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BY
GREEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
hunting
near
public
recreation
areas,
and
1
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.123,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
and
4,
1
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
A
person
shall
not
discharge
a
firearm
or
shoot
or
3
attempt
to
shoot
a
game
or
fur-bearing
animal
within
two
4
hundred
yards
of
a
building
inhabited
by
people
or
domestic
5
livestock
,
within
two
hundred
yards
of
a
public
recreation
6
area,
or
within
two
hundred
yards
of
a
feedlot
unless
the
owner
7
or
tenant
has
given
consent.
However,
within
the
corporate
8
limits
of
a
city,
a
person
may
take
deer
with
a
firearm
within
9
fifty
yards
of
a
building
inhabited
by
people
or
domestic
10
livestock,
or
a
feedlot
pursuant
to
an
approved
special
deer
11
population
control
plan,
if
the
person
obtains
permission
of
12
the
owner
or
tenant
of
the
building
or
feedlot.
13
2.
As
used
in
this
section
,
“feedlot”
:
14
a.
“Feedlot”
means
a
lot,
yard,
corral,
or
other
area
in
15
which
livestock
are
present
and
confined,
for
the
purposes
of
16
feeding
and
growth
before
slaughter.
The
term
does
not
include
17
areas
which
that
are
used
for
the
raising
of
crops
or
other
18
vegetation
and
upon
which
livestock
are
allowed
to
graze
or
19
feed.
20
b.
“Public
recreation
area”
means
land
acquired
or
developed
21
for
public
recreation
and
identified
as
a
public
recreation
22
area
by
the
city,
county,
state,
or
federal
government,
except
23
for
public
hunting
areas,
as
defined
under
subsection
4.
24
3.
a.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
the
discharge
of
a
25
firearm
for
the
purpose
of
target
shooting
on
premises
posted
26
as
a
target
shooting
range
that
is
open
to
the
public,
if
the
27
premises
have
been
used
as
a
target
shooting
range
prior
to
28
the
erection
of
a
building
inhabited
by
people
or
domestic
29
livestock,
prior
to
the
establishment
of
a
public
recreation
30
area,
or
prior
to
the
construction
of
a
feedlot,
located
31
within
two
hundred
yards
of
the
target
shooting
range.
This
32
subsection
applies
only
to
the
erection
of
a
building
inhabited
33
by
people
or
domestic
livestock
or
to
the
construction
of
a
34
feedlot
located
within
two
hundred
yards
of
a
target
shooting
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range
that
is
open
to
the
public
and
that
is
identified
as
a
1
target
shooting
range
by
the
city,
county,
state,
or
federal
2
government,
which
erection
or
construction
occurs
on
or
after
3
May
14,
2004
,
and
to
the
establishment
of
a
public
recreation
4
area
located
within
two
hundred
yards
of
a
target
shooting
5
range
that
is
open
to
the
public
and
that
is
identified
6
as
a
target
shooting
range
by
the
city,
county,
state,
or
7
federal
government,
which
establishment
occurs
on
or
after
the
8
effective
date
of
this
Act
.
9
b.
As
used
in
this
subsection
,
“target
shooting”
means
the
10
discharge
of
a
firearm
at
an
inanimate
object,
for
amusement
or
11
as
a
test
of
skill
in
marksmanship.
12
4.
a.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
the
discharge
of
a
13
firearm
on
premises
identified
as
a
public
hunting
area,
if
the
14
premises
have
been
identified
as
a
public
hunting
area
prior
15
to
the
erection
of
a
building
inhabited
by
people
or
domestic
16
livestock,
prior
to
the
establishment
of
a
public
recreation
17
area,
or
prior
to
the
construction
of
a
feedlot,
located
within
18
two
hundred
yards
of
the
public
hunting
area.
This
subsection
19
applies
only
to
the
erection
of
a
building
inhabited
by
people
20
or
domestic
livestock
or
to
the
construction
of
a
feedlot
21
located
within
two
hundred
yards
of
a
public
hunting
area,
22
which
erection
or
construction
occurs
on
or
after
May
14,
2004
,
23
and
to
the
establishment
of
a
public
recreation
area
within
two
24
hundred
yards
of
a
public
hunting
area,
which
establishment
25
occurs
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
.
26
b.
As
used
in
this
subsection
,
“public
hunting
area”
means
27
public
lands
or
waters
available
for
hunting
by
the
public,
and
28
identified
as
a
public
hunting
area
by
the
city,
county,
state,
29
or
federal
government.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
prohibits
hunting
near
public
recreation
areas.
34
The
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
discharging
a
firearm
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or
shooting
or
attempting
to
shoot
a
game
or
fur-bearing
1
animal
within
200
yards
of
a
public
recreation
area.
The
2
bill
provides
exceptions
for
target
shooting
ranges
and
3
public
hunting
areas
established
before
the
implementation
4
of
the
bill.
The
prohibition
in
the
bill
does
not
apply
to
5
the
discharge
of
a
firearm
for
the
purpose
of
developing
and
6
retaining
the
shooting
proficiency
of
certified
law
enforcement
7
officers
on
premises
owned
by
the
state,
a
county,
or
a
8
municipality,
and
operated
by
a
law
enforcement
agency,
that
9
are
not
open
to
the
general
public
and
that
were
in
operation
10
prior
to
March
28,
2013.
11
A
person
who
violates
the
bill
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
12
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$35.
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