HF 434 (LSB 2175YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 434

BY  OLSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to taking otters on one’s own property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 481A.87, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  An owner of property may at any time take an otter on the owner’s property, subject to the prohibitions provided in sections 481A.91 and 481A.92.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to taking otters on one’s own property.
   The bill allows a property owner to take an otter on the owner’s property at any time subject to certain limitations. The bill prohibits a property owner from using a shotgun or spear to kill an otter and provides limitations on methods of trapping an otter.