Senate File 374 - Introduced SENATE FILE 374 BY SCHULTZ A BILL FOR An Act relating to taking coyotes while using an artificial 1 source of light. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2365XS (3) 88 js/rn

S.F. 374 Section 1. Section 481A.93, subsection 2, Code 2019, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. A person using an artificial light 3 source, including an infrared light source, to hunt coyotes. 4 EXPLANATION 5 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 6 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 7 Current law generally prohibits a person from casting 8 artificial light on a highway or in a field, woodland, or 9 forest while taking or attempting to take or hunt a bird or 10 animal while having in possession or control, either singly 11 or as one of a group of persons, any firearm, bow, or other 12 implement or device whereby a bird or animal could be killed 13 or taken. This bill allows a person to use an artificial light 14 source, including an infrared light source, to hunt coyotes. 15 -1- LSB 2365XS (3) 88 js/rn 1/ 1