Iowa Code 482.7 – Gear attendance
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1. A commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester licensee must be present when commercial gear is operated. A commercial fish helper or commercial turtle helper shall not operate commercial gear except under the direct supervision of a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester. A nonresident commercial turtle helper is licensed only to assist a licensed nonresident commercial turtle harvester. Commercial gear shall be lifted and emptied of catch as provided by the rules of the commission. Constant attendance by the commercial fisher of seines, trammel nets, and gill nets is required when the gear is fished by driving, drive-seining, seining, floating, or drifting methods. Officers of the commission may grant a reasonable extension of gear attendance intervals only upon the request of a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester specifying why such an extension is necessary.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 482.7
- Commercial fish helper: means a person who is licensed by the state to assist a commercial fisher or a commercial roe harvester in operating commercial gear or in taking, attempting to take, possessing, or transporting commercial fish, roe species, roe, or turtles. See Iowa Code 482.2
- Commercial fisher: means a person who is licensed by the state to take, attempt to take, possess, transport, sell, barter, or trade turtles or turtle eggs, commercial fish except roe species, or fish parts except roe. 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
- Commercial turtle harvester: means a person who is licensed by the state to take, attempt to take, possess, transport, and sell, barter, or trade commercial turtles or turtle eggs. See Iowa Code 482.2
- Commercial turtle helper: means a person who is licensed by the state to assist a commercial turtle harvester in operating commercial gear, or in taking, attempting to take, possessing, or transporting commercial turtles or turtle eggs. See Iowa Code 482.2
- Commission: means the natural resource commission. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Constant attendance: means the presence of a commercial fisher whenever commercial gear is in use. See Iowa Code 482.2
- 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
- Roe: means fish eggs. See Iowa Code 482.2
2. For the purposes of this section, “direct supervision” means that a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester must be in the same boat, within hand-signal distance, or within vocal communication distance, without the help of any electronic or amplifying device, of the commercial fish helper or commercial turtle helper being supervised.