Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-108.9 - Trapping restrictions
Trapping for all furbearers will be restricted as follows:
(1)
Exposed
bait. No person shall set or maintain any leghold, body-clasping trap,
or snare within 20 feet of exposed bait on land anywhere in the state or over
water in the following areas:
a. Mississippi
River corridor-Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, Jackson, Clinton, Scott, Muscatine,
Louisa, Des Moines and Lee Counties.
b. Missouri River corridor-Those portions of
Woodbury, Monona, Harrison, Pottawattamie, Mills and Fremont Counties west of
Interstate 29.
c. Des Moines River
corridor-Boone, Dallas, Polk, Marion, Mahaska, Wapello and Van Buren Counties.
"Exposed bait" means meat or viscera or any animal, bird, fish, amphibian, or reptile with or without skin, hide, or feathers visible to soaring birds.
(2)
Reserved.
Notes
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A person who accidentally captures a river otter or bobcat during a closed season or in a closed area or after the person's individual bag limit has been reached shall not be penalized provided that:
1. The river otter or bobcat is captured during a legal trapping season or as part of a legal depredation control process; and
2. A conservation officer is contacted within 24 hours and the river otter or bobcat and all parts thereof are turned over to a conservation officer as soon as practical.