Bill Text: IA HF2231 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the development and maintenance of specified policies by the department of natural resources. (Formerly HF 164.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-02-28 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF2231 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF2231-Introduced.html

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House File 2231 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
                                     SAFETY

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HF 164)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the development and maintenance of specified
  2    policies by the department of natural resources.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 455A.4, Code 2018, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  The department shall develop and
  1  4 maintain policies regarding private property rights, search
  1  5 warrant requirements, and investigative procedures.
  1  6                           EXPLANATION
  1  7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1  8 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1  9    This bill requires the department of natural resources to
  1 10 develop policies relating to private property rights, search
  1 11 warrant requirements, and investigative procedures. Pursuant
  1 12 to Code section 481A.12, the director of the department or
  1 13 a peace officer currently does not need to obtain a warrant
  1 14 prior to seizing an animal or part of an animal that a person
  1 15 illegally obtained. The bill allows the department to
  1 16 determine when a warrant will be necessary and how to obtain
  1 17 information that may be used in a warrant application.
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