Senate File 2113 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2113 BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3058) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the identification of owners of blinds and 1 stands for hunting deer and making penalties applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5602SV (2) 84 av/nh
S.F. 2113 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 481A.41 Blinds and stands for 1 hunting deer. 2 A person shall not use a blind or stand for hunting deer 3 unless the blind or stand is affixed with and exhibits a 4 weather-resistant tag or other form of identification which 5 plainly shows the name, hunting license number, and address of 6 the owner of the blind or stand. For purposes of this section, 7 “blind or stand” means an enclosure used for concealment while 8 hunting deer, constructed either wholly or partially from 9 man-made materials, and used by a person who is hunting deer 10 for the purpose of hiding from sight. A “blind or stand” is not 11 a naturally occurring landscape feature or an arrangement of 12 natural or agricultural plant material that a deer hunter uses 13 for concealment. The natural resource commission shall adopt 14 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section. 15 Sec. 2. Section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 16 2011, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. For violations of sections 481A.41, 481A.54 , 481A.69 , 18 481A.71 , 481A.72 , 482.6 , 483A.3 , 483A.6 , 483A.19 , and 483A.27 , 19 the scheduled fine is twenty dollars. 20 EXPLANATION 21 This bill requires that a blind or stand used for hunting 22 deer must be affixed with and exhibit a weather-resistant tag 23 or other form of identification which plainly shows the name, 24 hunting license number, and address of the owner of the blind 25 or stand. For purposes of the bill, a “blind or stand” is an 26 enclosure used for concealment while hunting deer, constructed 27 either wholly or partially from man-made materials, and used 28 by a person who is hunting deer for the purpose of hiding 29 from sight. A “blind or stand” does not include a naturally 30 occurring landscape feature or an arrangement of natural 31 or agricultural plant material that a deer hunter uses for 32 concealment. The natural resource commission is required 33 to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the bill. A 34 violation of the provisions of the bill is punishable by a 35 -1- LSB 5602SV (2) 84 av/nh 1/ 2
S.F. 2113 scheduled fine of $20. 1 -2- LSB 5602SV (2) 84 av/nh 2/ 2