# Iowa Code § 481A.42: Nongame protected — exclusion

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.42

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 481A.42
- **Heading:** Nongame protected — exclusion
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.42

## Text

Protected nongame species include wild fish, wild birds, wild bats, wild reptiles, and wild amphibians, an egg, a nest, a dead body or part of a dead body, and a product made from part of a body of a wild fish, wild bird, wild bat, wild reptile, or wild amphibian. However, nongame does not include game, fish that may be taken pursuant to regulations established under the Code or departmental rule, fur-bearing animals, turtles, or frogs, as defined in this chapter. The commission shall designate by rule those species of nongame which by their abundance or habits are declared a nuisance, and these species shall not be protected. Rules adopted shall include but are not limited to a provision that states that any bat, except for the Indiana bat, which is found within a building that is occupied by human beings is not a protected nongame species.

[S13, §2563-q; C24, 27, 31, §1776; C39, §1794.005; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.42]83 Acts, ch 168, §6; 92 Acts, ch 1107, §1C93, §481A.4293 Acts, ch 20, §1

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 481A.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.2 State ownership and title — exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.3 Conclusive presumption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.4 Fish hatcheries game farms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.5 State game refuges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.6 Game management area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.6A Pen-reared pheasants release by landowners and tenants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.6B Pheasant population studies reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.7 Hunting on game refuges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.8 Notice of establishment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.9 Spawning grounds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.10 Reports and accounting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.10A Farmer advisory committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.10A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.11 Seized or accidentally killed game disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.11.md)

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