[Ord. 81-432 § 2]
The following words used in this chapter shall be construed as follows:
A. 
"Commission" means the Iowa State Conservation Commission.
B. 
"Fur-bearing animal" means beaver, badger, mink, otter, muskrat, raccoon, skunk, opossum, spotted skunk or civet cat, weasel, coyote, wolf, groundhog, red fox, and gray fox.
[Ord. 81-432 § 3]
Except as otherwise provided, no person shall take, capture, kill, or have in possession any fur-bearing animal or any part thereof at any time except during the open season as set by the commission under the authority of state law except where such killing, trapping, or snaring may be for the protection of public or private property.
[Ord. 81-432 § 4]
It is unlawful for any person to molest or disturb, in any manner, any muskrat house, beaver dam, skunk, mink, or raccoon den except by permission of an officer appointed by the Commission; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prohibit the owner thereof to destroy any such den to protect his own property.
[Ord. 81-432 S 5]
No person shall kill with a shotgun, or spear any beaver, mink, otter or muskrat, or have in possession any of said animals or the carcasses, skins or parts thereof that have been killed with shotgun or spear.
[Ord. 81-432 S 6]
A. 
Except as otherwise permitted by the Commission, no person shall at any time use or attempt to use any colony traps in taking, capturing, trapping or killing any game or fur-bearing animals. Box traps capable of capturing more than one game or fur-bearing animal at each setting are prohibited. A valid hunting license issued by the state is required for box trapping cottontail rabbits and squirrels. All traps used for the taking of fur-bearing animals shall have a metal tag attached plainly labeled with the owner's name and address. All traps, except those which are placed entirely under water, shall be checked at least once every 24 hours. Police officers shall have authority to confiscate such traps when found in use that are not properly labeled or checked.
B. 
It is unlawful for any person, unless authorized by the Commission, to use any chemicals, explosives, smoking devices, mechanical ferrets, wire, tool, instrument, or water to remove fur-bearing animals from their dens. Humane traps, or traps designed to kill instantly, with a jaw spread exceeding eight inches are unlawful to use except when placed entirely under water.