SF 654

Senate
File
654
-
Enrolled
Senate
File
654
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
WILDLIFE,
INCLUDING
THE
TREATMENT
OF
BEAVER
DAMS,
IDENTIFICATION
FOR
TRAPS,
SNARES,
AND
TREE
STANDS,
MAXIMUM
FUR
DEALER
LICENSE
FEES,
AND
DEER
DEPREDATION,
AND
MAKING
PENALTIES
APPLICABLE.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
481A.41
Tree
stands
for
hunting
deer
on
public
land
——
identification
——
prohibition.
1.
A
person
shall
not
place
a
tree
stand
for
hunting
deer
on
public
land
unless
the
stand
is
affixed
with
and
exhibits
a
metal
plate
that
plainly
shows
the
department-issued
identification
number
of
the
owner
of
the
stand.
A
person
who
fails
to
properly
identify
a
tree
stand
placed
on
public
land
belonging
to
the
person
is
subject
to
a
scheduled
fine
under
section
805.8B,
subsection
3,
paragraph
“b”
.
2.
An
owner
of
a
tree
stand
placed
on
public
land
shall
not
be
held
liable
for
damage
to
personal
property
or
an
injury
resulting
from
another
person’s
use
of
the
tree
stand.
3.
The
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
section.
Sec.
2.
Section
481A.90,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
This
section
does
not
prohibit
the
owner
,
the
owner’s
agent,
or
a
drainage
district
from
destroying
a
den
or
breaching
or
altering
a
beaver
dam
to
protect
the
owner’s
property.
Senate
File
654,
p.
2
Sec.
3.
Section
481A.92,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
A
person
shall
not
use
or
attempt
to
use
colony
traps
in
taking,
capturing,
trapping,
or
killing
any
game
or
fur-bearing
animals
except
muskrats
as
determined
by
rule
of
the
commission.
Box
traps
capable
of
capturing
more
than
one
game
or
fur-bearing
animal
at
each
setting
are
prohibited.
A
valid
hunting
license
is
required
for
box
trapping
cottontail
rabbits
and
squirrels.
All
traps
and
snares
used
for
the
taking
of
fur-bearing
animals
shall
have
a
metal
tag
attached
plainly
labeled
with
the
user’s
department-issued
identification
number
or
name
and
address.
All
traps
and
snares,
except
those
which
that
are
placed
entirely
under
water,
shall
be
checked
at
least
once
every
twenty-four
hours.
Officers
appointed
by
the
department
may
confiscate
such
traps
and
snares
found
in
use
that
are
not
properly
labeled
or
checked.
Sec.
4.
Section
481A.95,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
2.
Fees
for
a
license
issued
under
this
section
shall
be
no
more
than
fifty
dollars
annually
for
a
resident
or
a
nonresident
fur
dealer.
Sec.
5.
Section
481C.2,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
The
director
of
the
department
of
natural
resources
shall
enter
into
a
memorandum
of
agreement
with
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture,
animal
damage
control
division.
The
wild
animal
depredation
unit
shall
serve
and
act
as
the
liaison
to
the
department
for
the
producers
in
the
state
who
suffer
crop,
horticultural
product,
tree,
or
nursery
damage
an
economic
loss
to
agriculture,
horticulture,
or
silviculture
operations
due
to
wild
animals.
2.
The
department
shall
issue
depredation
permits
and
deer
shooting
permits
to
any
landowner
or
tenant,
as
defined
under
section
483A.24,
subsection
2,
upon
receiving
written
approval
from
the
landowner,
who
incurs
crop,
horticultural
product,
tree,
or
nursery
damage
suffers
an
economic
loss
of
one
thousand
dollars
or
more
to
agriculture,
horticulture,
or
silviculture
operations
due
to
wild
animals.
The
department
Senate
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654,
p.
3
shall
allow
any
conservation
officer
to
issue
permits
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
Sec.
6.
Section
481C.2A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
Deer
shooting
permits
shall
be
available
for
issuance
to
landowners
or
tenants,
as
defined
under
section
483A.24,
subsection
2,
upon
receiving
written
approval
from
the
landowner,
who
incur
crop,
horticultural
product,
tree,
or
nursery
damage
suffer
an
economic
loss
to
agriculture,
horticulture,
or
silviculture
operations
as
provided
in
section
481C.2
and
shall
be
available
for
issuance
for
use
on
areas
where
public
safety
may
be
an
issue.
Sec.
7.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
For
violations
of
section
481A.41,
subsection
1,
sections
481A.54
,
481A.69
,
481A.71
,
481A.72
,
482.6
,
483A.3
,
483A.6
,
483A.8A
,
483A.19
,
483A.27
,
and
483A.27A
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
thirty
dollars.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
654,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor