1. A person shall not use or operate commercial gear unless an individual is at the site where the commercial gear is being operated who possesses an appropriate valid commercial license. A commercial license is valid from the date of issue to January 10 of the succeeding calendar year.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 482.4

  • Commercial fishing: means taking, attempting to take, possessing, or transporting of commercial fish or turtles for the purpose of selling, bartering, trading, offering, or exposing for sale. See Iowa Code 482.2
  • Commercial gear: means the capturing equipment used by commercial fishers, commercial roe harvesters, and commercial turtle harvesters. See Iowa Code 482.2
  • Commercial roe harvester: means a person who is licensed by the state to engage in the harvest and sale, barter, or trade of roe and roe species. See Iowa Code 482.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Nonresident: means every person who is not a resident of this state. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • Operate: means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel or motorboat. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • Resident: means a person as defined in section 483A. See Iowa Code 482.2
  • Roe: means fish eggs. See Iowa Code 482.2
  • Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. A commercial roe harvester shall possess a valid commercial fishing license and a valid commercial roe harvester license.
 3. Commercial fishers and commercial turtle harvesters shall provide and affix weather-resistant gear tags to each piece of gear in use. Each weather-resistant gear tag shall plainly show the name, address, and commercial license number of the licensee and whether the gear is fish or turtle gear.
 4. Annual license fees are as follows:

 a. Commercial fisher, resident   $  200.00
 b. Commercial fisher, nonresident   $  400.00
 c. Commercial fish helper, resident   $  50.00
 d. Commercial fish helper, nonresident   $  100.00
 e. Commercial roe buyer, resident   $  250.00
 f. Commercial roe buyer, nonresident   $  500.00
 g. Commercial roe harvester, resident   $  100.00
 h. Commercial roe harvester, nonresident   $3,500.00
 i. Commercial turtle buyer, resident   $  200.00
 j. Commercial turtle buyer, nonresident   $  400.00
 k. Commercial turtle harvester, resident   $  100.00
 l. Commercial turtle harvester, nonresident   $  400.00
 m. Commercial turtle helper, resident   $  50.00
 n. Commercial turtle helper, nonresident   $  100.00
 5. Commercial fish and turtle gear tags are required on the following units of commercial gear:

 a. Seine.
 b. Trammel net.
 c. Gill net.
 d. Entrapment nets.
 e. Commercial trotline.
 f. Commercial turtle trap.
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