Bill Text: IA HF2201 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the number of bobcats that may be harvested and including penalties.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-10 - Subcommittee, Klein, Baudler, and Hanson. H.J. 203. [HF2201 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2201-Introduced.html
House File 2201 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HANSON, GASKILL, OURTH, RUFF, COWNIE, FISHER, and B. MOORE A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the number of bobcats that may be harvested 2 and including penalties. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5835YH (3) 86 av/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.48, Code 2016, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The commission shall adopt rules, in 1 4 accordance with sound fish and wildlife management principles, 1 5 that allow the taking of up to two bobcats each year in 1 6 designated areas by a person with a valid fur harvester license 1 7 and who has paid the wildlife habitat fee, or who is otherwise 1 8 qualified to hunt or trap. 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 11 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 12 This bill requires the natural resource commission to adopt 1 13 rules, in accordance with sound fish and wildlife management 1 14 principles, that allow the taking of up to two bobcats each 1 15 year in designated areas. Bobcats may be taken by a person 1 16 with a valid fur harvester license and who has paid the 1 17 wildlife habitat fee or who is otherwise qualified to hunt or 1 18 trap without a license, such as a landowner or tenant. 1 19 Currently, rules adopted by the natural resource commission 1 20 allow the taking of only one bobcat per year in designated 1 21 areas. 1 22 Violations of the bill's provisions are punishable with a 1 23 scheduled fine of $100. LSB 5835YH (3) 86 av/nh
