Bill Text: IA SJR6 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution designating the channel catfish as the official state fish for the state of Iowa.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-28 - Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Boulton, and Koelker. S.J. 197. [SJR6 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SJR6-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
6
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
6
BY
BOULTON
and
REICHMAN
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
designating
the
channel
catfish
as
the
1
official
state
fish
for
the
state
of
Iowa.
2
WHEREAS,
the
channel
catfish
(ictalurus
punctatus)
is
a
3
native
fish
to
Iowa’s
prairie
streams
and
rivers
inhabiting
4
all
99
counties,
and
is
one
of
the
most
abundant
fish
in
Iowa
5
lakes,
streams,
and
rivers;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
channel
catfish’s
appearance
is
easily
7
recognizable
by
its
slender
scaleless
body,
deeply
forked
tail,
8
fleshy
whiskers,
and
sharp
spines;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
channel
catfish
can
be
caught
with
a
wide
10
variety
of
tackle,
most
of
which
is
inexpensive
and
available
11
to
all
anglers;
and
12
WHEREAS,
the
channel
catfish
is
excellent
table
fare,
with
13
Iowa
anglers
reporting
that
they
eat
catfish
more
often
than
14
any
other
sport
fish;
and
15
WHEREAS,
more
Iowans
participate
in
sport
fishing
than
any
16
other
outdoor
recreational
sport
with
approximately
500,000
17
anglers
spending
approximately
$300
million
annually
and
18
generating
$1.2
billion
in
economic
activity;
and
19
WHEREAS,
the
channel
catfish
is
the
most
preferred
fish
20
among
Iowa
anglers,
reaching
trophy
size
above
30
pounds
and
21
providing
pole-bending
action,
with
over
4
million
caught
22
annually;
and
23
WHEREAS,
the
channel
catfish
is
an
important
fish
to
24
Mississippi
River
commercial
fishers
with
approximately
25
400,000
pounds
of
channel
catfish
marketed
each
year
from
the
26
river;
and
27
WHEREAS,
former
Senator
Eugene
S.
“Gene”
Fraise,
who
28
passed
away
on
November
27,
2020,
served
in
the
Iowa
Senate
29
for
27
years
after
having
served
on
the
Lee
County
Board
of
30
Supervisors
for
7
years;
and
31
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Joint
Resolution
6
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Introduced
WHEREAS,
during
Senator
Fraise’s
time
in
office,
he
32
advocated
for
the
channel
catfish
to
be
designated
the
33
official
state
fish
due
to
its
long
history
in
the
state
34
and
the
economic
impact
the
fish
has
on
Iowa’s
aquaculture
35
industry;
NOW
THEREFORE,
36
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
STATE
FISH
DESIGNATED.
The
channel
catfish
1
(ictalurus
punctatus)
is
designated
and
shall
be
officially
2
known
as
the
Eugene
S.
Fraise
memorial
state
fish
of
Iowa.
3
Sec.
2.
APPROPRIATE
REPRESENTATIONS.
The
director
of
4
the
Department
of
Cultural
Affairs
shall
obtain
appropriate
5
pictures
and
other
representations
of
the
channel
catfish
6
and
shall
display
the
pictures
and
representations
in
an
7
appropriate
place
in
the
state
historical
museum.
8
Sec.
3.
OFFICIAL
REGISTER.
The
editor
of
the
Iowa
official
9
register
shall
include
an
appropriate
picture
and
commentary
of
10
the
channel
catfish
in
the
Iowa
official
register,
along
with
11
the
pictures
of
the
state
rock,
state
flower,
state
bird,
and
12
state
tree.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
joint
resolution
designates
the
channel
catfish
as
the
17
official
Eugene
S.
Fraise
memorial
state
fish
of
Iowa.
The
18
director
of
the
department
of
cultural
affairs
shall
obtain
19
pictures
and
other
appropriate
representations
of
the
state
20
fish
and
display
the
pictures
and
information
in
the
state
21
historical
museum.
The
editor
of
the
Iowa
official
register
22
shall
include
a
picture
of
the
state
fish
along
with
pictures
23
of
the
state
rock,
state
flower,
state
bird,
and
state
tree.
24
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