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Allowing the use of a leashed dog to retrieve a wounded deer and providing a penalty
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2019
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill creates new Code section 481A.56A to allow a hunter with a valid hunting license and deer hunting license who wounds a deer while hunting to use a dog to locate and retrieve the wounded deer. The hunter or any person in the company of the hunter shall not possess a firearm or bow while using a dog in this manner and shall have the dog leashed and under control at all times during the search. A person must obtain permission from the owner or tenant before using a dog to locate a wounded deer on private property. The natural resource commission shall adopt rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A to implement this provision. A violation of the new provision is punishable by a scheduled fine of $25.
House subcommittee
Named January 30, 2019. Meeting: Thursday, January 31 · 11:00 AM · House Lounge.
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