Sign in

Back to the bill

90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2665: Relating to fur-bearing animals, including the establishment of a raccoon bounty program and fund and the assessment of fur dealer license fees, making appropriations, and providing penalties

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to fur-bearing animals, including the establishment of a raccoon bounty program (program) and fund and the assessment of fur dealer license fees. The bill directs the department of natural resources (DNR) to establish and administer the program, which shall operate during the raccoon trapping season established by the natural resource commission (NRC) by rule. on the first Saturday in November through February of the succeeding year. The bill establishes a raccoon bounty fund in the state treasury under the control of DNR.

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Hsb 636) committee

Cost

Cost: up to $860,000

The total net cost to administer the Raccoon Bounty Program is approximately $860,000. This includes $677,000 for the RBF and an estimated $183,000 in increased net costs to the DNR. The fiscal impact of a new criminal offense cannot be estimated due to a lack…

Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against

For: Iowa Trappers Association

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division; Pheasants Forever, Inc. & Quail Forever; The Humane Society of the United States

In plain words

  1. March 20, 2024Filed in the House
  2. March 22, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2665