Relating to the established season for hunting game birds on a preserve, and making penalties applicable

Sponsored by the House Natural Resources (companion To Sf 458 By Committee on Natural Resources and Environment) Committee

Topics:Environment & natural resources

Same legislation: SF 369, HSB 216, SF 458

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2021
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2021
Done: House committeeFebruary 24, 2021
Done: Passes the HouseMarch 9, 2021
Done: Senate committeeApril 1, 2021
Done: Passes the SenateApril 7, 202144–0
Done: To the GovernorApril 30, 2021
Done: Signed into lawApril 30, 2021

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What’s in it

This bill relates to the established season for hunting game birds on a preserve. Under current law, a person shall not take a game bird on a hunting preserve except during the established hunting preserve season, which begins on September and ends on March 31. The bill allows a game bird hunting preserve operator to apply for a variance to extend the season beyond March if the monthly precipitation is above average for the county in which the preserve is located for at least two months out of the months of January, February, and March of that season.

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The bill requires the state climatologist to provide official national weather service and community collaborative rain, hail and snow network data to the department of natural resources to determine whether a variance to the established season shall be granted. The bill prohibits the department from granting a variance that extends the season beyond April of the year for which the variance is requested. A person hunting on a game bird hunting preserve on a date after March pursuant to an extension granted pursuant to the bill shall only hunt for and take chukars, quail, or rooster pheasants. The bill also makes a change to the definition of “game bird” to reflect a recent reorganization of bird classification. A person who violates the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.

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House subcommittee

Named February 16, 2021 (as HSB 216). On February 22, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§484B.1 §484B.10

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Lobbying

1 for · 1 against · 6 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

SF 2269Passed a chamber88th GA

Study bill

HSB 216Renumbered

89th General Assembly

SF 369RenumberedSenate companion SF 458Didn’t advancefrom SF 369 HF 747Became lawfrom HSB 216

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

SF 2269 Relating to the established season for hunting game birds on a preserve
88th General Assembly · Passed Senate · very similar
Passed a chamber
SF 613 Relating to the established season for hunting game birds on a preserve, and providing for…
88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · similar
Cleared committee

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