Iowa § 481A.142 Licensed aquaculture units — activities allowed

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§ 481A.142 — Licensed aquaculture units — activities allowed

Iowa § 481A.142

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 481AWILDLIFE CONSERVATION

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Iowa Code § 481A.142 (2026).

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A holder of an aquaculture unit license may:

1.Possess, propagate, buy, sell, deal in, and transport the aquatic organisms produced from breeding stock legally acquired, including minnows.

2.Sell fish for stocking purposes within or outside the state. Fish which are nonindigenous to Iowa shall not be received or sold in the state unless the aquaculture unit has obtained an importation permit from the department. The department shall establish, by rule, requirements governing importation, and shall include a list of approved aquaculture species. Failure to comply with this subsection will result in loss of license and a violator is subject to the scheduled fine provided in section 805.8B.

3.Hold, feed, andsellcarp, buffalofish, andotherfishlegallytakenbycommercialfishers.

4.Harvest aqua

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A holder of an aquaculture unit license may:
1. Possess, propagate, buy, sell, deal in, and transport the aquatic organisms produced
from breeding stock legally acquired, including minnows.
2. Sell fish for stocking purposes within or outside the state. Fish which are
nonindigenous to Iowa shall not be received or sold in the state unless the aquaculture unit
has obtained an importation permit from the department. The department shall establish, by
rule, requirements governing importation, and shall include a list of approved aquaculture
species. Failure to comply with this subsection will result in loss of license and a violator is
subject to the scheduled fine provided in section 805.8B.
3. Hold, feed, andsellcarp, buffalofish, andotherfishlegallytakenbycommercialfishers.
4. Harvest aquatic life on land under control of the aquaculture unit with commercial
devices without obtaining any permits for the devices.
5. a. Sell bait, including minnows and frogs, propagated or raised within the licensed unit
without having to obtain a bait dealer’s license. However, aquaculture units wishing to take
bait from areas other than their licensed units must also obtain a bait dealer’s license.
b. A nonresident aquaculture unit licensee shall be limited to selling bait at wholesale
unless the home state of the nonresident licensee allows residents of this state to sell bait at
retail.
6. Take any gull, tern, or merganser within the bounds of the unit. An owner or operator
of the licensed aquaculture unit, however, must first obtain a permit for this activity from the
department or the United States fish and wildlife service. Each permittee shall file an annual
report with the department which itemizes the birds taken during the period covered by the
permit, and dispose of birds taken according to methods established by the department. The
department shall not issue a subsequent permit to any person failing to file this report.