House File 2370 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2370 BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 609) A BILL FOR An Act relating to shotguns and ammunition that may be used to 1 hunt turkey. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5841HV (2) 89 js/rn

H.F. 2370 Section 1. Section 483A.7, Code 2022, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. The commission shall authorize a person 3 hunting turkey with a license that authorizes the use of a 4 shotgun to use a caliber .410 shotgun or a 28-gauge shotgun. 5 A caliber .410 shotgun or a 28-gauge shotgun used for hunting 6 turkey shall only shoot tungsten shot not smaller than shot 7 size number 10. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill relates to shotguns that may be used to hunt 12 turkey. Under current rules, a person may hunt turkey during 13 certain times of the year using a shotgun that is not smaller 14 than 20-gauge. The bill requires the commission to authorize a 15 person hunting turkey with a license that authorizes the use of 16 a shotgun to use a caliber .410 shotgun or a 28-gauge shotgun, 17 which are both smaller than 20-gauge, shooting tungsten shot 18 not smaller than shot size number 10. 19 -1- LSB 5841HV (2) 89 js/rn 1/ 1