§ 483A.39 — Bass fishing tournaments

Iowa § 483A.39

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 483A: FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRABAND, AND GUNS

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1. a. For the purposes of this section, “bass fishing tournament” means an organized
fishing event, except for a fishing event sponsored by the department for educational
purposes, involving all of the following:
(1) An organized event occurring on public water for the purpose of fishing for bass.
(2) Participation of six or more vessels or twelve or more individuals in the event, except
for an event on the waters of the Mississippi river, where the number of vessels participating
shall be twenty or more and the number of participants shall be forty or more.
(3) The award of prizes or other inducements for participation in the event.
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b. Forthepurposesofthissection,“bassfishingtournament”alsoincludesaplannedevent
on public water for the purpose of fishing for bass.
2. A person shall apply for a permit to hold a bass fishing tournament. The commission
shall, by rule, specify the requirements to obtain a permit including but not limited to the
following:
a. Minimum requirements for weigh-in, handling, and release of live bass by tournament
participants.
b. Measurement of bass to length and release from a vessel.
c. Allowance of up to five bass for weigh-in during the tournament.
d. Allowance of possession of bass of any length so long as the bass are kept alive and are
released after weigh-in.
e. Cleaning of vessels used before and after the tournament in compliance with
department guidelines to prevent the transportation of aquatic invasive species.