House
File
2369
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2369
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2057)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
taking
fur-bearing
animals
without
prior
1
permission
of
the
natural
resource
commission.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.87,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
481A.87
Open
seasons.
3
1.
Except
as
otherwise
provided,
a
person
shall
not
take,
4
capture,
kill,
or
have
in
possession
a
fur-bearing
animal
or
5
any
of
its
parts
at
any
time
except
during
the
open
season
as
6
set
by
the
commission
except
where
.
7
2.
A
person
may
kill,
trap,
or
ensnare
a
fur-bearing
8
animal
when
the
killing,
trapping,
or
ensnaring
is
for
the
9
protection
of
a
person
or
public
or
private
property
with
the
10
prior
permission
of
a
duly
appointed
representative
of
the
11
commission.
If
prior
permission
is
impractical
or
impossible
12
to
obtain
and
the
fur-bearing
animal
represents
a
threat
to
a
13
person,
domestic
animal,
or
private
property,
the
fur-bearing
14
animal
may
be
taken
without
prior
permission.
15
3.
Prior
permission
is
not
required
for
taking
a
coyote,
16
raccoon,
opossum,
skunk,
or
groundhog
if
the
taking
is
for
17
nuisance-control
purposes.
18
4.
All
fur-bearing
animals
and
all
parts
thereof
taken
as
19
provided
in
this
section
subsection
2
or
3
shall
be
disposed
20
of
on
the
site
or
shall
be
relinquished
to
a
representative
of
21
the
commission.
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
the
taking
of
fur-bearing
animals
26
without
prior
permission
of
the
natural
resource
commission
27
(NRC).
28
Under
current
law,
a
person
may
kill,
trap,
or
ensnare
a
29
fur-bearing
animal
outside
of
the
open
season
if
the
killing,
30
trapping,
or
ensnaring
is
for
the
protection
of
a
person
or
31
public
or
private
property
and
with
the
prior
permission
of
32
a
duly
appointed
representative
of
NRC.
A
person
may
take
33
a
fur-bearing
animal
without
receiving
prior
permission
if
34
prior
permission
is
impractical
or
impossible
to
obtain
and
the
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fur-bearing
animal
represents
a
threat
to
a
person,
domestic
1
animal,
or
private
property.
2
Under
the
bill,
a
person
may
take
a
coyote,
raccoon,
opossum,
3
skunk,
or
groundhog
without
receiving
prior
permission
if
the
4
taking
is
for
nuisance-control
purposes.
Any
fur-bearing
5
animal
taken
pursuant
to
an
exception
in
Code
section
481A.87
6
shall
be
disposed
of
onsite
or
shall
be
relinquished
to
a
7
representative
of
the
commission.
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