Bill Text: IA SSB1102 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to bison and nondomesticated haired sheep being hunted or kept for hunting purposes when on a hunting preserve.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-04 - Introduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. [SSB1102 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SSB1102-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1102
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SWEENEY)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
bison
and
nondomesticated
haired
sheep
1
being
hunted
or
kept
for
hunting
purposes
when
on
a
hunting
2
preserve.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
484B.1,
subsection
7,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
7.
a.
“Livestock”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
3
717.1
an
animal
belonging
to
the
bovine,
caprine,
equine,
4
ovine,
or
porcine
species;
ostriches,
rheas,
or
emus;
farm
deer
5
as
defined
in
section
170.1;
or
poultry
.
6
b.
“Livestock”
does
not
include
bison
or
nondomesticated
7
haired
sheep
being
hunted
or
kept
for
hunting
purposes
when
on
8
a
hunting
preserve
licensed
under
this
chapter.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
717.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
2025,
10
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
c.
Injures
or
destroys
livestock
by
any
means
which
12
that
causes
pain
or
suffering
in
a
manner
inconsistent
with
13
customary
animal
husbandry
practices.
This
paragraph
does
not
14
apply
to
bison
or
nondomesticated
haired
sheep
being
hunted
or
15
kept
for
hunting
purposes
when
on
a
hunting
preserve
licensed
16
under
chapter
484B.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
bison
and
nondomesticated
haired
sheep
21
being
hunted
or
kept
for
hunting
purposes
when
on
a
hunting
22
preserve.
23
The
bill
excludes
bison
and
nondomesticated
haired
sheep
24
being
hunted
or
kept
for
hunting
purposes
when
on
a
licensed
25
hunting
preserve
from
the
definition
of
“livestock”
in
current
26
law
related
to
hunting
preserves.
27
The
bill
also
excludes
bison
and
nondomesticated
haired
28
sheep
being
hunted
or
kept
for
hunting
purposes
when
on
a
29
licensed
hunting
preserve
from
laws
relating
to
violations
of
30
customary
animal
husbandry
practices
when
injuring
or
killing
31
livestock.
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