House File 179 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  RAYHONS


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act allowing stationary or European=style bird hunts on
  2    hunting preserves.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2152HH 82
  5 av/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 481A.21, Code 2007, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    481A.21  BIRDS AS TARGETS.
  1  4    1.  A person shall not keep or use any live pigeon or other
  1  5 bird as a target, to be shot at for amusement or as a test of
  1  6 skill in marksmanship, or shoot at a bird kept or used for
  1  7 such purpose, or be a party to such shooting, or lease any
  1  8 building, room, field, or premises, or knowingly permit the
  1  9 use thereof, for the purpose of such shooting except as
  1 10 otherwise provided in this section.
  1 11    2.  This section does not prevent any person from shooting
  1 12 at live pigeons, sparrows, and starlings when used in the
  1 13 training of hunting dogs.
  1 14    3.  This section does not prevent the commission from
  1 15 adopting rules under chapter 17A which allow hunting preserves
  1 16 to hold stationary or European=style bird hunts.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill allows the natural resource commission to adopt
  1 19 rules under Code chapter 17A which allow stationary or
  1 20 European=style bird hunts on hunting preserves.
  1 21 LSB 2152HH 82
  1 22 av:nh/gg/14