House File 832 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 832 BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HF 505) A BILL FOR An Act relating to noodling licenses. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 2151HV (1) 91 sb/js
H.F. 832 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 483A.6C Noodling licenses. 1 1. A person noodling must purchase a noodling license. For 2 purposes of this section, noodling means the method of fishing 3 for catfish using ones bare hands or feet. 4 2. A noodling license shall allow a person to engage in 5 noodling subject to the following restrictions: 6 a. The noodling must happen during daylight hours. 7 b. The person noodling may not harvest more than three 8 catfish per noodling license. 9 c. Each catfish harvested must be at least ten inches in 10 length. 11 d. Special equipment may not be used. For purposes of this 12 section, special equipment includes scuba equipment, fins, 13 bait, gloves, breathing tubes, and other items determined by 14 the commission. 15 3. The commission shall establish, by rule, the tenure and 16 applicable fee for the permit authorized in this section. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill relates to noodling licenses. 21 The bill requires that a person noodling must purchase a 22 noodling license. The bill defines noodling as a method 23 of fishing for catfish using ones bare hands or feet. The 24 bill provides time of day, bag limit, size, and equipment 25 restrictions on the license. 26 The bill directs the natural resource commission to 27 establish rules for the tenure and applicable fee of the 28 noodling permit. A person who unlawfully takes a fish is 29 subject to a scheduled fine of $35. A person who attempts to 30 unlawfully take a fish is subject to a scheduled fine of $20. 31 -1- LSB 2151HV (1) 91 sb/js 1/ 1