H.F. 866 Section 1. Section 481A.87, subsection 3, Code 2025, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. Prior permission is not required for an owner or tenant 3 of agricultural property or an associated residence located 4 outside the corporate limits of a city to take, capture using a 5 cage trap or dog-proof trap, shoot, or temporarily possess, for 6 the purpose of destroying or disposing of, a raccoon, opossum, 7 any species of goose, or skunk on the property if the owner or 8 tenant in good faith deems the animal to be a nuisance. This 9 subsection does not apply to animals listed pursuant to the 10 federal Endangered Species Act or listed as endangered by the 11 commission pursuant to section 481B.3 . 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill relates to open season exceptions for taking 16 geese. 17 Under current law, an owner or tenant of agricultural 18 property or an associated residence located outside the 19 corporate limits of the city may destroy or dispose through 20 certain allowable methods any raccoon, opossum, or skunk on 21 the property without prior permission if the owner or tenant 22 in good faith deems the animal to be a nuisance, regardless of 23 whether it is an open season for taking the animal. The bill 24 adds geese to the list of animals that may be taken outside of 25 an open hunting season when deemed a nuisance. Certain species 26 of geese are federally protected under the federal Migratory 27 Bird Treaty Act. A person who violates the federal Migratory 28 Bird Treaty Act may be subject to penalties under federal law. 29 -1- LSB 2915HV (1) 91 sb/js 1/ 1