97C.335 USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO TAKE FISH PROHIBITED. (a) A person may not use artificial lights to lure or attract fish or to see fish in the water while spearing, except that while angling or spearing, a person may: (1) affix a lighted artificial bait with hooks attached to the end of a fishing line; or (2) use a lighted decoy for spearing. (b) A battery that is used in lighted fishing lures must not contain mercury. (c) The restrictions in paragraph (a) do not apply to bow fishing. History: 1986 c 386 art 3 s 29; 2000 c 308 s 1; 2000 c 463 s 19; 2000 c 473 s 20; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 48; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 56
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