House File 2560 H-8216 Amend House File 2560 as follows: 1 1. Page 28, after line 7 by inserting: 2 < DIVISION ___ 3 UNTAMED LIVESTOCK 4 Sec. ___. Section 481A.125A, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022, 5 are amended to read as follows: 6 1. As used in this section , “remote control or internet 7 hunting” means use of a computer or other electronic device, 8 equipment, or software to remotely control the aiming or 9 discharge of a firearm or other weapon, allowing a person who 10 is not physically present to take a wild animal, a game bird , 11 untamed livestock, or ungulate kept on a hunting preserve under 12 chapter 484B , a wild animal, or a preserve whitetail kept on a 13 hunting preserve under chapter 484C . 14 2. A person shall not offer for sale, take, or assist in 15 the taking of a wild animal, a game bird , untamed livestock, 16 or ungulate kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484B , a 17 wild animal, or a preserve whitetail kept on a hunting preserve 18 under chapter 484C , by remote control or internet hunting. 19 Sec. ___. Section 484B.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding 20 the following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 11. “Untamed livestock” means bison, sheep, 22 or goats if the bison, sheep, or goats are birthed and raised 23 in this state for purposes of hunting on a preserve in this 24 state. 25 Sec. ___. Section 484B.4, Code 2022, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 484B.4 Hunting preserve operator’s license —— application and 28 requirements. 29 1. A person who owns or controls by lease or otherwise 30 for five or more years , a contiguous tract of land having an 31 area of not less than three hundred twenty acres , and who 32 desires to establish a hunting preserve, to propagate and sell 33 game birds and their young or unhatched eggs, and shoot game 34 birds , untamed livestock, and ungulates on the land, under this 35 -1- HF 2560.3925 (2) 89 da/tm 1/ 5 #1.

chapter or the rules of the commission, shall make application 1 to the department for an operator’s license. The application 2 shall be made under oath of the applicant or under oath of one 3 of its principal officers if the applicant is an association or 4 corporation. Under the authority of this license, any property 5 or facilities to be used for propagating, holding, processing, 6 or pasturing of game birds , untamed livestock, or ungulates 7 shall not be required to be contained within the contiguous 8 land area used for hunting purposes. The application shall 9 be accompanied by an operator’s license fee of two hundred 10 dollars. 11 2. Upon receipt of an application, the department or its 12 authorized agent shall inspect the proposed hunting preserve 13 and facilities described in the application. If the department 14 finds that the proposed hunting preserve meets the following 15 requirements, the department may approve the application and 16 issue a hunting preserve operator’s license for the operation 17 of the property and facilities described in the application 18 with the rights and subject to the limitations in this chapter 19 and the rules adopted by the commission: 20 a. The proposed hunting preserve contains at least three 21 hundred twenty acres but not more than two thousand five 22 hundred sixty acres. 23 b. The area of the proposed hunting preserve is contiguous. 24 c. The total area of all licensed hunting preserves and the 25 proposed hunting preserve will not exceed three percent of the 26 land area of the county. 27 d. The game birds , untamed livestock, or ungulates released 28 on the preserve will not be detrimental to wildlife. 29 e. The proposed hunting preserve will not interfere with the 30 normal activities of migratory birds. 31 3. All hunting preserve operator’s licenses shall expire 32 on March 31 of each year unless the department has granted a 33 variance pursuant to section 484B.10, in which case the license 34 shall expire at the conclusion of the extended season . 35 -2- HF 2560.3925 (2) 89 da/tm 2/ 5

Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 484B.4B Minimum enclosed acreage —— 1 untamed livestock. 2 1. A hunting preserve on which untamed livestock are kept 3 must include at least three hundred twenty contiguous acres 4 that are enclosed by a fence as required pursuant to section 5 484B.5. However, a person may keep untamed livestock only on a 6 hunting preserve that includes a fewer number of enclosed acres 7 if the hunting preserve was operated as a business on January 8 1, 2005. If the hunting preserve operated as a business on 9 January 1, 2005, the landowner or the landowner’s successor 10 in interest may sell or otherwise transfer ownership of the 11 hunting preserve to another person who may continue to operate 12 the hunting preserve in the same manner as the landowner. 13 2. This section shall not apply if the owner of the hunting 14 preserve or any successor in interest fails to meet the 15 licensing requirements of section 484B.4 each year. 16 Sec. ___. Section 484B.5, Code 2022, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 484B.5 Boundaries signed —— fenced. 19 Upon receipt of a hunting preserve operator’s license, the 20 licensee shall promptly sign the licensed property with signs 21 prescribed by the department. A licensee holding and releasing 22 ungulates or untamed livestock shall construct and maintain 23 boundary fences prescribed by the department so as to enclose 24 and contain all released ungulates or untamed livestock and 25 exclude all ungulates which or wild animals similar to untamed 26 livestock that are property of the state from becoming a part 27 of the hunting preserve enterprise. 28 Sec. ___. Section 484B.7, subsection 2, Code 2022, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 2. Each licensee shall file an annual report with the 31 department on or before April 30. The report shall detail the 32 hunting preserve operations during the preceding license year. 33 The original report shall be forwarded to the department and a 34 copy shall be retained in the hunting preserve’s file for three 35 -3- HF 2560.3925 (2) 89 da/tm 3/ 5

years from the date of expiration of the hunting preserve’s 1 last license issued. Records required by this section shall be 2 entered in the annual report record within twenty-four hours 3 of the event. Failure to keep or submit the required records 4 and reports is grounds for refusal to renew a license for 5 the succeeding year. An on-site inspection of property and 6 facilities shall be conducted by an authorized agent of the 7 department prior to the initial issuance of a hunting preserve 8 operator’s license. The hunting preserve may be reinspected by 9 an agent of the department at any reasonable time. A licensed 10 hunting preserve shall maintain adequate facilities for all 11 designated birds , untamed livestock, and ungulates held under 12 the hunting preserve operator’s license. 13 Sec. ___. Section 484B.9, Code 2022, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 484B.9 Ungulate and untamed livestock transportation tags —— 16 markings. 17 The department shall prepare transportation tags suitable 18 for use upon the carcass of ungulates and untamed livestock 19 described in this chapter . The tags shall be used to designate 20 all ungulates and untamed livestock taken by hunters upon 21 a licensed hunting preserve. The department shall provide 22 licensees with the tags. All ungulates and untamed livestock 23 taken on a licensed hunting preserve shall be tagged with a 24 numbered tag prior to being removed from the hunting preserve. 25 The hunter shall tag the ungulate or untamed livestock taken 26 in accordance with the rules as determined by the department. 27 The tag shall remain attached to the carcass of the dead 28 ungulate or untamed livestock until processed for consumption. 29 The hunter shall be provided with a bill of sale by the 30 licensee. The bill of sale shall remain in the possession of 31 the hunter. Ungulate tags issued to a hunting preserve are not 32 transferable. 33 Sec. ___. Section 484B.12, Code 2022, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -4- HF 2560.3925 (2) 89 da/tm 4/ 5

484B.12 Health requirements —— ungulates and untamed 1 livestock . 2 All ungulates which and untamed livestock that are 3 purchased, propagated, confined, released, or sold by a 4 licensed hunting preserve shall be free of diseases considered 5 significant for wildlife, poultry, or livestock. The 6 department of agriculture and land stewardship shall provide 7 for the regulation of farm deer as provided in chapter 170 . 8 Sec. ___. Section 717.2, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. This section does not apply to a hunting 11 preserve facility, as defined in section 484B.1, provided that 12 the hunting preserve facility performs functions within the 13 scope of accepted practices and disciplines associated with a 14 hunting preserve. > 15 2. By renumbering as necessary. 16 ______________________________ FISHER of Tama -5- HF 2560.3925 (2) 89 da/tm 5/ 5 #2.