H.F. 23 Section 1. Section 481A.56A, Code 2021, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 481A.56A Retrieval of wounded deer by leashed dogs. 3 A person having a valid hunting license and a valid deer 4 hunting license who has wounded a deer while hunting may use 5 a dog to track and retrieve the wounded deer. A dog being 6 used for tracking a wounded deer and a person using a dog for 7 tracking a wounded deer shall both be trained in deer blood 8 tracking. Any person using a dog for tracking wounded deer 9 must maintain physical control of the dog at all times during 10 the search by means of a maximum fifty-foot lead attached to 11 the dog’s collar or harness. The person may dispatch the deer 12 using a legal method of take authorized by the person’s deer 13 hunting license. A person shall not use that method of take 14 to hunt, wound, or kill any animal other than the deer that 15 the hunter is tracking, except in self-defense. Using a dog 16 to track a wounded deer on private property is permissible at 17 any hour with consent of the property owner. A person using a 18 dog to track a wounded deer outside of legal deer hunting hours 19 shall not be in possession of a firearm or archery device. 20 The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 21 implement this section . 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill relates to requirements for using a dog to track a 26 wounded deer. The bill strikes a provision in current law that 27 requires the dog used for tracking a wounded deer and a person 28 using a dog for tracking a wounded deer to both be trained in 29 deer blood tracking. 30 -1- LSB 1190YH (2) 89 js/rn 1/ 1