House File 2048 - 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 the placement of deer transportation tags on 2 antlered deer that have been taken pursuant to a deer hunting 3 license. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5561HH 82 6 av/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.8, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1 2 2007, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. The deer hunting license shall be accompanied by a tag 1 4 designed to be used only once. When a deer is taken, the deer 1 5 shall be tagged and the tag shall be dated. For each antlered 1 6 deer taken, the tag shall be affixed to the deer's antlers. 1 7 EXPLANATION 1 8 This bill requires deer transportation tags to be affixed 1 9 to the antlers of an antlered deer that has been taken 1 10 pursuant to a deer hunting license. Currently, by rule, the 1 11 tag is only required to be attached to the deer carcass. 1 12 LSB 5561HH 82 1 13 av/nh/5