Iowa SF 83: A bill for an act relating to deer depredation.

Bill Text

Senate
File
83
-
Introduced

SENATE
FILE
83

BY
LOFGREN

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
deer
depredation.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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S.F.
83

Section
1.
Section
481C.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1

amended
to
read
as
follows:
2

2.
The
department
shall
issue
depredation
permits
and

3

deer
shooting
permits
to
any
landowner
who
incurs
crop,
4

horticultural
product,
tree,
or
nursery
damage
of
one
thousand
5

dollars
or
more
due
to
wild
animals.
6

Sec.
2.
Section
481C.2A,
subsection
5,
Code
2025,
is
amended
7

by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8

NEW
PARAGRAPH

.
c.
There
shall
be
an
annual
deer
depredation
9

season
from
January
11
through
January
31
for
any
person
10

possessing
a
valid
depredation
license
and
tag
or
deer
shooting
11

permit
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
on
or
after
February
1
12

of
the
preceding
calendar
year.
The
method
of
take
for
the
13

deer
depredation
season
shall
be
a
rifle
using
a
cartridge
14

approved
by
the
department,
a
shotgun,
a
muzzleloader,
a
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handgun,
a
crossbow,
or
a
bow.
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
deer
depredation.
The
bill
directs
the
20

department
of
natural
resources
to
issue
deer
shooting
permits
21

to
a
landowner
who
incurs
crop,
horticultural
product,
tree,
or
22

nursery
damage
of
$1,000
or
more
due
to
wild
animals.
23

The
bill
creates
a
designated
deer
depredation
season
from
24

January
11
through
January
31.
A
person
possessing
a
deer
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depredation
license
and
tag
or
deer
shooting
permit
may
use
a
26

rifle
with
an
approved
cartridge,
a
shotgun,
a
muzzleloader,
a
27

handgun,
a
crossbow,
or
a
bow
during
the
designated
season.
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