{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-481a.39","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 481A.39","heading":"Biological balance maintained.","body":"The commission is designated the sole agency to determine the facts as to whether biological balance does or does not exist. The commission shall, by administrative rule, extend, shorten, open, or close seasons and set, increase, or reduce catch limits, bag limits, size limits, possession limits, or territorial limitations or further regulate taking conditions in accordance with sound fish and wildlife management principles.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION","Subchapter II - PROPAGATION AND PROTECTION OF FISH, GAME, WILD BIRDS, AND ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/481A.39.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"fa5b141479822b181271e49ebea80d385641623632d17d7c3f3165717f80d180","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-481a.38","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-481a.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}