Iowa § 482.14 Reports and records required — inspections

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§ 482.14 — Reports and records required — inspections

Iowa § 482.14

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 482COMMERCIAL FISHING

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Iowa Code § 482.14 (2026).

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1.All commercial fishers, commercial turtle harvesters, commercial turtle buyers, commercial roe harvesters, and commercial roe buyers shall submit a monthly report supplying all information requested on forms furnished by the department. Reports must be received by the department no later than the fifteenth day of the following month.

2.Commercialfishersshallutilizeadatedreceiptwithatleasttwoparts, withoneoriginal and one copy of each receipt, that contains the species, number, and pounds of fish or turtles sold, bartered, or traded. Commercial fishers shall retain a copy of each receipt for five years following the transaction. A purchaser of commercial fish or turtles shall retain a copy of the receipt for as long as the purchaser is in possession of the fish or turtles.

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1. All commercial fishers, commercial turtle harvesters, commercial turtle buyers,
commercial roe harvesters, and commercial roe buyers shall submit a monthly report
supplying all information requested on forms furnished by the department. Reports must be
received by the department no later than the fifteenth day of the following month.
2. Commercialfishersshallutilizeadatedreceiptwithatleasttwoparts, withoneoriginal
and one copy of each receipt, that contains the species, number, and pounds of fish or turtles
sold, bartered, or traded. Commercial fishers shall retain a copy of each receipt for five years
following the transaction. A purchaser of commercial fish or turtles shall retain a copy of the
receipt for as long as the purchaser is in possession of the fish or turtles.
3. Commercial turtle harvesters shall utilize a dated receipt with at least two parts, with
one original and one copy of each receipt, that contains the species, number, and pounds
of turtles sold, bartered, or traded. Commercial turtle harvesters shall retain a copy of each
receipt for five years following the transaction. A purchaser of commercial turtles shall retain
a copy of the receipt for as long as the purchaser is in possession of the turtles.
4. Commercial turtle buyers shall maintain accurate records of all transactions. The
records shall contain the date, number, weight, and species of turtles purchased, the name
and address of the seller, and the county or pools where the turtles were taken. The records
shall be updated monthly. Such records shall be available for examination by employees of
the department upon request. A commercial turtle buyer shall only purchase turtles from a
licensed commercial fisher or commercial turtle harvester.
5. Commercial roe buyers shall utilize a receipt with at least two parts, with one original
and at least one copy of each receipt, for each purchase of commercial roe species and roe.
The original of the receipt shall be kept by the commercial roe buyer and a copy of the receipt
shall be given to the commercial roe harvester selling the commercial roe species or roe.
Commercialroebuyersandcommercialroeharvestersshallretainsuchreceiptsforfiveyears
following the date of the transaction.
6. Facilities and records of commercial fish buyers, commercial turtle buyers, commercial
roeharvesters, andcommercialroebuyersshallbeopenatallreasonabletimesforinspection
by any conservation officer.