Bill Text: IA HF165 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing the natural resource commission to limit the types of ammunition that may be used to take wildlife in the state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF165 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF165-Introduced.html
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BY
KAJTAZOVIC
,
KELLEY
,
STECKMAN
,
and
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
natural
resource
commission
to
limit
the
1
types
of
ammunition
that
may
be
used
to
take
wildlife
in
the
2
state.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.38,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
The
commission
may
upon
its
own
motion
and
after
an
3
investigation,
alter,
limit,
or
restrict
the
methods
or
means
4
employed
and
the
instruments
or
equipment
used
,
including
5
the
types
of
ammunition
that
may
be
used,
in
taking
wild
6
mammals,
birds
subject
to
section
481A.48
,
fish,
reptiles,
7
and
amphibians,
if
the
investigation
reveals
that
the
action
8
would
be
desirable
or
beneficial
in
promoting
the
interests
of
9
conservation,
or
the
commission
may,
after
an
investigation
10
when
it
is
found
there
is
imminent
danger
of
loss
of
fish
11
through
natural
causes,
authorize
the
taking
of
fish
by
means
12
found
advisable
to
salvage
imperiled
fish
populations.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
481A.38,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
14
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
15
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Pursuant
to
its
power
as
the
sole
agency
16
to
determine
the
facts
as
to
whether
biological
balance
does
or
17
does
not
exist
and
the
power
to
regulate
taking
conditions
in
18
accordance
with
sound
fish
and
wildlife
management
principles
19
pursuant
to
section
481A.39,
the
commission
may
adopt
rules
20
prohibiting
the
use
of
lead
shot
as
ammunition
for
the
purpose
21
of
taking
wildlife
in
this
state.
22
Sec.
3.
Section
481A.39,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
23
follows:
24
481A.39
Biological
balance
maintained.
25
The
commission
is
designated
the
sole
agency
to
determine
26
the
facts
as
to
whether
biological
balance
does
or
does
not
27
exist.
The
commission
shall,
by
administrative
rule,
extend,
28
shorten,
open,
or
close
seasons
and
set,
increase,
or
reduce
29
catch
limits,
bag
limits,
size
limits,
possession
limits,
or
30
territorial
limitations
or
further
regulate
taking
conditions
,
31
including
the
type
of
ammunition
that
may
be
used
for
taking
32
wildlife,
in
accordance
with
sound
fish
and
wildlife
management
33
principles.
34
EXPLANATION
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This
bill
provides
that
the
natural
resource
commission
may,
1
upon
its
own
motion
and
after
an
investigation,
restrict
the
2
equipment
used
in
taking
certain
wildlife,
including
the
types
3
of
ammunition
that
may
be
used.
The
bill
allows
the
natural
4
resource
commission
to
adopt
rules
prohibiting
the
use
of
lead
5
shot
as
ammunition
for
the
purpose
of
taking
wildlife
in
this
6
state,
pursuant
to
the
commission’s
power
as
the
sole
agency
7
to
determine
the
facts
as
to
whether
biological
balance
exists
8
and
the
power
to
regulate
taking
conditions
in
accordance
9
with
sound
fish
and
wildlife
management
principles.
The
bill
10
also
specifies
that
the
commission’s
power
to
regulate
taking
11
conditions
includes
regulating
the
type
of
ammunition
which
may
12
be
used
for
taking
wildlife.
13
A
violation
of
a
rule
adopted
pursuant
to
the
bill
for
14
attempting
to
take
or
taking
an
animal
would
be
punishable
as
15
a
scheduled
violation
under
Code
sections
805.8B(3)(f)
and
16
805.8B(3)(g),
with
the
amount
of
the
fine
dependent
on
the
type
17
of
wildlife
that
was
taken
or
attempted
to
be
taken.
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