Senate
File
2133
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SENATE
FILE
2133
BY
CHELGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
the
baiting
of
deer
on
private
property
and
1
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
481A.41
Baiting
of
deer
allowed.
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.
An
6
area
remains
a
“baited
area”
for
ten
days
following
complete
7
removal
of
all
feed
from
the
area.
8
b.
“Feed”
means
grain,
fruit,
vegetables,
nuts,
hay,
salt,
9
mineral
blocks,
or
any
other
natural
food
materials;
commercial
10
products
containing
natural
food
materials;
or
by-products
of
11
such
materials,
that
are
capable
of
luring,
attracting,
or
12
enticing
deer
to
a
specific
location.
“Feed”
does
not
include
13
food
placed
during
normal
agricultural
activities.
14
2.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
a
person
15
may
hunt,
take,
or
attempt
to
take
deer
on
or
in
a
baited
area
16
on
private
property.
17
3.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
a
person
18
may
place,
expose,
deposit,
distribute,
or
scatter
feed
on
19
a
baited
area
on
any
private
property
under
the
person’s
20
ownership
or
lease,
or
may
allow
another
person
to
place,
21
expose,
deposit,
distribute,
or
scatter
feed
on
a
baited
area
22
on
private
property
under
the
person’s
ownership
or
lease
in
23
the
state.
24
Sec.
2.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
3,
paragraph
e,
Code
25
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
e.
For
violations
of
sections
481A.41,
481A.57
,
481A.85
,
27
481A.93
,
481A.95
,
481A.120
,
481A.137
,
481B.5
,
482.3
,
482.9
,
28
482.15
,
and
483A.42
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
one
hundred
dollars.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
allows
hunting,
taking,
or
attempting
to
take
33
deer
on
or
in
a
baited
area
on
private
property.
A
person
may
34
place,
expose,
deposit,
distribute,
or
scatter
feed
on
private
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property
under
the
person’s
control
or
allow
another
person
to
1
do
so.
2
For
purposes
of
the
bill,
“feed”
is
grain,
fruit,
3
vegetables,
nuts,
hay,
salt,
mineral
blocks,
or
any
other
4
natural
food
materials;
commercial
products
containing
natural
5
food
materials;
or
by-products
of
such
materials,
that
are
6
capable
of
luring,
attracting,
or
enticing
deer
to
a
specific
7
location.
“Feed”
does
not
include
food
placed
during
normal
8
agricultural
activities.
A
“baited
area”
is
any
area
where
9
feed
is
placed,
exposed,
deposited,
distributed,
or
scattered
10
with
the
intent
to
lure,
attract,
or
entice
deer
to
a
specific
11
location.
12
A
violation
of
the
bill’s
provisions
is
subject
to
a
13
scheduled
fine
of
$100.
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