481A.39 - BIOLOGICAL BALANCE MAINTAINED.
481A.39 BIOLOGICAL BALANCE MAINTAINED. The commission is designated the sole agency to determine the facts as to whether biological balance does or does not exist. The commission shall, by administrative rule, extend, shorten, open, or close seasons and set, increase, or reduce catch limits, bag limits, size limits, possession limits, or territorial limitations or further regulate taking conditions in accordance with sound fish and wildlife management principles.
Section History: Early Form [C39, § 1794.002; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 109.39]
Section History: Recent Form 88 Acts, ch 1216, §13 C93, § 481A.39 Referred to in § 481A.5, 481A.6, 481A.9, 481A.38, 481A.48, 481A.67, 483A.28