SF 2039 (LSB 5600XS (3) 87)

SENATE FILE 2039

BY  KINNEY

A BILL FOR

An Act allowing the use of a leashed dog to retrieve a wounded deer and providing a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  481A.56A  Retrieval of wounded deer by leashed dogs.
   A person having a valid hunting license and a valid deer hunting license who has wounded a deer while hunting may use a dog to locate and retrieve the wounded deer. The hunter or any person in the company of the hunter shall not possess a firearm or bow while using a dog in this manner and shall have the dog leashed and under control at all times during the search. A person shall obtain permission from the owner or tenant of private property before using a dog to locate a wounded deer on the private property. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section.
    Sec. 2.  Section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  For violations of sections 481A.6, 481A.21, 481A.22, 481A.26, 481A.50, 481A.56, 481A.56A, 481A.60 through, 481A.61, 481A.62, 481A.83, 481A.84, 481A.92, 481A.123, 481A.145, subsection 3, sections 483A.6A, 483A.7, 483A.8, 483A.23, 483A.24, and 483A.28, the scheduled fine is twenty-five dollars.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill creates new Code section 481A.56A to allow a hunter with a valid hunting license and deer hunting license who wounds a deer while hunting to use a dog to locate and retrieve the wounded deer. The hunter or any person in the company of the hunter shall not possess a firearm or bow while using a dog in this manner and shall have the dog leashed and under control at all times during the search. A person must obtain permission from the owner or tenant before using a dog to locate a wounded deer on private property. The natural resource commission shall adopt rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A to implement this provision.
   A violation of the new provision is punishable by a scheduled fine of $25.