Bill Text: IA HF2607 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act classifying mourning doves as migratory game birds, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-05 - Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 490. [HF2607 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2607-Introduced.html
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BY
HALL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
classifying
mourning
doves
as
migratory
game
birds,
and
1
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
232.8,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Violations
by
a
child
of
provisions
of
chapter
321
,
321G
,
3
321I
,
453A
,
461A
,
461B
,
462A
,
481A
,
481B
,
483A
,
484A
,
or
484B
,
4
which
would
be
simple
misdemeanors
if
committed
by
an
adult,
5
and
violations
by
a
child
of
county
or
municipal
curfew
or
6
traffic
ordinances,
are
excluded
from
the
jurisdiction
of
the
7
juvenile
court
and
shall
be
prosecuted
as
simple
misdemeanors
8
as
provided
by
law.
A
child
convicted
of
a
violation
excluded
9
from
the
jurisdiction
of
the
juvenile
court
under
this
10
paragraph
shall
be
sentenced
pursuant
to
section
805.8
,
where
11
applicable,
and
pursuant
to
section
903.1,
subsection
3
,
for
12
all
other
violations.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
484A.1,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
14
to
read
as
follows:
15
2.
“Migratory
game
bird”
means
any
wild
goose,
brant,
wild
16
duck,
snipe,
rail,
woodcock,
mourning
dove,
or
coot.
17
Sec.
3.
Section
805.16,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
1.
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
2
of
this
section
,
a
20
peace
officer
shall
issue
a
police
citation
or
uniform
citation
21
and
complaint,
in
lieu
of
making
a
warrantless
arrest,
to
a
22
person
under
eighteen
years
of
age
accused
of
committing
a
23
simple
misdemeanor
under
chapter
321
,
321G
,
321I
,
461A
,
461B
,
24
462A
,
481A
,
481B
,
483A
,
484A
,
484B
,
or
a
local
ordinance
not
25
subject
to
the
jurisdiction
of
the
juvenile
court,
and
shall
26
not
detain
or
confine
the
person
in
a
facility
regulated
under
27
chapter
356
or
356A
.
28
Sec.
4.
Section
903.1,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
3.
A
person
under
eighteen
years
of
age
convicted
of
a
31
simple
misdemeanor
under
chapter
321
,
321G
,
321I
,
453A
,
461A
,
32
461B
,
462A
,
481A
,
481B
,
483A
,
484A
,
or
484B
,
or
a
violation
of
33
a
county
or
municipal
curfew
or
traffic
ordinance,
except
for
34
an
offense
subject
to
section
805.8
,
may
be
required
to
pay
a
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fine,
not
to
exceed
one
hundred
dollars,
as
fixed
by
the
court,
1
or
may
be
required
to
perform
community
service
as
ordered
by
2
the
court.
3
Sec.
5.
REPEAL.
Section
484A.6,
Code
2020,
is
repealed.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
amends
the
definition
of
“migratory
game
bird”
to
8
include
a
mourning
dove,
thus
requiring
a
person
to
pay
the
9
migratory
game
bird
fee
before
hunting
mourning
doves.
10
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
violates
a
provision
of
Code
11
chapter
484A
is
subject
to
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
person
who
12
hunts
or
takes
a
migratory
game
bird
without
first
paying
the
13
migratory
game
bird
fee
is
also
subject
to
a
scheduled
fine
of
14
$10.
The
bill
repeals
the
provision
of
Code
chapter
484A
that
15
makes
a
person
who
violates
a
provision
of
the
Code
chapter
16
subject
to
a
simple
misdemeanor
and
makes
conforming
changes
17
to
reflect
the
repeal.
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