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IA HF505
Bill
Status
2/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ray Sorensen
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AI Summary
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Creates a new noodling license requirement in Iowa, defining "noodling" as fishing for catfish using bare hands or feet
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Restricts noodling to daylight hours only and limits harvest to three catfish per license, with each fish measuring at least ten inches in length
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Prohibits use of special equipment including scuba gear, fins, bait, gloves, and breathing tubes while noodling
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Directs the Natural Resource Commission to establish rules for license tenure and applicable fees
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Violations carry scheduled fines of $35 for unlawfully taking a fish and $20 for attempting to unlawfully take a fish
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to noodling licenses.(See HF 832.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 832.
3/7/2025