Bill Text: IA SSB3062 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to turtle harvesting in the state and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-10 - Natural Resources and Environment: Dearden Chair,Brase, and Rozenboom. [SSB3062 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB3062-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3062
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DEARDEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
turtle
harvesting
in
the
state
and
including
1
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.67,
Code
2016,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
481A.67
Seasons
and
limits
——
turtle
harvest
seasons
——
3
moratorium
.
4
1.
It
is
unlawful
for
a
person,
except
as
otherwise
5
expressly
provided,
to
take,
capture,
or
kill
fish,
frogs,
6
or
turtles
except
during
the
open
season
established
by
the
7
commission.
It
is
unlawful
during
open
season
to
take
in
any
8
one
day
an
amount
in
excess
of
the
daily
catch
limit
designated
9
for
each
variety
or
each
locality,
or
have
in
possession
any
10
variety
of
fish,
frog,
or
turtle
in
excess
of
the
possession
11
limit,
or
have
in
possession
any
frog,
fish,
or
turtle
at
any
12
time
under
the
minimum
length
or
weight.
The
open
season,
13
possession
limit,
daily
catch
limit,
and
the
minimum
length
14
or
weight
for
each
variety
of
fish,
frog,
or
turtle
shall
be
15
established
by
rule
of
the
department
or
commission
under
the
16
authority
of
sections
456A.24
,
481A.38
,
481A.39
,
and
482.1
.
17
2.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
18
natural
resource
commission
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
19
17A
establishing
seasons
that
restrict
the
noncommercial
20
harvest
of
turtles
in
any
waters
of
the
state
pursuant
to
21
section
483A.28.
22
3.
a.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
23
the
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
24
chapter
17A
that
prohibit
commercial
turtle
harvesting
in
any
25
waters
of
the
state.
26
b.
On
or
before
January
15,
2021,
the
commission
shall
27
conduct
a
review
of
the
status
of
the
turtle
population
in
28
the
state
and
shall
report
its
recommendations
to
the
general
29
assembly,
made
in
accordance
with
sound
fish
and
wildlife
30
management
principles,
on
whether
commercial
turtle
harvesting
31
should
be
reestablished
in
the
state.
This
paragraph
is
32
repealed
effective
July
1,
2021.
33
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
34
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
bill
relates
to
the
commercial
and
noncommercial
4
harvest
of
turtles
in
the
waters
of
the
state.
The
bill
5
authorizes
the
natural
resource
commission
to
adopt
rules
6
establishing
seasons
that
restrict
the
noncommercial
harvest
of
7
turtles
pursuant
to
a
sport
fishing
license.
8
The
bill
also
requires
the
natural
resource
commission
to
9
adopt
rules
prohibiting
commercial
turtle
harvesting
in
any
10
waters
of
the
state.
The
bill
provides
that
after
five
years,
11
the
commission
shall
conduct
a
review
of
the
status
of
the
12
turtle
population
in
the
state
and
report
its
recommendations
13
to
the
general
assembly,
in
accordance
with
sound
fish
and
14
wildlife
management
principles,
as
to
whether
commercial
turtle
15
harvesting
should
be
reestablished
at
that
time.
16
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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