House File 2554 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY BAUDLER
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the use of aircraft or motor=driven land
2 conveyances while carrying firearms or hunting animals.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 321G.1, subsection 9, Code Supplement
1 2 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 9. "Nonambulatory person" means an individual with
1 4 paralysis of the lower half of the body with the involvement
1 5 of both legs, usually caused by disease of or injury to the
1 6 spinal cord, or caused by an individual who has suffered the
1 7 loss of one or both legs or the loss of a part of both legs
1 8 thereof.
1 9 Sec. 2. Section 321G.13, subsection 2, Code Supplement
1 10 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 11 2. A person shall not operate or ride a snowmobile with a
1 12 firearm in the person's possession unless it is unloaded and
1 13 enclosed in a carrying case. However, a nonambulatory person
1 14 may carry an uncased and loaded or unloaded firearm while
1 15 operating or riding a snowmobile.
1 16 Sec. 3. Section 321I.1, subsection 8, Code 2005, is
1 17 amended to read as follows:
1 18 8. "Nonambulatory person" means an individual with
1 19 paralysis of the lower half of the body with the involvement
1 20 of both legs, usually caused by disease of or injury to the
1 21 spinal cord, or caused by an individual who has suffered the
1 22 loss of one or both legs or the loss of a part of both legs
1 23 thereof.
1 24 Sec. 4. Section 321I.14, subsection 2, Code 2005, is
1 25 amended to read as follows:
1 26 2. A person shall not operate or ride an all=terrain
1 27 vehicle with a firearm in the person's possession unless it is
1 28 unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case. However, a
1 29 nonambulatory person may carry an uncased and loaded or
1 30 unloaded firearm while operating or riding an all=terrain
1 31 vehicle.
1 32 Sec. 5. Section 481A.120, Code 2005, is amended by
1 33 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the
1 34 following:
1 35 481A.120 HUNTING FROM MOTORIZED VEHICLES OR AIRCRAFT
2 1 PROHIBITED == EXCEPTION.
2 2 1. A person, either singly or as one of a group of
2 3 persons, shall not intentionally kill or wound, attempt to
2 4 kill or wound, or pursue any animal, fowl, or fish from or
2 5 with an aircraft of any kind or a motor=driven land conveyance
2 6 on public or private land.
2 7 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a nonambulatory person
2 8 may hunt game on public or private land from a stationary
2 9 motor=driven land conveyance, as provided by the commission by
2 10 rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A. For the purposes of
2 11 this subsection, "nonambulatory person" means an individual
2 12 with paralysis of the lower half of the body with the
2 13 involvement of both legs, usually caused by disease of or
2 14 injury to the spinal cord, or an individual who has suffered
2 15 the loss of one or both legs or part thereof.
2 16 3. For the purposes of this section, a "motor=driven land
2 17 conveyance" includes but is not limited to a motor vehicle as
2 18 defined in section 321.1, an all=terrain vehicle as defined in
2 19 section 321I.1, and a snowmobile as defined in section 321G.1.
2 20 EXPLANATION
2 21 This bill relates to the use of aircraft or motor=driven
2 22 land conveyances while carrying firearms or hunting animals.
2 23 The bill allows a nonambulatory person to carry an uncased
2 24 and loaded firearm while operating or riding a snowmobile or
2 25 an all=terrain vehicle. Currently, such a person may carry an
2 26 uncased and unloaded firearm while operating or riding a
2 27 snowmobile or an all=terrain vehicle.
2 28 The bill also provides that a person, either singly or as
2 29 one of a group of persons, shall not intentionally kill or
2 30 wound, attempt to kill or wound, or pursue any animal, fowl,
2 31 or fish from or with an aircraft of any kind or a motor=driven
2 32 land conveyance on public or private land.
2 33 The bill also provides that, notwithstanding the foregoing
2 34 prohibition, a nonambulatory person may hunt game on public or
2 35 private land from a stationary, motor=driven land conveyance,
3 1 as provided by the commission by rules adopted pursuant to
3 2 Code chapter 17A. The bill provides that "nonambulatory
3 3 person" means an individual with paralysis of the lower half
3 4 of the body with the involvement of both legs, usually caused
3 5 by disease of or injury to the spinal cord, or an individual
3 6 who has suffered the loss of one or both legs or part thereof.
3 7 The bill provides that for purposes of the provision, a
3 8 motor=driven land conveyance includes but is not limited to a
3 9 motor vehicle as defined in Code section 321.1, an all=
3 10 terrain vehicle as defined in Code section 321I.1, and a
3 11 snowmobile as defined in Code section 321G.1.
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