Iowa Code § 482.4
Commercial licenses and gear tags
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Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2012
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.
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.
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.
3. Commercial fishers and commercial turtle harvesters shall provide and affix weather-resistant gear tags to each piece of gear in use. Each weather-resistant gear tag shall plainly show the name, address, and commercial license number 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.
4. Annual license fees are as follows:
a. Commercial fisher, resident $ 200.00
a. Commercial fisher, resident $ 200.00
b. Commercial fisher, nonresident $ 400.00
b. Commercial fisher, nonresident $ 400.00
c. Commercial fish helper, resident $ 50.00
c. Commercial fish helper, resident $ 50.00
d. Commercial fish helper, nonresident $ 100.00
d. Commercial fish helper, nonresident $ 100.00
e. Commercial roe buyer, resident $ 250.00
e. Commercial roe buyer, resident $ 250.00
f. Commercial roe buyer, nonresident $ 500.00
f. Commercial roe buyer, nonresident $ 500.00
g. Commercial roe harvester, resident $ 100.00
g. Commercial roe harvester, resident $ 100.00
h. Commercial roe harvester, nonresident $3,500.00
h. Commercial roe harvester, nonresident $3,500.00
i. Commercial turtle buyer, resident $ 200.00
i. Commercial turtle buyer, resident $ 200.00
j. Commercial turtle buyer, nonresident $ 400.00
j. Commercial turtle buyer, nonresident $ 400.00
k. Commercial turtle harvester, resident $ 100.00
k. Commercial turtle harvester, resident $ 100.00
l. Commercial turtle harvester, nonresident $ 400.00
l. Commercial turtle harvester, nonresident $ 400.00
m. Commercial turtle helper, resident $ 50.00
m. Commercial turtle helper, resident $ 50.00
n. Commercial turtle helper, nonresident $ 100.00
n. Commercial turtle helper, nonresident $ 100.00
5. Commercial fish and turtle gear tags are required on the following units of commercial gear:
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
a. Seine.
b. Trammel net.
c. Gill net.
d. Entrapment nets.
e. Commercial trotline.
f. Commercial turtle trap.
86 Acts, ch 1141, §4
86 Acts, ch 1141, §4
C87, §109B.4
C87, §109B.4
89 Acts, ch 119, §1; 89 Acts, ch 192, §1, 2; 91 Acts, ch 170, §2, 3
89 Acts, ch 119, §1; 89 Acts, ch 192, §1, 2; 91 Acts, ch 170, §2, 3
C93, §482.4
C93, §482.4
Referred to in
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph m
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph m
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