Norm's right about the laws varying from state to state as I have researched them for the fish I raise to be sold frozen to other taxidermists all over the country. You would not believe the differences!
However usually, although I don't know about live fish in Iowa, if you transport live fish legally taken, and to a private body of water you're O.K. At least in my state planting my private pond with fish caught legally from a local public lake is not a problem. But not sure I would want to do that is they are inferior to fish that I purchase from private sources, and the wild fish are more disease prone. In fact, my state prohibits salmonids to be imported from private sources that test positive for particular diseases, but has planted fish in the public waters that have tested positive for these diseases. Don't you love double standards?
