88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 82: Allowing the use of a leashed dog to retrieve a wounded deer and providing a penalty
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 it does
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.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named January 30, 2019
- Rep. Louis J. Zumbach (R)
- Rep. Scott D. Ourth (D)
- Rep. Jeff Shipley (R) · jeff.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
In plain words
- January 24, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Natural Resources committee
- January 30, 2019House subcommittee named: Zumbach, Ourth and Shipley
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF82