
of
the
2
state,
and
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
482.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
c.
Authorize
the
director
to
enter
into
written
contracts
3
for
the
removal
of
underused,
undesirable,
or
injurious
4
organisms
from
the
waters
of
the
state.
The
contracts
shall
5
specify
all
terms
and
conditions
desired.
Sections
482.4
,
6
482.6
,
and
482.14
do
not
apply
to
these
contracts.
7
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
contracts
8
becoming
effective
on
and
after
January
1,
2020.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
has
a
contract
with
13
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
remove
underused,
14
undesirable,
or
injurious
organisms
from
the
waters
of
the
15
state
is
exempt
from
obtaining
a
license,
tagging
commercial
16
fishing
equipment,
and
submitting
monthly
reports
to
the
17
department
when
acting
within
the
scope
of
the
contract.
This
18
bill
removes
those
exemptions.
19
The
bill
applies
to
contracts
becoming
effective
on
and
20
after
January
1,
2020.
21
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