481A.18  Hunting accidents--mandatory reporting.

A person who is involved in a hunting accident with a firearm and the accident results in injury to a person or property damage exceeding one hundred dollars, shall report the accident to the sheriff's office in the county where the accident occurred or to the department within twelve hours after the accident occurred. If an injury in the accident prevents timely reporting, the report shall be made as soon as practicable. Failure to report as required in this section is a simple misdemeanor.

Section History: Recent form

  90 Acts, ch 1198, §1

  C91, § 109.18

  C93, § 481A.18


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