Iowa § 482.9 Unlawful methods

Iowa Statutes

§ 482.9 — Unlawful methods

Iowa § 482.9

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 482COMMERCIAL FISHING

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Iowa Code § 482.9 (2026).

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It is unlawful:

1.To use commercial gear which is not in accordance with this chapter or the rules of the commission.

2.To use commercial gear within nine hundred feet from a navigation dam on the boundary waters.

3.To use commercial gear within three hundred feet from the mouth of a tributary stream emptying into the boundary waters.

4.For a person to lift or to fish licensed commercial gear of another person, except when under the direct supervision of the licensee as provided in section 482.7.

5.To employ chemicals, electricity, or explosives into the water for taking fish, turtles, or freshwater mussels except as authorized by the director.

6.Tohaveinone’spossessiongamefishorotherfish,turtles,ormusselsdeemedillegalby other provisions of law while engaged in commercial activities.

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It is unlawful:
1. To use commercial gear which is not in accordance with this chapter or the rules of the
commission.
2. To use commercial gear within nine hundred feet from a navigation dam on the
boundary waters.
3. To use commercial gear within three hundred feet from the mouth of a tributary stream
emptying into the boundary waters.
4. For a person to lift or to fish licensed commercial gear of another person, except when
under the direct supervision of the licensee as provided in section 482.7.
5. To employ chemicals, electricity, or explosives into the water for taking fish, turtles, or
freshwater mussels except as authorized by the director.
6. Tohaveinone’spossessiongamefishorotherfish,turtles,ormusselsdeemedillegalby
other provisions of law while engaged in commercial activities. A fish caught in commercial
fishingthatisnotlawfultopossessshallbehandledwithwethandsandimmediatelyreleased
under water with as little injury as possible.
7. To block or inhibit navigation through channels with commercial gear unless a
minimum of three feet of water depth is maintained over float lines of any entanglement gear
or leads to trap nets. Gear shall not block over one-half the width of a navigable channel if
there is less than three feet of water over the gear.