S.F. 2182 Section 1. Section 481A.120, Code 2022, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 481A.120 Hunting from aircraft or snowmobiles prohibited —— 3 exception . 4 1. A Except as provided in subsection 2, a person, either 5 singly or as one of a group of persons, shall not intentionally 6 kill or wound, attempt to kill or wound, or pursue any animal, 7 fowl, or fish from or with an aircraft in flight or from or with 8 any self-propelled vehicles designed for travel on snow or ice 9 which that utilize sled type runners, or skis, or an endless 10 belt tread, or wheel , or any combination thereof , and which 11 that are commonly known as snowmobiles. 12 2. For purposes of controlling the feral hog population, 13 a person may take feral hogs on the person’s property, or the 14 property of another with permission from the owner of the other 15 property, from an aircraft in flight over the property. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill relates to hunting feral hogs from an aircraft. 20 Current law prohibits a person from intentionally killing or 21 wounding, or attempting to kill or wound, or pursuing any 22 animal, fowl, or fish from or with an aircraft in flight or 23 from a snowmobile. The bill authorizes a person to take feral 24 hogs on the person’s property, or the property of another 25 with permission from the owner of the other property, from an 26 aircraft in flight over the property. 27 -1- LSB 5148XS (2) 89 js/rn 1/ 1