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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.93, Code 1999, is amended by 1 2 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 1 3 following: 1 4 481A.93 HUNTING BY ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. 1 5 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person, either 1 6 singly or as one of a group of persons, shall not throw or 1 7 cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial 1 8 light on a highway or in a field, woodland, or forest for the 1 9 purpose of spotting, locating, or taking or attempting to 1 10 take, or hunt a bird or animal. 1 11 2. Subsection 1 does not apply to the following persons: 1 12 a. A person, either singly or as one of a group of 1 13 persons, who from February 1 through August 31 uses an 1 14 artificial light on a highway or in a field, woodland, or 1 15 forest if the person does not have in the person's immediate 1 16 possession a firearm, bow, or other implement or device by 1 17 which a bird or animal could be killed or taken. 1 18 b. A person who is hunting raccoons or other fur-bearing 1 19 animals and uses an artificial light when those animals are 1 20 treed with the aid of a dog. 1 21 c. A person who uses an artificial light within the 1 22 corporate limits of a city while hunting deer under the 1 23 direction of the city pursuant to an approved special deer 1 24 control plan. 1 25 d. A landowner or tenant using an artificial light on land 1 26 owned or leased by the owner or tenant. 1 27 EXPLANATION 1 28 This bill prohibits a person, singly or as one of a group 1 29 of persons, from throwing or casting the rays of a spotlight, 1 30 headlight, or other artificial light on a highway or in a 1 31 field, woodland, or forest for the purpose of spotting, 1 32 locating, or taking or attempting to take a bird or animal. 1 33 Exceptions are provided for persons who use artificial lights 1 34 without the person having in the person's immediate possession 1 35 a firearm, bow, or other implement or device by which a bird 2 1 or animal could be killed or taken, from February 1 through 2 2 August 31; a person hunting raccoons or other fur-bearing 2 3 animals who uses an artificial light after those animals are 2 4 treed with the aid of a dog; a person who uses an artificial 2 5 light in connection with a special deer control plan within a 2 6 city; or a landowner or tenant using an artificial light on 2 7 land owned or leased by the landowner or tenant. 2 8 LSB 6196SS 78 2 9 tj/as/5
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