2011 Iowa Code
TITLE XI NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBTITLE 6 WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 482 COMMERCIAL FISHING
482.4 Commercial licenses and gear tags.

482.4 Commercial licenses and gear tags.

1. A person shall not use or operate commercial gear unless an individual is at the site where the commercial gear is being operated who possesses an appropriate valid commercial license. A commercial license is valid from the date of issue to January 10 of the succeeding calendar year.

2. A commercial roe harvester shall possess a valid commercial fishing license and a valid commercial roe harvester license.

3. Commercial fishers and commercial turtle harvesters shall purchase gear tags from the commission to be affixed to each piece of gear in use. Notwithstanding the fee rates for gear tags under subsection 6, the minimum fee is five dollars. All tags are valid for ten years from the date of issue. In addition to the gear tags, all gear shall be tagged with a weather-resistant tag showing the name and address of the licensee and whether the gear is fish or turtle gear.

4. All numbered fish gear tags are interchangeable among the different types of commercial gear.

5. Annual license fees are as follows:

a. Commercial fisher, resident $ 200.00

b. Commercial fisher, nonresident $ 400.00

c. Commercial fish helper, resident $ 50.00

d. Commercial fish helper, nonresident $ 100.00

e. Commercial roe buyer, resident $ 250.00

f. Commercial roe buyer, nonresident $ 500.00

g. Commercial roe harvester, resident $ 100.00

h. Commercial roe harvester, nonresident $3,500.00

i. Commercial turtle buyer, resident $ 200.00

j. Commercial turtle buyer, nonresident $ 400.00

k. Commercial turtle harvester, resident $ 100.00

l. Commercial turtle harvester, nonresident $ 400.00

m. Commercial turtle helper, resident $ 50.00

n. Commercial turtle helper, nonresident $ 100.00

6. Commercial fish gear tags are required on the following units of commercial gear at the listed fee:

a. Seine, resident, one gear tag for each
100 feet or fraction thereof $1.00

b. Seine, nonresident, one gear tag for
each 100 feet or fraction thereof $2.00

c. Trammel net, resident, one gear tag
for each 100 feet or fraction thereof $1.00

d. Trammel net, nonresident, one gear
tag for each 100 feet or fraction thereof $2.00

e. Gill net, resident, one gear tag for
each 100 feet or fraction thereof $1.00

f. Gill net, nonresident, one gear tag
for each 100 feet or fraction thereof $2.00

g. Entrapment nets, resident, one
gear tag per net $1.00

h. Entrapment nets, nonresident, one
gear tag per net $2.00

i. Commercial trotline, resident, one
gear tag for each 50 hooks or less $1.00

j. Commercial trotline, nonresident,
one gear tag for each 50 hooks or less $2.00

7. Turtle trap gear tags are not interchangeable with other commercial gear. Turtle trap gear tag fees are as follows:

a. Commercial turtle trap, resident,
one gear tag per trap $1.00

b. Commercial turtle trap, nonresident,
one gear tag per trap $2.00

86 Acts, ch 1141, §4

C87, §109B.4

89 Acts, ch 119, §1; 89 Acts, ch 192, §1, 2; 91 Acts, ch 170, §2, 3

C93, §482.4

2009 Acts, ch 144, §23

For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph m