House File 191 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  PETTENGILL


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act prohibiting the use of artificial light on wildlife for
  2    hunting or recreational purposes.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1154HH 82
  5 av/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 481A.93, Code 2007, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    481A.93  HUNTING BY USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.
  1  4    1.  A person shall not throw or cast the rays of a
  1  5 spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light on a highway,
  1  6 or in a field, woodland, or forest for the purpose of
  1  7 spotting, locating, or taking or attempting to take or hunt a
  1  8 bird or animal, except raccoons or other fur=bearing animals
  1  9 when treed with the aid of dogs, while having in possession or
  1 10 control, either singly or as one of a group of persons, any
  1 11 firearm, bow, or other implement or device whereby a bird or
  1 12 animal could be killed or taken.
  1 13    2.  This section does not apply to deer being taken by or
  1 14 under the control of a local governmental body within its
  1 15 corporate limits pursuant to an approved special deer
  1 16 population control plan.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill prohibits the use of spotlights, headlights, or
  1 19 other artificial light to spot, locate, take or attempt to
  1 20 take, or hunt a bird or animal, except raccoons or other
  1 21 fur=bearing animals when treed with the aid of dogs.
  1 22 Currently the use of artificial light in such a manner is
  1 23 prohibited only when the light is used by a person or group of
  1 24 persons that is also in possession of a weapon or device to
  1 25 kill or take the bird or animal.
  1 26 LSB 1154HH 82
  1 27 av:nh/je/5.1