Iowa § 481A.145 Taking and selling of minnows and other bait — regulations

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§ 481A.145 — Taking and selling of minnows and other bait — regulations

Iowa § 481A.145

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 481AWILDLIFE CONSERVATION

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Iowa Code § 481A.145 (2026).

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1.Except for species listed as threatened or endangered under chapter 481B, a licensed bait dealer may take sufficient bait from lakes and streams of this state that are not closed to the taking of bait, to supply the licensee’s customers for hook and line fishing if the licensee is present while the bait is being taken.

2.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not carry, transport, ship, or cause to be carried, transported, or shipped, any minnows for the purpose of sale beyond the boundaries of the state. Minnows which are bred, hatched, propagated, or raised on a licensed aquaculture unit may be transported outside the state.

3.Apersonshallnottransport, use, selloroffertosellforbaitorintroduceintoanyinland watersofthisstateorintoanywatersfromwhichthewatersofthes

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1. Except for species listed as threatened or endangered under chapter 481B, a licensed
bait dealer may take sufficient bait from lakes and streams of this state that are not closed to
the taking of bait, to supply the licensee’s customers for hook and line fishing if the licensee
is present while the bait is being taken.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not carry, transport, ship,
or cause to be carried, transported, or shipped, any minnows for the purpose of sale beyond
the boundaries of the state. Minnows which are bred, hatched, propagated, or raised on a
licensed aquaculture unit may be transported outside the state.
3. Apersonshallnottransport, use, selloroffertosellforbaitorintroduceintoanyinland
watersofthisstateorintoanywatersfromwhichthewatersofthestatemaybecomestocked,
any minnows or fish of the carp, quillback, gar, or dogfish species. Fish of the carp, quillback,
gar, or dogfish species may be returned to the waters from which they are taken. A person
shall not possess live gizzard shad at any lake in this state.
4. Minnow traps not exceeding thirty-six inches in length may be used when the taking of
minnows is allowed. Each trap, when in use, shall have a metal tag attached plainly labeled
with the owner’s name and address.
5. A person shall not use a minnow dip net which exceeds four feet in diameter, a cast net
which exceeds ten feet in diameter, or a minnow seine which exceeds twenty feet in length
or has a mesh size smaller than one-quarter inch bar measure. Licensed bait dealers may
obtain a permit from the department to use minnow seines longer than twenty feet, but not
exceeding fifty feet in length.
6. The department may designate certain lakes and streams, and parts of them, from
which minnow populations should be protected for the best management of the lakes or
streams. If an investigation of a lake or stream or a portion of a lake or stream by the
department indicates that the minnow population should be protected, the lake or stream or
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a portion of the lake or stream shall be closed to the taking of minnows for a period of time
deemed advisable by the department.