House File 2062 HOUSE FILE BY WHITAKER, WENDT, GREINER, CONNORS, FALLON, FREVERT, STRUYK, MERTZ, CHAMBERS, DAVITT, LUKAN, REASONER, BAUDLER, and JACOBY Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act increasing the damages payable upon conviction of certain 2 unlawful activities involving antlered deer. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5082YH 80 5 av/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.130, subsection 1, paragraph g, 1 2 Code Supplement 2003, is amended by striking the paragraph and 1 3 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1 4 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. For each antlered deer, reimbursement 1 5 shall be based on the point score of the antlered deer as 1 6 measured by the Boone and Crockett club's scoring system for 1 7 whitetail deer as follows: 1 8 (1) Less than 100 points: Two thousand dollars and eighty 1 9 hours of community service or, in lieu of the community 1 10 service, a total of four thousand dollars. 1 11 (2) 100=125 points: Four thousand dollars and eighty 1 12 hours of community service or, in lieu of the community 1 13 service, a total of eight thousand dollars. 1 14 (3) 126=150 points: Six thousand dollars and eighty hours 1 15 of community service or, in lieu of the community service, a 1 16 total of twelve thousand dollars. 1 17 (4) 151=170 points: Eight thousand dollars and eighty 1 18 hours of community service or, in lieu of the community 1 19 service, a total of sixteen thousand dollars. 1 20 (5) More than 170 points: A minimum of ten thousand 1 21 dollars or such additional amount as is deemed reasonable in 1 22 the discretion of the court and eighty hours of community 1 23 service or, in lieu of the community service, a minimum of 1 24 twenty thousand dollars or such additional amount as is deemed 1 25 reasonable in the discretion of the court. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 This bill increases the damages payable to the state by a 1 28 person convicted of unlawfully selling, taking, catching, 1 29 killing, injuring, destroying, or possessing any antlered deer 1 30 at any time. The bill provides that for any antlered deer, 1 31 reimbursement shall be based on the point score of the 1 32 enduring trophy characteristics of the deer (such as antlers 1 33 and skulls) as measured by the Boone and Crockett club's 1 34 scoring system for measuring native North American big game, 1 35 as it pertains to whitetail deer. 2 1 The Boone and Crockett club's point score and the 2 2 corresponding damages payable are as follows: 2 3 1. Less than 100 points: $2,000 and 80 hours of community 2 4 service or, in lieu of the community service, a total of 2 5 $4,000. 2 6 2. 100=125 points: $4,000 and 80 hours of community 2 7 service or, in lieu of the community service, a total of 2 8 $8,000. 2 9 3. 126=150 points: $6,000 and 80 hours of community 2 10 service or, in lieu of the community service, a total of 2 11 $12,000. 2 12 4. 151=170 points: $8,000 and 80 hours of community 2 13 service or, in lieu of the community service, a total of 2 14 $16,000. 2 15 5. More than 170 points: A minimum of $10,000 or such 2 16 additional amount as is deemed reasonable in the discretion of 2 17 the court and 80 hours of community service or, in lieu of the 2 18 community service, a minimum of $20,000 or such additional 2 19 amount as is deemed reasonable in the discretion of the court. 2 20 LSB 5082YH 80 2 21 av/pj/5