House File 42 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  WHITAKER


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to hunting by artificial light.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 1217HH 81
  4 av/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 481A.93, Code 2005, is amended by
  1  2 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the
  1  3 following:
  1  4    481A.93  HUNTING BY ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.
  1  5    1.  Except as provided in subsection 2, a person, either
  1  6 singly or as one of a group of persons, shall not throw or
  1  7 cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial
  1  8 light on a highway or in a field, woodland, or forest for the
  1  9 purpose of spotting, locating, or taking or attempting to
  1 10 take, or hunting a bird or animal.
  1 11    2.  Subsection 1 does not apply to the following persons:
  1 12    a.  A person, either singly or as one of a group of
  1 13 persons, who from February 1 through August 31 uses an
  1 14 artificial light on a highway or in a field, woodland, or
  1 15 forest if the person does not have in the person's immediate
  1 16 possession a firearm, bow, or other implement or device by
  1 17 which a bird or animal could be killed or taken.
  1 18    b.  A person who is hunting raccoons or other fur=bearing
  1 19 animals and uses an artificial light when those animals are
  1 20 treed with the aid of a dog.
  1 21    c.  A person who uses an artificial light within the
  1 22 corporate limits of a city while hunting deer under the
  1 23 direction of the city pursuant to an approved special deer
  1 24 control plan.
  1 25    d.  A landowner or tenant using an artificial light to
  1 26 search for domestic livestock or carry out normal agricultural
  1 27 operations on land owned or leased by the owner or tenant.
  1 28    e.  A worker in the performance of the worker's duties.
  1 29                           EXPLANATION
  1 30    This bill prohibits the use of a spotlight, headlight, or
  1 31 other artificial light on a highway, or in a field, woodland,
  1 32 or forest for the purpose of spotting, locating, or taking or
  1 33 attempting to take, or hunting a bird or animal except under
  1 34 certain specific circumstances.  Those circumstances are:  the
  1 35 person using an artificial light is not in possession of a
  2  1 firearm, bow, or other implement to take or kill a bird or
  2  2 animal and the light is used during the period of time from
  2  3 February 1 through August 31; a person is hunting raccoons or
  2  4 other fur=bearing animals and uses an artificial light when
  2  5 those animals are treed with the aid of a dog; a person uses
  2  6 an artificial light within the corporate limits of a city
  2  7 while hunting deer under the direction of the city pursuant to
  2  8 an approved special deer control plan; a landowner or tenant
  2  9 uses an artificial light to search for domestic livestock or
  2 10 to carry out normal agricultural operations on land owned or
  2 11 leased by the landowner or tenant; or a worker uses artificial
  2 12 light in the performance of the worker's duties.
  2 13    A violation of this provision is a scheduled fine of $100.
  2 14 LSB 1217HH 81
  2 15 av/gg/14