House File 2223 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to fishing on a private lake or pond.
2BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1   Section 1.  Section 483A.24, Code 2018, is amended by adding
2the following new subsection:
3   NEW SUBSECTION.  14A.  A person may fish on a private lake
4or pond without a license if the person first obtains consent
5to fish on the lake or pond from the owner or lessee of the
6premises on which the private lake or pond is located.
7EXPLANATION
8The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
9the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   10This bill allows a person to fish on a private lake or pond
11without a license. The person must first obtain the consent of
12the owner or lessee of the lake or pond before fishing.
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