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A valid sport fishing license allows you to take and possess a
maximum of 100 pounds of live turtles or 50 pounds of dressed
turtles. You must have a special license to sell live or dressed turtles.
If you are a nonresident of Iowa you can only take common
snapping turtles, softshells and painted turtles from the Missouri,
Mississippi and Big Sioux rivers. Nonresidents cannot take any other
turtles or crayfish anywhere else in the state. The taking of turtle eggs
from the wild is prohibited.
Residents can take common snapping turtles, softshells and
painted turtles.
You can take turtles only by hand, turtle hook, turtle trap or hookand-
line. Turtle traps must have no more than one throat or funneling
device. All turtle traps must have a functional escape hole provided
with a minimum diameter in all directions of 7-1/2 inches to allow
passage of fish and small turtles. On hoop type traps the 7-1/2 inch
escape hole shall be located in the last hoop to the tail-line. Any
unattended gear used to take turtles must have a metal tag bearing the
owner’s name and address. All turtle traps must be lifted and emptied
of their catch at least once every 72 hours.
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