House Joint Resolution 2001

                                  HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION       
                                  BY  FREEMAN


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                                HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  1 A Joint Resolution designating the monarch butterfly as the
  2    official state insect of the State of Iowa.
  3    WHEREAS, the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is native to
  4 Iowa and is one of the most successful and widely distributed
  5 animal species in the world; and
  6    WHEREAS, monarch butterflies delight Iowans, young and old, by
  7 their abundance and by their striking, vivid orange and black
  8 coloration; and
  9    WHEREAS, monarch butterflies lay their eggs only on milkweed
 10 and monarch caterpillars feed only on milkweed, so Iowa provides
 11 a wonderful home to these beautiful creatures with its abundant
 12 milkweed that is common near farm fields and in other
 13 uncultivated areas; and
 14    WHEREAS, due to the abundance of milkweed, about half of the
 15 world's population of monarchs originates in Iowa and the
 16 neighboring corn belt states; and
 17    WHEREAS, monarch butterflies are unique in the animal world
 18 because their diet of milkweed gives them a natural toxin which
 19 protects them from predators; and
 20    WHEREAS, monarch butterflies of Iowa and neighboring states
 21 are also unique because they are the only butterflies in the
 22 world to make a mass long=distance migration in the fall; and
 23    WHEREAS, monarch butterflies sense the seasonal changes of
 24 light and temperature in the fall and gather together for their
 25 amazing annual 3,000=mile journey from Iowa to spend the winter
  1 in central Mexico, earning them the nickname "The International
  2 Travelers"; and
  3    WHEREAS, monarch butterflies return to Iowa every May to
  4 herald the return of spring and to enchant Iowans once again with
  5 their delicate beauty; NOW THEREFORE,
  6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  STATE INSECT DESIGNATED.  The monarch butterfly
  1  2 (Danaus plexippus) is designated and shall be officially known
  1  3 as the state insect of Iowa.
  1  4    Sec. 2.  APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATIONS.  The director of the
  1  5 department of cultural affairs shall obtain appropriate
  1  6 pictures and other representations of the monarch butterfly
  1  7 and shall display the pictures and representations in an
  1  8 appropriate place in the state historical museum.
  1  9    Sec. 3.  OFFICIAL REGISTER.  The editor of the Iowa
  1 10 official register shall include an appropriate picture and
  1 11 commentary of the monarch butterfly in the Iowa official
  1 12 register, along with the pictures of the state rock, state
  1 13 flower, state bird, and state tree.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This joint resolution designates the monarch butterfly as
  1 16 the official state insect of Iowa.  The director of the
  1 17 department of cultural affairs is required to obtain pictures
  1 18 and other appropriate representations of the monarch butterfly
  1 19 and display the pictures and information in the state
  1 20 historical museum.  The editor of the Iowa official register
  1 21 is required to include in the register a picture of the
  1 22 monarch butterfly along with the pictures of the state rock,
  1 23 state bird, state tree, and state flower.
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