Iowa Code 481A.42 – Nongame protected — exclusion
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 481A.42
- Amphibian: means a member of the class Amphibia. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Bird: means a member of the class Aves. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Fish: means a member of the class Pisces. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Fur-bearing animals: means the following which are declared to be fur-bearing animals for the purpose of regulation and protection under the Code: beaver, badger, mink, otter, muskrat, raccoon, skunk, opossum, spotted skunk or civet cat, weasel, coyote, bobcat, wolf, groundhog, red fox, and gray fox. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Game: means all of the animals specified in this subsection except those designated as not protected, and includes the heads, skins, and any other parts, and the nests and eggs of birds and their plumage. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Reptile: means a member of the class Reptilia. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
Protected nongame species include wild fish, wild birds, wild bats, wild reptiles, and wild amphibians, an egg, a nest, a dead body or part of a dead body, and a product made from part of a body of a wild fish, wild bird, wild bat, wild reptile, or wild amphibian. However, nongame does not include game, fish that may be taken pursuant to regulations established under the Code or departmental rule, fur-bearing animals, turtles, or frogs, as defined in this chapter. The commission shall designate by rule those species of nongame which by their abundance or habits are declared a nuisance, and these species shall not be protected. Rules adopted shall include but are not limited to a provision that states that any bat, except for the Indiana bat, which is found within a building that is occupied by human beings is not a protected nongame species.