571—55.1(461A) Ice fishing shelters.

1. 55.1(1)  General. The following rules govern the placement, construction, or erection of ice fishing shelters placed on or over lands or waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.
2. 55.1(2)  Removal. Unattended ice fishing shelters and all material used in their construction shall be removed from on or over lands or waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission before ice melt or March 1 of each year, whichever comes first.
3. 55.1(3)  Owner information. All unattended shelters left on the ice or state-owned land shall display the owner’s assigned department number; or full name, street address and city in clearly visible three-inch-high block letters in a color contrasting to the background.
4. 55.1(4)  Permit. The owner information displayed in accordance with the provisions of this rule will act as the permit for the placement of ice fishing shelters on or over lands or waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.
5. 55.1(5)  Accessibility. Ice fishing shelters shall not be locked when in use.
6. 55.1(6)  Reflectors. All shelters on the ice after sunset shall display reflectors on all external sides in such a manner to enable them to reflect light at all times between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
7. 55.1(7)  Shelter prohibited. No person shall own or use any shelter placed on or over lands or waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission in violation of any of the provisions of this rule.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 461A.4.

[ARC 9229C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 6/18/25]