H.F. 665 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 481A.125B Tracking deer at night 1 —— entering private property. 2 A person tracking deer at night shall not enter another 3 person’s private property without first receiving permission 4 from the property owner. Failure to receive permission 5 prior to entering the private property constitutes a simple 6 misdemeanor. Additionally, a person who violates this section 7 shall be subject to civil damages as provided in sections 8 481A.130 and 481A.131. A deer taken in violation of this 9 section shall be subject to seizure as provided in section 10 481A.12. This section does not prohibit the unarmed pursuit 11 of deer by a person who lawfully injured or killed a deer that 12 comes to rest on or escapes to the property of another. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill relates to entering private property when tracking 17 deer at night. 18 Under the bill, a person tracking deer at night shall 19 not enter the property of another without first receiving 20 the property owner’s permission. A person who violates the 21 provisions of the bill commits a simple misdemeanor. A simple 22 misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 23 days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855. In 24 addition, a person who violates the provisions of the bill is 25 subject to existing civil damages in Code chapter 481A relating 26 to unlawfully taking a deer. A deer taken by a person while the 27 person is violating the provisions of the bill is subject to 28 seizure by the director of the department of natural resources 29 or a peace officer. 30 The bill does not prohibit the unarmed pursuit of deer by a 31 person who lawfully injured or killed a deer that comes to rest 32 on or escapes to the property of another. 33 -1- LSB 1725YH (1) 89 js/rn 1/ 1