House File 2160 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2160 BY HEARTSILL and R. TAYLOR A BILL FOR An Act relating to the baiting of deer on public or private 1 property and providing penalties. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5942YH (3) 86 av/nh

H.F. 2160 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 481A.41 Baiting of deer. 1 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 2 requires: 3 a. “Baited area” means any area where feed is placed, 4 exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered with the intent 5 to lure, attract, or entice deer to a specific location. 6 b. “Feed” means grain, fruit, vegetables, nuts, hay, salt, 7 mineral blocks, or any other natural food materials; commercial 8 products containing natural food materials; or by-products of 9 such materials, that are capable of luring, attracting, or 10 enticing deer to a specific location. “Feed” does not include 11 food placed during normal agricultural activities including but 12 not limited to feed placed for livestock that are present and 13 are actively consuming the feed on a regular basis. 14 2. A person shall not hunt, take, or attempt to take deer 15 on or in a baited area. 16 3. A person shall not place, expose, deposit, distribute, 17 or scatter feed on a baited area on any private or public 18 property, or knowingly allow another person to place, expose, 19 deposit, distribute, or scatter feed on a baited area on 20 private property under the person’s ownership or lease in 21 the state unless all feed is removed from the baited area at 22 least ten days prior to the opening day of the first fall deer 23 hunting season. An area remains a baited area for ten days 24 following complete removal of all feed from the area or until 25 the area is covered in such a manner that the area no longer 26 serves to artificially attract deer. Land being used to hunt, 27 take, or attempt to take deer that is adjacent to a baited area 28 shall not be considered a baited area if the baited area is 29 on private property that is not under the ownership, lease, 30 or control of the owner of the adjacent land or of the person 31 hunting on the adjacent land. 32 Sec. 2. Section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph e, Code 33 2016, is amended to read as follows: 34 e. For violations of sections 481A.41, 481A.57 , 481A.85 , 35 -1- LSB 5942YH (3) 86 av/nh 1/ 2

H.F. 2160 481A.93 , 481A.95 , 481A.120 , 481A.137 , 481B.5 , 482.3 , 482.9 , 1 482.15 , and 483A.42 , the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars. 2 EXPLANATION 3 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 4 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 5 This bill prohibits hunting, taking, or attempting to take 6 deer on or in a baited area. The bill also requires that if a 7 person feeds deer in a baited area, all feed must be removed 8 from that area at least 10 days before the opening day of the 9 first fall deer hunting season. An area ceases to be a baited 10 area 10 days following complete removal of all feed from the 11 area or when the area is covered in such a manner that the area 12 no longer serves to artificially attract deer. Land being used 13 to hunt, take, or attempt to take deer that is adjacent to a 14 baited area shall not be considered a baited area if the baited 15 area is on private property that is not under the ownership, 16 lease, or control of the owner of the adjacent land or of the 17 person hunting on the adjacent land. 18 For purposes of the bill, “feed” is grain, fruit, 19 vegetables, nuts, hay, salt, mineral blocks, or any other 20 natural food materials; commercial products containing 21 natural food materials; or by-products of such materials, 22 that are capable of luring, attracting, or enticing deer to a 23 specific location. “Feed” does not include food placed during 24 normal agricultural activities including but not limited to 25 feed placed for livestock that are present and are actively 26 consuming the feed on a regular basis. A “baited area” is any 27 area where feed is placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or 28 scattered with the intent to lure, attract, or entice deer to a 29 specific location. 30 A violation of the bill’s provisions is punishable with a 31 scheduled fine of $100. 32 -2- LSB 5942YH (3) 86 av/nh 2/ 2