Section 481B.2 – Cooperation with federal government.
481B.2 Cooperation with federal government. The commission shall perform those acts necessary for the conservation, protection, restoration, and propagation of endangered and threatened species in cooperation with the federal government, pursuant to Pub. L. No. 93-205, and pursuant to rules promulgated by the secretary of the interior. [C77, 79, 81, §109A.2] C93, §481B.2 2006 Acts, […]
Section 481B.3 – Investigations.
481B.3 Investigations. 1. The director shall conduct investigations on fish, plants, and wildlife in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to determine management measures necessary for their continued ability to sustain themselves successfully. On the basis of these determinations and other available scientific […]
Section 481B.4 – Programs.
481B.4 Programs. 1. The director shall establish programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat, necessary for the management of endangered or threatened species. 2. In carrying out the programs authorized by this section, the commission may enter into cooperative agreements with federal and state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, or with private persons […]
Section 481B.5 – Prohibitions.
481B.5 Prohibitions. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by rule, a person shall not take, possess, transport, import, export, process, sell or offer for sale, buy or offer to buy, nor shall a common or contract carrier transport or receive for shipment, any species of fish, plants, or wildlife appearing on the following […]
Section 481B.6 – Species not on list.
481B.6 Species not on list. The commission may, by rule, treat any species as an endangered species or threatened species even though it is not listed pursuant to section 481B.3 if it finds that the species so closely resembles in appearance a species which is listed pursuant to section 481B.3 and that enforcement personnel would […]
Section 481B.7 – Special care to ensure survival.
481B.7 Special care to ensure survival. The director may permit the taking, possession, purchase, sale, transportation, importation, exportation, or shipment of endangered or threatened species which appear on the state list for scientific, zoological, or educational purposes, for propagation in captivity of such fish, plants, or wildlife, to ensure their survival. [C77, 79, 81, §109A.7] […]
Section 481B.8 – Damage to property or human life.
481B.8 Damage to property or human life. Upon good cause shown and where necessary to reduce damage to property or to protect human health, endangered or threatened species found on the state list may be removed, captured, or destroyed, but only pursuant to a permit issued by the director. [C77, 79, 81, §109A.8] C93, §481B.8
Section 481A.141 – Aquaculture — license required.
481A.141 Aquaculture — license required. 1. A person shall not engage in the business of aquaculture until that person has applied for and has been issued an aquaculture unit license from the department. The application period extends from January 1, or the date of the application, through December 31. A license shall not be issued […]
Section 481B.9 – Exemptions.
481B.9 Exemptions. A species of fish, plant, or wildlife appearing on any of the lists of endangered species or threatened species which enters the state from another state or from outside the territorial limits of the United States may enter, be transported, possessed, and sold in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. [C77, 79, […]
Section 481A.142 – Licensed aquaculture units — activities allowed.
481A.142 Licensed aquaculture units — activities allowed. A holder of an aquaculture unit license may: 1. Possess, propagate, buy, sell, deal in, and transport the aquatic organisms produced from breeding stock legally acquired, including minnows. 2. Sell fish for stocking purposes within or outside the state. Fish which are nonindigenous to Iowa shall not be […]