Senate
File
229
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
229
BY
CHAPMAN
,
ANDERSON
,
CHELGREN
,
BERTRAND
,
SORENSON
,
and
JOHNSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
bass
fishing
in
the
state.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
483A.39
Bass
fishing
tournaments.
1
1.
a.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“bass
fishing
2
tournament”
means
an
organized
fishing
event,
except
for
a
3
fishing
event
sponsored
by
the
department
for
educational
4
purposes,
involving
all
of
the
following:
5
(1)
An
organized
event
occurring
on
public
water
for
the
6
purpose
of
fishing
for
bass.
7
(2)
Participation
of
six
or
more
vessels
or
twelve
or
8
more
individuals
in
the
event,
except
for
an
event
on
the
9
waters
of
the
Mississippi
river,
where
the
number
of
vessels
10
participating
shall
be
twenty
or
more
and
the
number
of
11
participants
shall
be
forty
or
more.
12
(3)
The
award
of
prizes
or
other
inducements
for
13
participation
in
the
event.
14
b.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“bass
fishing
15
tournament”
also
includes
a
planned
event
on
public
water
for
16
the
purpose
of
fishing
for
bass.
17
2.
A
person
shall
apply
for
a
permit
to
hold
a
bass
fishing
18
tournament.
The
commission
shall,
by
rule,
specify
the
19
requirements
to
obtain
a
permit
including
but
not
limited
to
20
the
following:
21
a.
Minimum
requirements
for
weigh-in,
handling,
and
release
22
of
live
bass
by
tournament
participants.
23
b.
Measurement
of
bass
to
length
and
release
from
a
vessel.
24
c.
Allowance
of
up
to
five
bass
for
weigh-in
during
the
25
tournament.
26
d.
Allowance
of
possession
of
bass
of
any
length
so
long
as
27
the
bass
are
kept
alive
and
are
released
after
weigh-in.
28
e.
Cleaning
of
vessels
used
before
and
after
the
tournament
29
in
compliance
with
department
guidelines
to
prevent
the
30
transportation
of
aquatic
invasive
species.
31
EXPLANATION
32
This
bill
relates
to
bass
fishing
in
the
state.
The
bill
33
sets
forth
requirements
for
conducting
bass
fishing
tournaments
34
on
public
waters
in
the
state
and
requires
a
person
conducting
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a
bass
fishing
tournament
to
obtain
a
permit
from
the
1
department
of
natural
resources.
Currently,
rules
regulating
2
fishing
tournaments
generally
are
contained
in
the
department’s
3
administrative
rules
at
571
IAC
44.4(2).
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