Senate
File
369
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
369
BY
EDLER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
established
season
for
hunting
game
1
birds
on
a
preserve,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
484B.1,
subsection
5,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
5.
“Game
birds”
means
pen-reared
birds
of
the
family
3
gallinae
order
galliformes
and
pen-reared
mallard
ducks.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
484B.10,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
1.
a.
A
person
shall
not
take
a
game
bird
or
ungulate
upon
7
a
hunting
preserve,
by
shooting
in
any
manner,
except
during
8
the
established
season
or
as
authorized
by
section
481A.56
.
9
The
established
season
shall
be
September
1
through
March
31
10
of
the
succeeding
year,
both
dates
inclusive.
The
owner
of
11
a
hunting
preserve
shall
establish
the
hunting
season
for
12
nonnative,
pen-reared
ungulates
on
the
hunting
preserve.
13
b.
A
game
bird
hunting
preserve
operator
may
apply
for
a
14
variance
to
extend
the
season
date
beyond
March
31
for
that
15
preserve
if
the
monthly
precipitation
is
above
average
for
16
the
county
in
which
the
preserve
is
located
for
at
least
two
17
months
out
of
the
months
of
January,
February,
and
March
of
18
that
season.
The
state
climatologist
established
pursuant
to
19
section
159.5
shall
provide
official
national
weather
service
20
and
community
collaborative
rain,
hail
and
snow
network
data
21
to
the
department
to
determine
whether
a
variance
to
the
22
established
season
shall
be
granted.
The
department
shall
23
not
grant
a
variance
to
a
game
bird
preserve
that
extends
the
24
season
beyond
April
15
of
the
year
for
which
the
variance
is
25
requested.
A
person
hunting
on
a
game
bird
hunting
preserve
on
26
a
date
after
March
31
pursuant
to
an
extension
granted
under
27
this
paragraph
shall
only
hunt
for
and
take
chukars,
quail,
or
28
rooster
pheasants.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
relates
to
the
established
season
for
hunting
game
33
birds
on
a
preserve.
34
Under
current
law,
a
person
shall
not
take
a
game
bird
on
a
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hunting
preserve
except
during
the
established
hunting
preserve
1
season,
which
begins
on
September
1
and
ends
on
March
31.
The
2
bill
allows
a
game
bird
hunting
preserve
operator
to
apply
for
3
a
variance
to
extend
the
season
beyond
March
31
if
the
monthly
4
precipitation
is
above
average
for
the
county
in
which
the
5
preserve
is
located
for
at
least
two
months
out
of
the
months
6
of
January,
February,
and
March
of
that
season.
The
bill
7
requires
the
state
climatologist
to
provide
official
national
8
weather
service
and
community
collaborative
rain,
hail
and
9
snow
network
data
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
10
determine
whether
a
variance
to
the
established
season
shall
11
be
granted.
The
bill
prohibits
the
department
from
granting
a
12
variance
that
extends
the
season
beyond
April
15
of
the
year
13
for
which
the
variance
is
requested.
A
person
hunting
on
a
14
game
bird
hunting
preserve
on
a
date
after
March
31
pursuant
to
15
an
extension
granted
pursuant
to
the
bill
shall
only
hunt
for
16
and
take
chukars,
quail,
or
rooster
pheasants.
17
The
bill
also
makes
a
change
to
the
definition
of
“game
bird”
18
to
reflect
a
recent
reorganization
of
bird
classification.
19
A
person
who
violates
the
bill
is
guilty
of
a
simple
20
misdemeanor.
A
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
21
for
no
more
than
30
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
22
more
than
$855.
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