Bill Text: IA HF288 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Bill 288 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A bill for an act allowing the taking of catfish by bow and arrow and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 42)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-03-11 - Subcommittee, Dearden, Bolkcom, and Rozenboom. S.J. 559. [HF288 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF288-Introduced.html

House File 288 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
                                     RESOURCES

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HF 42)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act allowing the taking of catfish by bow and arrow and
  2    providing penalties.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 461A.42, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
  1  2 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    b.  A person may use a bow and arrow with an attached bow
  1  4 fishing reel and ninety=pound minimum line attached to the
  1  5 arrow to take catfish or rough fish as provided by rule of the
  1  6 commission.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  Section 481A.76, Code 2015, is amended to read as
  1  8 follows:
  1  9    481A.76  Unlawful means == exception.
  1 10    It is unlawful, except as otherwise provided, to use on or
  1 11 in the waters of the state any grabhook, snaghook, any kind of
  1 12 a net, seine, trap, firearm, dynamite, or other explosives, or
  1 13 poisonous or stupefying substances, lime, ashes, electricity,
  1 14 or hand fishing in the taking or attempting to take any fish,
  1 15 except that gaffhooks or landing nets may be used to assist in
  1 16 landing fish. The commission may permit designated fish to be
  1 17 taken by hand fishing, by snagging, by spearing, by bow and
  1 18 arrow, and with artificial light at the times and at the places
  1 19 as determined by rules of the commission.  The commission
  1 20 shall permit the taking of catfish by bow and arrow, and with
  1 21 artificial light in the manner and at the times and at the
  1 22 places as determined by rules of the commission.
  1 23                           EXPLANATION
  1 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 25 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 26    This bill allows a person to take catfish with a specified
  1 27 bow and arrow in state parks and preserves as provided by rule
  1 28 of the commission.  A violation of this provision is punishable
  1 29 with a scheduled fine of $50.  The bill also requires the
  1 30 natural resource commission to allow the taking of catfish by
  1 31 means of bow and arrow and with artificial light in a manner
  1 32 and at times and places as determined by the commission by
  1 33 rule.  A violation of this provision is punishable with a
  1 34 scheduled fine of $50.
  1 35    Currently, only the taking of rough fish in state parks
  2  1 and preserves is allowed by use of a specified bow and arrow
  2  2 as provided by rule of the commission, and the commission is
  2  3 allowed, but not required, to designate fish that can be taken
  2  4 by bow and arrow.
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