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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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