Bill Text: IA HF716 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer. (Formerly HF 179.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-18 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 789. [HF716 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF716-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer. (Formerly HF 179.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-18 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 789. [HF716 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF716-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
179)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
firearms
requirements
for
hunting
deer.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
455A.5,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
For
purposes
of
adopting
rules,
the
3
commission
shall
define
and
categorize
firearms
in
a
manner
4
fully
consistent
with
the
definitions
established
in
18
U.S.C.
5
§921
and
27
C.F.R.
§478.11.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
481A.48,
subsections
5
and
6,
Code
2019,
are
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
5.
The
commission
shall
establish
one
or
more
pistol
9
or
revolver
seasons
for
hunting
deer
as
separate
firearm
10
seasons
or
to
coincide
with
one
or
more
other
firearm
deer
11
hunting
seasons.
Any
pistol
or
revolver
firing
a
magnum
12
three
hundred
fifty-seven
thousandths
of
one
inch
caliber
or
13
larger,
centerfire,
straight
wall
ammunition
propelling
an
14
expanding-type
bullet
with
a
barrel
length
of
at
least
four
15
inches
and
firing
straight
wall
or
other
centerfire
ammunition
16
propelling
an
expanding-type
bullet
with
a
maximum
diameter
of
17
no
less
than
three
hundred
fifty
thousandths
of
one
inch
and
18
no
larger
than
five
hundred
thousandths
of
one
inch
and
with
19
a
published
or
calculated
muzzle
energy
of
five
hundred
foot
20
pounds
or
higher
is
legal
for
hunting
deer
during
the
pistol
or
21
revolver
seasons.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
to
allow
22
black
powder
pistols
or
revolvers
for
hunting
deer.
The
rules
23
shall
not
allow
pistols
or
revolvers
with
shoulder
stock
or
24
long-barrel
modifications.
The
barrel
length
of
a
pistol
or
25
revolver
used
for
deer
hunting
shall
be
at
least
four
inches.
26
The
rules
may
limit
types
of
ammunition
projectiles
.
A
person
27
who
is
sixteen
twenty
years
of
age
or
less
shall
not
hunt
deer
28
with
a
pistol
or
revolver
unless
that
person
is
accompanied
and
29
under
direct
supervision
throughout
the
hunt
by
a
responsible
30
person
with
a
valid
hunting
license
who
is
at
least
twenty-one
31
years
of
age,
with
the
consent
of
a
parent,
guardian,
or
spouse
32
who
is
at
least
twenty-one
years
of
age,
pursuant
to
section
33
724.22,
subsection
5
.
A
person
possessing
a
prohibited
pistol
34
or
revolver
while
hunting
deer
commits
a
scheduled
violation
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under
section
805.8B,
subsection
3
,
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
1
(5).
2
6.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
3
allowing
the
use
of
straight
wall
cartridge
rifles
to
hunt
deer
4
as
follows:
5
a.
A
straight
wall
cartridge
rifle
may
be
used
to
hunt
deer
6
during
youth
and
disabled
deer
hunting
season
and
first
and
7
second
shotgun
deer
hunting
seasons
by
a
person
who
has
a
valid
8
deer
hunting
license
and
is
otherwise
qualified
to
hunt.
9
b.
A
straight
wall
cartridge
rifle
that
is
allowed
pursuant
10
to
this
subsection
shall
be
of
the
same
caliber
and
use
the
11
same
straight
wall
or
other
ammunition
as
is
allowed
for
12
use
in
a
pistol
or
revolver
for
hunting
deer
as
provided
in
13
subsection
5
.
In
addition,
the
commission
shall
provide,
by
14
rule,
for
the
use
of
straight
wall
or
other
ammunition
under
15
this
subsection
that
meets
ballistics
specifications
similar
to
16
the
requirements
for
straight
wall
or
other
ammunition
allowed
17
for
use
in
a
pistol
or
revolver
for
hunting
deer
as
provided
in
18
subsection
5
.
19
c.
A
person
possessing
a
prohibited
rifle
while
hunting
deer
20
commits
a
scheduled
violation
under
section
805.8B,
subsection
21
3
,
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
(6).
In
addition,
the
hunting
22
privileges
of
a
person
convicted
of
possessing
a
prohibited
23
rifle
while
hunting
deer
shall
be
suspended
for
two
years.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
Current
law
requires
the
natural
resource
commission
to
28
establish
rules
that
prohibit
the
use
of
pistols
and
revolvers
29
with
shoulder
stock
or
long-barrel
modifications
when
hunting
30
deer.
Current
law
also
prohibits
a
person
under
the
age
of
16
31
from
hunting
deer
with
a
pistol
or
revolver.
32
This
bill
requires
the
commission
to
define
and
categorize
33
firearms
to
be
consistent
with
federal
definitions,
and
34
modifies
current
provisions
to
reflect
consistency
with
federal
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definitions.
The
bill
also
allows
a
person
20
years
of
age
or
1
less
to
hunt
using
a
pistol
or
revolver
if
the
person
is
under
2
direct
supervision
of
a
person
who
is
at
least
21
years
of
age
3
with
a
valid
hunting
license,
and
has
consent
from
a
parent,
4
guardian,
or
spouse
who
is
at
least
21
years
of
age.
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