481A.67 - SEASONS AND LIMITS.
481A.67 SEASONS AND LIMITS. It is unlawful for a person, except as otherwise expressly provided, to take, capture, or kill fish, frogs, or turtles except during the open season established by the commission. It is unlawful during open season to take in any one day an amount in excess of the daily catch limit designated for each variety or each locality, or have in possession any variety of fish, frog, or turtle in excess of the possession limit, or have in possession any frog, fish, or turtle at any time under the minimum length or weight. The open season, possession limit, daily catch limit, and the minimum length or weight for each variety of fish, frog, or turtle shall be established by rule of the department or commission under the authority of sections 456A.24, 481A.38, 481A.39 and 482.1.
Section History: Early Form [C97, § 2540; SS15, § 2540; C24, 27, 31, § 1731, 1732, 1733; C39, § 1794.029; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 109.67]
Section History: Recent Form 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1854; 88 Acts, ch 1216, §24 C93, § 481A.67 Referred to in § 805.8B(3i) For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph i