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1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.57, Code 1999, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 481A.57 POSSESSION AND STORAGE.
1 4 A person having lawful possession of game or fur-bearing
1 5 animals or their pelts, except deer venison, may hold them for
1 6 not to exceed thirty days after the close of the open season
1 7 for such game or furbearers. A person having lawful
1 8 possession of deer venison which is taken with a valid deer
1 9 hunting license, may hold the deer venison from the date of
1 10 taking until the following September 1. From September 1
1 11 until the first day of the next deer open season for which the
1 12 person holds a valid deer hunting license, the person shall
1 13 not possess more than twenty-five pounds of deer venison. A
1 14 person having lawful possession of deer venison by means other
1 15 than personal taking of a deer shall not possess more than
1 16 twenty-five pounds of deer venison at any time. A permit to
1 17 hold for a longer period may be granted by the department.
1 18 EXPLANATION
1 19 This bill extends the 30-day limit during which a person
1 20 having lawful possession of deer venison may hold the deer
1 21 venison without a special permit. This bill authorizes the
1 22 person having lawful possession of deer venison to hold the
1 23 deer venison from the date of taking until the following
1 24 September 1. From September 1 until the first day of the next
1 25 deer open season for which the person holds a valid deer
1 26 hunting license, the person shall not possess more than 25
1 27 pounds of deer venison.
1 28 The bill also provides that a person having lawful
1 29 possession of deer venison by means other than personal taking
1 30 of a deer shall not possess more than 25 pounds of deer
1 31 venison at any time.
1 32 A person having unlawful possession of deer venison is
1 33 guilty of a simple misdemeanor which is punishable by a fine
1 34 of not less than $10 nor more than $100 pursuant to Code
1 35 section 481A.32.
2 1 LSB 1509HH 78
2 2 tj/jw/5.2
Text: HF00161 Text: HF00163 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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