CHAPTER 53
CONTROLLED HUNTING AREAS
[Prior to 12/31/86, Conservation Commission[290] Chs 14 and 15]
571—53.1(481A) Definitions.
“Commission” means the natural resource commission.
“Department” means the department of natural resources.
“Director” means the director of the department of natural resources or a designee.
571—53.2(481A) Waterfowl hunting on Forney Lake and Riverton Area. Rescinded IAB 9/4/02, effective 10/9/02.
571—53.3(481A) Waterfowl hunting on Lake Odessa. The following regulations shall be in effect during the duck season only after October 12 on Lake Odessa, Louisa County, Iowa.
	53.3(1) Controlled area. The Lake Odessa public hunting area, where posted, shall be designated as a controlled site hunting area. No person (except department personnel and law enforcement officials in performance of their official duties) shall enter upon this portion of the Lake Odessa area during the period from the opening day of the waterfowl seasons, until the end of the duck seasons each year, unless they possess a valid daily permit, when required, issued for the area in which they wish to hunt. Permits shall be issued, by areas, as follows:
	a. 	Controlled area “A.” Permits for area A will be issued at the Schafer Access check station. A drawing to determine hunting sites will be held 90 minutes before the start of shooting time for waterfowl each day. One person shall fill out a permit with the names of all persons in the hunting party (maximum of six) and present the permit to the check station attendant prior to the drawing time. The nonrefundable daily permit fee to enter the drawing is $5 per party, unless one member of the party has a $50 season permit. If a person’s name appears on more than one permit, the person shall be disqualified from hunting on the area for that day. When a person’s name is on one permit, the person cannot subsequently hunt with any other party prior to 10 a.m.	each day. The person who filled out the permit shall draw to determine the sequence of site selection. Permits for area A will be issued for each party, giving the hunters’ individual names and the stake site number which they selected. The party shall hunt only at that site and must stay within 40 yards of the stake except when retrieving game or when going to and from the area. A party at any one site can use no more than two boats. Decoys must be placed within 60 feet of the stake. Hunting and the location of decoys, at double stake sites, is restricted to one of the stake sites.
	b. 	Controlled area “B.” Rescinded IAB 9/4/02, effective 10/9/02.
	53.3(2) Exhibiting permits. Permittees must exhibit permits to law enforcement officers upon request.
	53.3(3) Checkout time. Permittees for area A must check out of the check station where their permit was issued within 30 minutes after vacating their stake site, and must present all game taken at the check station for inspection.
	53.3(4) Leaving the area. All boats, blinds, and decoys must be removed from the controlled areas and permittees for area A checked out of the check station within one hour after the close of legal shooting time for waterfowl each day.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 481A.5, 481A.6, 481A.7, and 481A.48.
[Filed 6/10/75]
[Filed 6/13/77, Notice 5/4/77—published 7/13/77, effective 8/17/77]
[Filed emergency 9/1/77—published 9/21/77, effective 9/1/77]
[Filed 6/8/78, Notice 4/5/78—published 6/28/78, effective 8/2/78]
[Filed 6/5/81, Notice 4/1/81—published 6/24/81, effective 7/29/81]
[Filed emergency after Notice 9/7/84, Notice 3/28/84—published 9/26/84, effective 9/7/84]
[Filed 6/6/85, Notice 3/27/85—published 7/3/85, effective 8/15/85]
[Filed without Notice 12/12/86—published 12/31/86, effective 2/4/87]
[Filed 2/11/94, Notice 8/4/93—published 3/2/94, effective 4/6/94]
[Filed emergency 9/18/98 after Notice 7/1/98—published 10/7/98, effective 9/18/98]
[Filed 8/16/02, Notice 5/29/02—published 9/4/02, effective 10/9/02]
[Filed 5/20/04, Notice 3/3/04—published 6/9/04, effective 7/14/04]