§ 481A.84 — Frogs — catching — selling

Iowa § 481A.84

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 481A: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

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1. Frogs may be taken by holders of a fishing license only and they may be used for bait
or food purposes, but no person shall take more than four dozen frogs in any one day or have
in possession at any one time more than eight dozen frogs. Licensed bait dealers authorized
by law to sell bait may have in their possession to supply the bait needs of their customers,
not more than twenty dozen frogs.
2. No person shall use any device, net, barrier or fence of any kind which prevents frogs
from having free access to and egress from the water.
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3. Transportation out of the state in any manner or for any purposes, of frogs taken in
Iowa, is prohibited.
4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the purchase, sale or possession
of frogs or any portion of the carcasses of frogs that have been legally taken and shipped in
from without the state.
5. Nothing herein shall prevent any person from catching frogs on the person’s own
premises for the person’s private use.

Legislative History

[C39, §1794.046; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.84]