Text: HF00161 Text: HF00163 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 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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