Bill Text: IA HF81 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to stocking of waters located on private property.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-21 - Failed committee passage, in Natural Resources. H.J. 347. [HF81 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF81-Introduced.html
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BY
DOLECHECK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
stocking
of
waters
located
on
private
1
property.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.78,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
1
striking
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
2
following:
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481A.78
Stocking
private
water.
4
The
commission
shall
not
stock
a
private
pond
or
lake.
5
However,
the
commission
may
stock
a
creek
or
stream
flowing
6
through
private
property.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
Under
current
law,
the
natural
resource
commission
may
stock
11
private
water
only
when
the
owner
of
the
private
water
agrees
12
that
such
water
shall
be
open
to
the
public
for
fishing.
The
13
commission
may
provide
a
breeding
stock
of
fish
for
privately
14
owned
farm
ponds
upon
the
request
of
the
owner.
15
This
bill
prohibits
the
commission
from
stocking
a
private
16
lake
or
pond.
The
commission
may,
however,
stock
a
creek
or
17
stream
that
flows
through
private
property.
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