House
File
2404
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2404
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
564)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
apparel
requirements
for
persons
passing
1
through
public
land
or
water
during
a
muzzleloading
season,
2
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.122,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
1
striking
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
2
following:
3
481A.122
Hunters’
orange
apparel.
4
1.
A
person
shall
not
hunt
deer
with
firearms
unless
the
5
person
is
at
the
time
wearing
one
or
more
of
the
following
6
articles
of
visible,
external
apparel,
the
color
and
material
7
of
which
shall
be
solid
blaze
orange:
8
a.
A
vest.
9
b.
A
coat.
10
c.
A
jacket.
11
d.
A
sweatshirt.
12
e.
A
sweater.
13
f.
A
shirt.
14
g.
Coveralls.
15
2.
A
person
shall
not
hunt
upland
game
birds,
as
defined
by
16
the
department,
unless
the
person
is
at
the
time
wearing
one
or
17
more
of
the
following
articles
of
visible,
external
apparel,
18
the
color
and
material
of
which
shall
be
at
least
fifty
percent
19
solid
blaze
orange:
20
a.
A
hat.
21
b.
A
cap.
22
c.
A
vest.
23
d.
A
coat.
24
e.
A
jacket.
25
f.
A
sweatshirt.
26
g.
A
sweater.
27
h.
A
shirt.
28
i.
Coveralls.
29
3.
A
person
shall
not
pass
through
public
land
or
water
30
while
approaching
or
leaving
a
tree
stand
on
public
land
during
31
a
muzzleloading
season
established
by
the
commission
unless
32
the
person
is
at
the
time
wearing
one
or
more
of
the
following
33
articles
of
visible,
external
apparel,
the
color
and
material
34
of
which
shall
be
solid
blaze
orange:
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a.
A
hat.
1
b.
A
cap.
2
c.
A
vest.
3
d.
A
coat.
4
e.
A
jacket.
5
f.
A
sweatshirt.
6
g.
A
sweater.
7
h.
A
shirt.
8
i.
Coveralls.
9
4.
This
section
is
not
applicable
to
a
person
who
is
legally
10
hunting
with
a
raptor.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
apparel
requirements
for
persons
15
hunting
on
public
land
or
water.
The
bill
prohibits
a
person
16
from
passing
through
public
land
or
water
while
approaching
17
or
leaving
a
tree
stand
on
public
land
during
a
muzzleloading
18
season
established
by
the
commission
unless
the
person
is
19
wearing
one
or
more
specified
articles
of
visible,
external
20
apparel,
the
color
and
material
of
which
shall
be
solid
blaze
21
orange.
Under
current
law,
only
persons
hunting
deer
with
22
firearms
or
persons
hunting
upland
game
birds
are
subject
to
23
blaze
orange
apparel
requirements.
24
The
bill
also
modifies
the
structure
of
Code
section
25
481A.122
in
order
to
make
grammatical
and
stylistic
changes.
26
A
person
who
violates
the
provisions
of
the
bill
is
guilty
of
27
a
simple
misdemeanor
and
subject
to
a
scheduled
fine
of
$50.
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