Bill Text: IA SF2198 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Enrolled


Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the issuance of a paddlefish fishing license and tag and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3003.) Effective 7-1-14.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-04-03 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 719. [SF2198 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2013-SF2198-Enrolled.html
Senate File 2198 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A PADDLEFISH FISHING LICENSE AND TAG AND PROVIDING PENALTIES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. Section 483A.1, subsection 1, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . 0g. Paddlefish fishing license, annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20.00 Sec. 2. Section 483A.1, subsection 2, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . 0f. Paddlefish fishing license, annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40.00 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 483A.6A Paddlefish fishing license and tag. 1. A resident fishing for paddlefish on the Missouri or Big Sioux river who is required to have a fishing license must purchase a paddlefish fishing license, in addition to a resident fishing license. 2. A nonresident fishing for paddlefish on the Missouri or Big Sioux river is required to have a fishing license that is valid in Iowa and, in addition, purchase a nonresident paddlefish fishing license. 3. The commission shall establish the number of annual paddlefish fishing licenses that may be issued pursuant to section 481A.39 for use on the Missouri or Big Sioux river. A paddlefish fishing license shall be accompanied by a tag designed to be used only once. If a paddlefish is taken pursuant to a paddlefish fishing license, the paddlefish shall be tagged immediately and the tag shall be dated. Sec. 4. Section 483A.24, subsection 6, Code 2014, is amended
Senate File 2198, p. 2 to read as follows: 6. A resident or nonresident of the state under sixteen years of age is not required to have a license to fish in the waters of the state. However, residents and nonresidents under sixteen years of age must pay the trout fishing fee to possess trout or they must fish for trout with a licensed adult who has paid the trout fishing fee and limit their combined catch to the daily limit established by the commission. A resident or nonresident of the state under sixteen years of age is required to have a paddlefish fishing license to fish for paddlefish on the Missouri or Big Sioux river. Sec. 5. Section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: c. For violations of sections 481A.6 , 481A.21 , 481A.22 , 481A.26 , 481A.50 , 481A.56 , 481A.60 through 481A.62 , 481A.83 , 481A.84 , 481A.92 , 481A.123 , 481A.145, subsection 3 , sections 483A.6A, 483A.7 , 483A.8 , 483A.23 , 483A.24 , and 483A.28 , the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars. ______________________________ PAM JOCHUM President of the Senate ______________________________ KRAIG PAULSEN Speaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 2198, Eighty-fifth General Assembly. ______________________________ MICHAEL E. MARSHALL Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2014 ______________________________ TERRY E. BRANSTAD Governor
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