Terms Used In Iowa Code 483A.3A

  • Commission: means the natural resource commission created under section 455A. See Iowa Code 483A.1A
  • License: means a privilege granted by the commission to fish, hunt, fur harvest, pursue, catch, kill, take in any manner, use, have possession of, sell, or transport all or part of a wild animal, bird, game, or fish, including any privilege related to a license granted by issuance of a stamp or a payment of a fee. See Iowa Code 483A.1A
  • Nonresident: means a person who is not a resident as defined in subsection 10. See Iowa Code 483A.1A
  • Resident: means a natural person who meets any of the following criteria during each year in which the person claims status as a resident:
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 Three dollars from each resident and nonresident annual and seven-day fishing license and nine dollars from each resident multi-year fishing license sold shall be deposited in the state fish and game protection fund and shall be used within this state for fish habitat development. Not less than fifty percent of this amount shall be used by the commission to enter into agreements with county conservation boards to carry out the purposes of this section.