Senate File 2120 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2120 BY DEARDEN A BILL FOR An Act allowing certain game birds to be shot when released on 1 a licensed hunting preserve and providing a penalty. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6011SS (3) 83 av/nh

S.F. 2120 Section 1. Section 481A.21, Code Supplement 2009, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 481A.21 Birds as targets. 3 A person shall not keep or use any live pigeon or other 4 bird as a target, to be shot at for amusement or as a test of 5 skill in marksmanship, or shoot at a bird kept or used for 6 such purpose, or be a party to such shooting, or lease any 7 building, room, field, or premises, or knowingly permit the use 8 thereof, for the purpose of such shooting. This section does 9 not prevent any person from shooting at live pigeons, sparrows, 10 and starlings when used in the training of hunting dogs. 11 This section does not prevent any person from shooting at a 12 game bird that is released a minimum of fifty twenty-five yards 13 from that person on a licensed hunting preserve. For the 14 purposes of this section, “game bird” means the same as defined 15 in section 484B.1. 16 EXPLANATION 17 This bill provides that a person may shoot at a game bird 18 that is released a minimum of 25 yards from that person on a 19 licensed hunting preserve. For the purposes of the bill, a 20 “game bird” means a pen-reared bird of the family gallinae and 21 a mallard duck. A violation of this provision is punishable by 22 a scheduled fine of $25. 23 -1- LSB 6011SS (3) 83 av/nh 1/ 1