Iowa Code § 482.4 (2026)
Commercial licenses and gear tags
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.
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. 86 Acts, ch 1141, §4\n\nTue Dec 09 22:07:52 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 482 (26, 0) §482.4, COMMERCIAL FISHING 4\n\n C87, §109B.4 89 Acts, ch 119, §1; 89 Acts, ch 192, §1, 2; 91 Acts, ch 170, §2, 3 C93, §482.4 2009 Acts, ch 144, §23; 2012 Acts, ch 1118, §10 – 13 Referred to in §452A.17, 482.1, 805.8B(3)(m) For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph m \n