HF 703: Prohibiting the use of unmanned vehicles to disturb, pursue, fish, or hunt wild animals and providing penalties

What it does

This bill prohibits a person from using an unmanned vehicle, as defined in the bill, to disturb, pursue, fish, or hunt or assist in the disturbing, pursuing, fishing, or hunting of a wild animal. The bill does not prohibit a person from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to track a downed deer over land open to the public for hunting, property on which the person has received permission from the owner or tenant to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle, or property owned or leased by the person; does not prohibit the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle for commercial purposes unrelated to hunting and fishing as long as the use is in compliance with federal aviation administration regulations, authorizations, or exemptions; and does not prohibit the use of an unmanned vehicle by the department of natural resources for purposes of removing or controlling invasive species.

House subcommittee · named February 5, 2020

• Rep. Ross C. Paustian (R)
• Rep. David Kerr (R)
• Rep. Bob Kressig (D) · bob.kressig@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Bowhunters Association; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; The Humane Society of the United States

In plain words

1. March 11, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
2. February 5, 2020House subcommittee named: Paustian, Kerr and Kressig