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Senate File 257 - EnrolledAn Actrelating 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.
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 WHITVERPresident of the Senate______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker 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 SMITHSONSecretary of the SenateApproved _______________, 2017______________________________
TERRY E. BRANSTADGovernorav/nh
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.
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 WHITVERPresident of the Senate______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker 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 SMITHSONSecretary of the SenateApproved _______________, 2017______________________________
TERRY E. BRANSTADGovernorav/nh