Bill Text: IA SF260 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to wildlife, including the treatment of beaver dams, identification for traps, snares, and tree stands, and maximum fur dealer license fees, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 1093.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-19 - Subcommittee: Sweeney, Celsi, and Green. S.J. 314. [SF260 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SF260-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1093)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
wildlife,
including
the
treatment
of
beaver
1
dams,
identification
for
traps,
snares,
and
tree
stands,
2
and
maximum
fur
dealer
license
fees,
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.41
Tree
stands
for
hunting
1
deer
on
public
land
——
identification
——
prohibition.
2
1.
A
person
shall
not
place
a
tree
stand
for
hunting
3
deer
on
public
land
unless
the
stand
is
affixed
with
and
4
exhibits
a
metal
plate
that
plainly
shows
the
department-issued
5
identification
number
of
the
owner
of
the
stand.
A
person
who
6
fails
to
properly
identify
a
tree
stand
placed
on
public
land
7
belonging
to
the
person
is
subject
to
a
scheduled
fine
under
8
section
805.8B,
subsection
3,
paragraph
“b”
.
9
2.
An
owner
of
a
tree
stand
placed
on
public
land
shall
not
10
be
held
liable
for
damage
to
personal
property
or
an
injury
11
resulting
from
another
person’s
use
of
the
tree
stand.
12
3.
The
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
rules
13
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
section.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
481A.90,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
2.
This
section
does
not
prohibit
the
owner
,
the
owner’s
17
agent,
or
a
drainage
district
from
destroying
a
den
or
18
breaching
or
altering
a
beaver
dam
to
protect
the
owner’s
19
property.
20
Sec.
3.
Section
481A.92,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
21
to
read
as
follows:
22
1.
A
person
shall
not
use
or
attempt
to
use
colony
traps
in
23
taking,
capturing,
trapping,
or
killing
any
game
or
fur-bearing
24
animals
except
muskrats
as
determined
by
rule
of
the
25
commission.
Box
traps
capable
of
capturing
more
than
one
game
26
or
fur-bearing
animal
at
each
setting
are
prohibited.
A
valid
27
hunting
license
is
required
for
box
trapping
cottontail
rabbits
28
and
squirrels.
All
traps
and
snares
used
for
the
taking
of
29
fur-bearing
animals
shall
have
a
metal
tag
attached
plainly
30
labeled
with
the
user’s
department-issued
identification
number
31
or
name
and
address.
All
traps
and
snares,
except
those
which
32
that
are
placed
entirely
under
water,
shall
be
checked
at
33
least
once
every
twenty-four
hours.
Officers
appointed
by
the
34
department
may
confiscate
such
traps
and
snares
found
in
use
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that
are
not
properly
labeled
or
checked.
1
Sec.
4.
Section
481A.95,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
2
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
3
following:
4
2.
Fees
for
a
license
issued
under
this
section
shall
5
be
no
more
than
fifty
dollars
annually
for
a
resident
or
a
6
nonresident
fur
dealer.
7
Sec.
5.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
8
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
b.
For
violations
of
section
481A.41,
subsection
1,
sections
10
481A.54
,
481A.69
,
481A.71
,
481A.72
,
482.6
,
483A.3
,
483A.6
,
11
483A.8A
,
483A.19
,
483A.27
,
and
483A.27A
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
12
thirty
dollars.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
relates
to
wildlife,
including
the
treatment
of
17
beaver
dams,
identification
for
traps,
snares,
and
tree
stands,
18
and
maximum
fur
dealer
license
fees.
19
The
bill
requires
that
a
stand
placed
on
public
land
for
20
hunting
deer
be
affixed
with
and
exhibit
a
metal
plate
that
21
plainly
shows
the
department-issued
identification
number
22
of
the
owner
of
the
stand.
An
owner
who
does
not
properly
23
identify
a
tree
stand
placed
on
public
land
belonging
to
the
24
owner
is
subject
to
a
scheduled
fine
of
$30.
The
bill
provides
25
that
an
owner
of
a
tree
stand
placed
on
public
land
shall
not
26
be
held
liable
for
damage
to
personal
property
or
an
injury
27
resulting
from
another
person’s
use
of
the
tree
stand.
The
28
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
the
29
provisions
of
the
bill
relating
to
tree
stands.
30
Under
current
law,
a
person
is
generally
prohibited
from
31
disturbing,
in
any
manner,
any
den,
lodge,
or
house
of
a
32
fur-bearing
animal
or
beaver
dam
except
with
written
permission
33
of
an
officer
appointed
by
the
director.
The
bill
allows
a
34
property
owner,
the
property
owner’s
agent,
or
a
drainage
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district
to
breach
or
alter
a
beaver
dam
to
protect
the
1
person’s
property.
2
Under
current
law,
all
traps
and
snares
used
for
the
taking
3
of
fur-bearing
animals
require
a
metal
tag
attached
plainly
4
labeled
with
the
user’s
name
and
address.
The
bill
allows
the
5
user
the
option
of
labeling
the
trap
or
snare
with
the
user’s
6
department-issued
identification
number
instead
of
the
user’s
7
name
and
address.
8
The
bill
creates
a
maximum
fur
dealer
license
fee
of
$50,
9
regardless
of
resident
status.
Under
current
administrative
10
rules,
a
resident
fur
dealer
license
costs
$264
annually
and
11
a
nonresident
fur
dealer
license
costs
$586.50
annually
or
12
$292.50
for
one
day
and
one
location.
Current
law
allows
13
residents
from
another
state
to
purchase
a
fur
dealer
license
14
for
the
set
fee
unless
that
state
has
reciprocity
with
Iowa,
in
15
which
case
the
nonresident
shall
pay
the
reciprocity
fee
amount
16
that
is
less
than
the
nonresident
license
fee
but
more
than
the
17
Iowa
resident
license
fee.
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