Bill Text: IA SF457 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to requirements for using a dog to track a wounded deer.(Formerly SF 311.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-29 - Withdrawn. S.J. 700. [SF457 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF457-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
311)
(COMPANION
TO
HF
552
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
requirements
for
using
a
dog
to
track
a
1
wounded
deer.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.56A,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
481A.56A
Retrieval
of
wounded
deer
by
leashed
dogs.
3
A
person
having
a
valid
hunting
license
and
a
valid
deer
4
hunting
license
who
has
wounded
a
deer
while
hunting
may
use
5
a
dog
to
track
and
retrieve
the
wounded
deer.
A
dog
being
6
used
for
tracking
a
wounded
deer
and
a
person
using
a
dog
for
7
tracking
a
wounded
deer
shall
both
be
trained
in
deer
blood
8
tracking.
An
unarmed
dog
handler
assisting
in
the
recovery
9
of
a
wounded
deer
is
exempt
from
the
licensing
requirements
10
as
long
as
the
handler
is
associated
with
the
licensed
hunter
11
who
wounded
the
deer.
Any
person
using
a
dog
for
tracking
12
wounded
deer
must
maintain
physical
control
of
the
dog
at
all
13
times
during
the
search
by
means
of
a
maximum
fifty-foot
lead
14
attached
to
the
dog’s
collar
or
harness.
The
person
licensed
15
hunter
who
wounded
the
deer
may
dispatch
the
deer
using
a
16
legal
method
of
take
authorized
by
the
person’s
deer
hunting
17
license
consistent
with
all
rules
and
regulations
for
that
18
season
.
A
person
shall
not
use
that
method
of
take
to
chase,
19
hunt,
wound,
or
kill
any
animal
other
than
the
deer
that
the
20
hunter
is
tracking,
except
in
self-defense.
Using
a
dog
to
21
track
a
wounded
deer
on
private
property
is
permissible
at
any
22
hour
with
consent
of
the
property
owner.
A
person
using
a
dog
23
to
track
a
wounded
deer
outside
of
legal
deer
hunting
hours
24
shall
not
be
in
possession
of
a
firearm
or
archery
device.
The
25
commission
shall
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
26
implement
this
section
.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
relates
to
requirements
for
using
a
dog
to
track
31
a
wounded
deer.
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
in
current
law
32
that
requires
the
dog
used
for
tracking
a
wounded
deer
and
33
a
person
using
a
dog
for
tracking
a
wounded
deer
to
both
be
34
trained
in
deer
blood
tracking.
The
bill
states
that
an
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unarmed
dog
handler
assisting
in
the
recovery
of
a
wounded
deer
1
is
exempt
from
licensing
requirements
as
long
as
the
handler
is
2
associated
with
the
licensed
hunter
who
wounded
the
deer.
The
3
bill
specifies
that
the
licensed
hunter
who
wounded
the
deer
4
may
dispatch
the
deer
using
a
legal
method
of
take
authorized
5
by
the
person’s
deer
hunting
license
and
consistent
with
all
6
rules
and
regulations
for
that
season.
The
bill
authorizes,
7
rather
than
requires,
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
8
adopt
rules
to
implement
Code
section
481A.56A.
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