House File 210 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 210 BY BAXTER , McCONKEY , BROWN-POWERS , KLEIN , WATTS , BAUDLER , FISHER , WHEELER , HOLT , SHEETS , PRICHARD , OURTH , MAXWELL , HUSEMAN , HOLZ , FORBES , and GASSMAN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of a straight wall cartridge rifle 1 to hunt deer and including penalties. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1718YH (6) 87 av/nh

H.F. 210 Section 1. Section 481A.48, Code 2017, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. The commission shall adopt rules 3 pursuant to chapter 17A allowing the use of straight wall 4 cartridge rifles to hunt deer as follows: 5 a. A straight wall cartridge rifle may be used to hunt deer 6 during any established firearm deer hunting season except early 7 muzzleloader season by a person who has a valid deer hunting 8 license and is otherwise qualified to hunt. 9 b. A straight wall cartridge rifle that is allowed pursuant 10 to this subsection shall be of the same caliber and use the 11 same straight wall ammunition as is allowed for use in a pistol 12 or revolver for hunting deer as provided in subsection 5. 13 In addition, the commission shall provide, by rule, for the 14 use of straight wall ammunition under this subsection that 15 meets ballistics specifications similar to the requirements 16 for straight wall ammunition allowed for use in a pistol or 17 revolver for hunting deer as provided in subsection 5. 18 c. A person possessing a prohibited rifle while hunting deer 19 commits a scheduled violation under section 805.8B, subsection 20 3, paragraph “h” , subparagraph (6). 21 Sec. 2. Section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph h, Code 22 2017, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 23 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (6) Possession of a prohibited rifle 24 while hunting deer, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars. 25 EXPLANATION 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 27 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 28 This bill requires the natural resource commission to adopt 29 rules allowing the use of straight wall cartridge rifles to 30 hunt deer during any established firearm deer hunting season 31 except early muzzleloader season. The straight wall cartridge 32 rifles allowed must be of the same caliber and use the same 33 straight wall ammunition as is allowed for use in a pistol 34 or revolver for hunting deer. In addition, the commission 35 -1- LSB 1718YH (6) 87 av/nh 1/ 2

H.F. 210 is required to adopt rules allowing the use of straight wall 1 ammunition in a straight wall cartridge rifle that meets 2 ballistics specifications similar to the requirements for 3 straight wall ammunition allowed for use in a pistol or 4 revolver for hunting deer. 5 A violation of the bill’s provisions is punishable with a 6 scheduled fine of $100. 7 -2- LSB 1718YH (6) 87 av/nh 2/ 2