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: 4 TLSB 6130HH 81 5 av/sh/8 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, orcaused byan individual who has suffered the 1 7 loss of one or both legs orthe loss of apartof both legs1 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, orcaused byan individual who has suffered the 1 22 loss of one or both legs orthe loss of apartof both legs1 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. 3 12 LSB 6130HH 81 3 13 av:nh/sh/8