House File 2120 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2120 BY JONES A BILL FOR An Act relating to possession and storage of game or 1 fur-bearing animals and their pelts and including penalties. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5900YH (2) 86 av/nh

H.F. 2120 Section 1. Section 481A.57, Code 2016, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 481A.57 Possession and storage. 3 A person having lawful possession of game or fur-bearing 4 animals or their pelts , except deer venison, may hold them for 5 not to exceed thirty days after the close of the open season 6 for such game or furbearers. A person having lawful possession 7 of deer venison which is lawfully taken by that person with 8 a valid deer hunting or trapping license, may hold , possess, 9 or store the deer venison game or fur-bearing animals or their 10 pelts from the date of taking until the following September 11 1 . From September 1 until the first day of the next deer open 12 season for which the person holds a valid deer hunting license, 13 the person shall not possess more than twenty-five pounds of 14 deer venison. Any person may possess up to twenty-five pounds 15 of deer venison if the deer was obtained from a lawful source. 16 A permit to hold for a longer period may be granted by the 17 department. 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 This bill provides that a person having lawful possession 22 of game or fur-bearing animals or their pelts lawfully taken 23 by that person with a valid hunting or trapping license may 24 hold, possess, or store them from the date of taking. The bill 25 retains current law allowing any person to possess up to 25 26 pounds of deer venison if the deer was obtained from a lawful 27 source. The scheduled fine for a violation of the bill’s 28 provisions is $100. 29 Currently, a person having lawful possession of game or 30 fur-bearing animals or their pelts may hold them for not to 31 exceed 30 days after the close of the open season for such game 32 or furbearers. For deer venison, a person may hold any amount 33 of venison taken with a valid hunting license, from the date 34 of taking until the following September 1. From September 1 35 -1- LSB 5900YH (2) 86 av/nh 1/ 2

H.F. 2120 until the first day of the next deer hunting open season for 1 which the person holds a valid deer hunting license, the person 2 shall not hold more than 25 pounds of venison. The department 3 of natural resources may grant a permit allowing a person to 4 exceed these time restrictions. 5 -2- LSB 5900YH (2) 86 av/nh 2/ 2