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House
File
2616
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2616
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2162)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
shooting
from
roads,
and
making
penalties
1
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
6035HV
(3)
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sb/js
H.F.
2616
Section
1.
Section
481A.54,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
A
person
shall
not
shoot
any
rifle,
3
shotgun
with
a
slug
load,
pistol,
or
revolver
from
any
road.
4
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“road”
means
the
area
of
5
the
highway
right-of-way,
including
the
shoulders,
on
which
6
vehicles
normally
travel,
and
“shoulder”
means
the
portion
7
of
a
public
road
contiguous
to
the
traveled
way
for
the
8
accommodation
of
disabled
vehicles
and
for
emergency
use.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
relates
to
shooting
from
roads.
The
bill
prohibits
13
a
person
from
shooting
any
rifle,
shotgun
with
a
slug
load,
14
pistol,
or
revolver
from
any
road.
The
bill
defines
“road”
as
15
the
area
of
the
highway
right-of-way,
including
the
shoulders,
16
on
which
vehicles
normally
travel,
and
“shoulder”
as
the
17
portion
of
a
public
road
contiguous
to
the
traveled
way
for
the
18
accommodation
of
disabled
vehicles
and
for
emergency
use.
The
19
bill
does
not
apply
to
any
peace
officer
or
military
personnel
20
in
the
performance
of
their
official
duties.
21
A
person
who
unlawfully
shoots
any
rifle,
shotgun,
pistol,
22
or
revolver
from
any
road
is
subject
to
a
scheduled
fine
of
23
$30.
24
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