Bill Text: IA HF2174 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to entering private property by persons using dogs while fur harvesting or training dogs on fur-bearing animals, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-04 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF2174 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2174-Introduced.html
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2174
BY
FRY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
entering
private
property
by
persons
using
1
dogs
while
fur
harvesting
or
training
dogs
on
fur-bearing
2
animals,
providing
penalties,
and
making
penalties
3
applicable.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
481A.56A
Using
a
dog
while
fur
1
harvesting
——
training
a
dog
——
entering
private
property.
2
A
person
using
a
dog
while
fur
harvesting
or
training
a
3
dog
on
a
fur-bearing
animal
shall
not
allow
the
dog
to
enter
4
private
property
without
first
receiving
permission
from
5
the
property
owner.
Failure
to
receive
permission
prior
to
6
allowing
the
dog
to
enter
private
property
constitutes
a
simple
7
misdemeanor.
Additionally,
a
person
who
violates
this
section
8
shall
be
subject
to
civil
damages
as
provided
in
sections
9
481A.130
and
481A.131.
A
fur-bearing
animal
taken
in
violation
10
of
this
section
shall
be
subject
to
seizure
as
provided
in
11
section
481A.12.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
entering
private
property
when
using
16
a
dog
while
fur
harvesting
or
training
a
dog
on
a
fur-bearing
17
animal.
Under
current
law,
a
person
with
a
valid
fur
harvester
18
license
may
train
certain
dogs
on
any
fur-bearing
animals
19
at
any
time
of
the
year.
A
person
with
a
valid
hunting
or
20
fur
harvester
license
may
also
train
a
dog
on
coyotes
or
21
groundhogs.
22
Under
the
bill,
a
person
who
uses
a
dog
while
fur
harvesting
23
or
training
a
dog
on
a
fur-bearing
animal
shall
not
allow
the
24
dog
to
enter
the
property
of
another
without
first
receiving
25
the
property
owner’s
permission.
A
person
who
violates
the
26
provisions
of
the
bill
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
simple
27
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
30
28
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
but
no
more
than
$625
or
by
29
both.
In
addition,
a
person
who
violates
the
provisions
of
30
the
bill
is
subject
to
existing
civil
damages
in
Code
chapter
31
481A
relating
to
unlawfully
taking
an
animal.
A
fur-bearing
32
animal
taken
by
a
person
while
the
person
is
violating
the
33
provisions
of
the
bill
is
subject
to
seizure
by
the
director
of
34
the
department
of
natural
resources
or
a
peace
officer.
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