1. While taking or attempting to take game or fur-bearing animals, a person shall not abandon an injured game or fur- bearing animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the animal from the field. A person shall not leave a useable portion of game or a fur-bearing animal in the field.
2. A person violating subsection 1 is subject to a scheduled fine as provided in section 805.8.
3. As used in this section, "useable portion" means the following:
a. For game, that part of an animal which is customarily processed for human consumption.
b. For a fur-bearing animal, the fur or hide of the animal.
4. This section does not apply to pigeons or crows.
92 Acts, ch 1149, § 2
Referred to in § 805.8(5e)
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