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§§ 1110-1120-al. FISH AND GAME. Tit. V, Ch. 15.
18 It shall be the duty of the fish and game warden, sheriffs, con-
19 stables, and police officers of this state to seize and take possession
20 of any fish, birds, or animals which have been caught, taken, or killed
21 at a time, in a manner, or for a purpose, or had in possession or under
22 control, or have been shipped, contrary to the provisions of this chap-
23 ter. Such seizure may be made without a warrant.
24 Any court having jurisdiction of the offense, upon receiving proof
25 of probable cause for believing in the concealment of any fish, birds,
26 or animals, caught, taken, killed, had in possession, under control, or
27 shipped contrary to any of the provisions of this chapter, shall issue
28 a search warrant and cause a search to be made in any place therefor.
29 Any fish, birds, or animals so found shall be sold for the purpose
30 of paying the costs in the case, and the amount, if any, in excess of
31 the costs shall be turned into the school fund of the county in which
32 the seizure is made.
33 Any net, seine, trap, contrivance, material, and substance what-
34 ever, while in use or had and maintained for the purpose of catching,
35 taking, killing, trapping or deceiving any fish, birds, or animals con-
36 trary to any of the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to
37 be, and is, a publie nuisance, and it shall be the duty of the fish and
38 game warden, sheriffs, constables, and police officers of the state, with-
39 out warrant or process, to take or seize any and all of the same, and
40 abate and sell or destroy any and all of the same without warrant or
41 process and no liability shall be incurred to the owner or any other
42 person for such seizure and destruction, and said warden or his regu-
43 larly constituted deputies or other peace officers as hereinbefore named
44 shall be released from all liability to any person or persons whomso-
45 ever for any act done or committed or property seized or destroyed
46 under or by virtue of this section.
[C, '97, § 2539 ; S. S., '15, § 2539 ; 39 G. A., ch. 209, § 39.]
SEC. 1110. Two lines—trolling from launches or steamboats.
1 No person shall use more than two lines, with one hook upon each
2 line, in still fishing, or otherwise, except that a trot line as above pro-
3 vided, or in trolling a spoon hook composed of three hooks fastened
4 together, may be used ; and no fish may be taken by trolling from any
5 gasoline oil or electric launch or steamboat propelled by such power,
6 from any of the lakes of the state. The foregoing clause relative to
7 launches and steamboats shall not apply to or be effective upon the
8 Mississippi or Missouri rivers.
[C, '97, § 2542 ; 39 G. A., ch. 212, §§ 1, 2.]
SEC. 1120-al. Black bass by hook and line only—exception.
1 It shall be unlawful to catch or take or attempt to catch or take
2 from the inland or boundary waters of the state of Iowa, for other
3 than propagation purposes, any black bass except by hook and line,
4 and, if caught or taken by any other means, the same shall be imme-
5 diately returned to the waters from which taken, without unnecessary
6 injury.
[39 G. A., ch. 256, § 1.]