Bill Text: IA SF460 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the commercial and noncommercial harvest of turtles, including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1174.)

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-31 - Referred to Natural Resources and Environment. S.J. 838. [SF460 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF460-Introduced.html

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Senate File 460 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
                                     RESOURCES AND
                                     ENVIRONMENT

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                     1174)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the commercial and noncommercial harvest of
  2    turtles, including effective date provisions.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 481A.67, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2017,
  1  2 are amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  a.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
  1  4 the natural resource commission shall adopt rules pursuant to
  1  5 chapter 17A establishing seasons and daily catch limits for the
  1  6 noncommercial harvest of turtles in any waters of the state
  1  7 pursuant to section 483A.28. Seasons established pursuant to
  1  8 this subsection shall not apply to the noncommercial harvest of
  1  9 snapping turtles.
  1 10    b.  (1)  The annual season for the noncommercial harvest of
  1 11 turtles shall begin on July 15 and end on May 15.
  1 12    (2)  Beginning on July 15, 2017, the following limits on the
  1 13 noncommercial harvest of turtles are applicable:
  1 14    (a)  Daily catch limit:
  1 15    (i)  Four common snapping turtles.
  1 16    (ii)  One spiny or smooth softshell turtle.
  1 17    (iii)  One painted turtle.
  1 18    (b)  A person with a valid fishing license issued pursuant to
  1 19 chapter 483A is entitled to take and possess a maximum amount
  1 20 of turtles as provided in section 483A.28.
  1 21    (3)  This paragraph "b" is repealed effective July 1, 2021.
  1 22    3.  a.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
  1 23 the natural resource commission shall adopt rules pursuant to
  1 24 chapter 17A establishing seasons and daily catch limits for the
  1 25 commercial harvest of turtles in any waters of the state.
  1 26    b.  (1)  The annual season for the commercial harvest of
  1 27 turtles shall begin on July 15 and end on May 15.
  1 28    (2)  Beginning on July 15, 2017, the following limits on the
  1 29 commercial harvest of turtles are applicable:
  1 30    (a)  Daily catch limit:
  1 31    (i)  Ten common snapping turtles.
  1 32    (ii)  Ten spiny and smooth softshell turtles, in aggregate.
  1 33    (iii)  Five painted turtles.
  1 34    (b)  Possession limit:
  1 35    (i)  Thirty common snapping turtles.
  2  1    (ii)  Thirty spiny and smooth softshell turtles, in
  2  2 aggregate.
  2  3    (iii)  Fifteen painted turtles.
  2  4    (3)  This paragraph "b" is repealed effective July 1, 2021.
  2  5    Sec. 2.  Section 481A.67, Code 2017, is amended by adding the
  2  6 following new subsection:
  2  7    NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  Beginning on the effective date of
  2  8 this Act, a person shall not be issued or allowed to renew a
  2  9 commercial turtle harvester license pursuant to chapter 482
  2 10 unless the person held a commercial turtle harvester license at
  2 11 any time during the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and
  2 12 ending on the effective date of this Act.  This subsection is
  2 13 repealed effective July 1, 2021.
  2 14    Sec. 3.  RESCISSION OF AMENDMENTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.
  2 15    1.  The amendments to 571 Iowa administrative code,
  2 16 chapter 86, as appearing in ARC 2951C, as published in the
  2 17 Iowa administrative bulletin, volume XXXIX, number 17, dated
  2 18 February 15, 2017, pp. 1685=1687, are rescinded.
  2 19    2.  As soon as practicable, the Iowa administrative code
  2 20 editor shall restore the language of the Iowa administrative
  2 21 code chapter referenced in subsection 1 of this section to the
  2 22 language that existed on February 14, 2017.
  2 23    Sec. 4.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of
  2 24 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  2 25                           EXPLANATION
  2 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  2 27 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  2 28    This bill relates to the noncommercial and commercial
  2 29 harvest of turtles.
  2 30    The bill provides that the annual season for the
  2 31 noncommercial and commercial harvest of turtles shall begin on
  2 32 July 15 and end May 15.
  2 33    The bill also specifies daily catch limits and possession
  2 34 limits on the noncommercial and commercial harvest of turtles,
  2 35 beginning on July 15, 2017. These provisions are repealed
  3  1 effective July 1, 2021.
  3  2    The bill provides that, beginning on the effective date of
  3  3 the bill, a person shall not be issued or allowed to renew a
  3  4 commercial turtle harvester license unless the person held such
  3  5 a license at any time during the period beginning on January
  3  6 1, 2015, and ending on the effective date of the bill. This
  3  7 provision is repealed effective July 1, 2021.
  3  8    The bill rescinds amendments to specified rules relating
  3  9 to harvesting commercial and noncommercial turtles that were
  3 10 published in the Iowa administrative code on February 15, 2017,
  3 11 and directs the Iowa administrative code editor to restore the
  3 12 language of the Iowa administrative code to the language that
  3 13 existed on February 14, 2017.
  3 14    The bill is effective upon enactment.
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