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1 1 SENATE FILE 2300
1 2
1 3 AN ACT
1 4 RELATING TO INTERFERENCE WITH LAWFUL HUNTING, FISHING, OR
1 5 FUR HARVESTING AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
1 6
1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 8
1 9 Section 1. Section 481A.125, Code 1999, is amended by
1 10 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the
1 11 following:
1 12 481A.125 INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH LAWFUL HUNTING,
1 13 FISHING, OR FUR-HARVESTING ACTIVITIES – PENALTIES.
1 14 1. As used in this section, "interfere with hunting,
1 15 fishing, or fur-harvesting activities" means one or more of
1 16 the following:
1 17 a. To intentionally place oneself in a location where a
1 18 human presence may affect the behavior of a fur-bearing game
1 19 animal, bird, or fish or the feasibility of killing or taking
1 20 a fur-bearing game animal, bird, or fish with intent of
1 21 obstructing or harassing another person who is lawfully
1 22 hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting.
1 23 b. To intentionally create a visual, aural, olfactory, or
1 24 physical stimulus for the purpose of affecting the behavior of
1 25 a fur-bearing game animal, bird, or fish with the intent of
1 26 obstructing or harassing another person who is lawfully
1 27 hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting.
1 28 c. To intentionally affect the condition or alter the
1 29 placement of personal property used for the purpose of killing
1 30 or taking a fur-bearing game animal, bird, or fish with the
1 31 intent of obstructing or harassing another person who is
1 32 lawfully hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting.
1 33 2. A person shall not interfere with the lawful hunting,
1 34 fishing, or fur-harvesting activities of another person in an
1 35 area where hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting is authorized
2 1 by a custodian of public property or an owner or lessee of
2 2 private property.
2 3 3. A person who commits:
2 4 a. A first offense of interfering with hunting, fishing,
2 5 or fur-harvesting activities is guilty of a simple
2 6 misdemeanor.
2 7 b. A second or subsequent offense is punishable as a
2 8 serious misdemeanor.
2 9 4. If a person who commits interfering with hunting,
2 10 fishing, or fur-harvesting activities possesses a license,
2 11 certificate, or permit issued by the department, the license,
2 12 certificate, or permit is subject to suspension or revocation
2 13 pursuant to section 481A.134.
2 14 5. This subsection shall not prohibit a landowner, tenant,
2 15 or an employee of a landowner or tenant from performing normal
2 16 agricultural operations or a law enforcement officer from
2 17 performing official duties.
2 18
2 19
2 20
2 21 MARY E. KRAMER
2 22 President of the Senate
2 23
2 24
2 25
2 26 BRENT SIEGRIST
2 27 Speaker of the House
2 28
2 29 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
2 30 is known as Senate File 2300, Seventy-eighth General Assembly.
2 31
2 32
2 33
2 34 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
2 35 Secretary of the Senate
3 1 Approved , 2000
3 2
3 3
3 4
3 5 THOMAS J. VILSACK
3 6 Governor
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