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Very long bill see complete bill at link below
http://coolice.legis.iowa.gov/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=sf59
Senate File 59 - Introduced SENATE FILE 59 BY DEARDEN
ABILLFOR An Act relating to the keeping of farm deer and preserve 1 whitetail and including penalties and applicability 2 provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA
EXPLANATION
This bill relates to the keeping of farm deer and preserve
whitetail and includes penalties and applicability provisions.
DIVISION I. Division I of the bill relates to regulation
of the keeping of farm deer, which is principally under the
purview of the department of agriculture and land stewardship
(DALS). DALS is required to adopt rules providing for the
importation, transportation, and disease control of farm deer
and for fencing certification and registration requirements
under the Code chapter.
Farm deer that die or are sent for slaughter must be tested
for chronic wasting disease pursuant to rules adopted by DALS,
and the landowner must pay the full cost of the testing.
A landowner who keeps farm deer must register with DALS by
June 30 each year. In order to register, the landowner must
meet the fencing certification requirements, show proof of
financial responsibility via a surety or cash performance bond,
and pay a registration fee of $5,000 per year. The surety or
cash performance bond must be in a minimum amount of $100,000,
payable to indemnify the state in the event that a confirmed
case of chronic wasting disease is found in farm deer kept by
the landowner. Registration fees are placed in the farm deer
administration fund and appropriated to DALS for the purpose of
administering the chronic wasting disease control program.
2 The bill requires that fencing enclosing land on which
whitetail are kept as farm deer must include a perimeter
fence around the enclosed area and a secondary fence that is
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S.F. 59 a minimum of 30 feet inside the perimeter fence, must be 10
feet tall instead of eight feet tall, and must be inspected
and approved prior to certification of the fencing. The
new requirements are applicable to fencing that is newly
constructed on or after July 1, 2013, when the bill takes
effect, and are applicable on or after July 1, 2014, to fences
existing before July 1, 2013.
A landowner who keeps farm deer shall notify DALS within 48
hours of discovering that a farm deer has escaped or is missing
from enclosed land. A farm deer that has escaped or is missing
for more than 10 days is subject to the jurisdiction of the
department of natural resources.
A landowner’s registration may be suspended or revoked for
failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility, or
for falsely claiming that a farm deer died or was sent for
slaughter when the farm deer escaped or was otherwise sold. A
person who makes such a false claim is also subject to a civil
penalty of $5,000, which will be deposited in the farm deer
administration fund.
DIVISION II. Division II of the bill relates to regulation
of the keeping of preserve whitetail on a hunting preserve,
which is principally under the purview of the department of
natural resources (department).
The bill requires that a landowner cannot keep whitetail on
a hunting preserve unless the preserve is enclosed by double
fencing that includes a perimeter fence around the enclosed
area and a secondary fence that is a minimum of 30 feet inside
the perimeter fence. The fence must be at least 10 feet in
height. The fencing requirements are applicable to fences
that are newly constructed on or after July 1, 2013, when the
bill takes effect, and is applicable on or after July 1, 2014,
to fences existing before July 1, 2013. The department must
inspect and approve the fencing prior to certification.
Whitetail kept on a hunting preserve must also bear an
ear tag, tattoo, or other identification as specified in
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S.F. 59 the bill. Preserve whitetail previously kept as farm deer
that are released on a hunting preserve shall maintain the
identification affixed on them pursuant to the requirements
applicable to farm deer under Code chapter 170 and rules
adopted to implement that Code chapter.
A landowner who keeps whitetail on a hunting preserve must
register each year and pay the registration fee of $5,000. A
landowner cannot be registered unless the landowner meets the
applicable fencing certification and other requirements of Code
chapter 484C. The initial application for registration must
include proof of financial responsibility via a surety or cash
performance bond. The surety or cash performance bond must be
in a minimum amount of $100,000, payable to indemnify the state
in the event that a confirmed case of chronic wasting disease
is found in preserve whitetail kept by the landowner.
Preserve whitetail that die or are taken by persons hunting
on the hunting preserve shall be tested for chronic wasting
disease as set forth in rules adopted by the department. The
landowner or the hunter taking the preserve whitetail shall pay
the full cost of the testing.
A person who removes the required identification from a
preserve whitetail, prior to the taking of the whitetail, is
subject to a civil penalty of $500. 23 -12- LSB1249XS(9)85av/sc12/12
http://coolice.legis.iowa.gov/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=sf59
Senate File 59 - Introduced SENATE FILE 59 BY DEARDEN
ABILLFOR An Act relating to the keeping of farm deer and preserve 1 whitetail and including penalties and applicability 2 provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA
EXPLANATION
This bill relates to the keeping of farm deer and preserve
whitetail and includes penalties and applicability provisions.
DIVISION I. Division I of the bill relates to regulation
of the keeping of farm deer, which is principally under the
purview of the department of agriculture and land stewardship
(DALS). DALS is required to adopt rules providing for the
importation, transportation, and disease control of farm deer
and for fencing certification and registration requirements
under the Code chapter.
Farm deer that die or are sent for slaughter must be tested
for chronic wasting disease pursuant to rules adopted by DALS,
and the landowner must pay the full cost of the testing.
A landowner who keeps farm deer must register with DALS by
June 30 each year. In order to register, the landowner must
meet the fencing certification requirements, show proof of
financial responsibility via a surety or cash performance bond,
and pay a registration fee of $5,000 per year. The surety or
cash performance bond must be in a minimum amount of $100,000,
payable to indemnify the state in the event that a confirmed
case of chronic wasting disease is found in farm deer kept by
the landowner. Registration fees are placed in the farm deer
administration fund and appropriated to DALS for the purpose of
administering the chronic wasting disease control program.
2 The bill requires that fencing enclosing land on which
whitetail are kept as farm deer must include a perimeter
fence around the enclosed area and a secondary fence that is
35 -10- LSB1249XS(9)85av/sc10/12
S.F. 59 a minimum of 30 feet inside the perimeter fence, must be 10
feet tall instead of eight feet tall, and must be inspected
and approved prior to certification of the fencing. The
new requirements are applicable to fencing that is newly
constructed on or after July 1, 2013, when the bill takes
effect, and are applicable on or after July 1, 2014, to fences
existing before July 1, 2013.
A landowner who keeps farm deer shall notify DALS within 48
hours of discovering that a farm deer has escaped or is missing
from enclosed land. A farm deer that has escaped or is missing
for more than 10 days is subject to the jurisdiction of the
department of natural resources.
A landowner’s registration may be suspended or revoked for
failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility, or
for falsely claiming that a farm deer died or was sent for
slaughter when the farm deer escaped or was otherwise sold. A
person who makes such a false claim is also subject to a civil
penalty of $5,000, which will be deposited in the farm deer
administration fund.
DIVISION II. Division II of the bill relates to regulation
of the keeping of preserve whitetail on a hunting preserve,
which is principally under the purview of the department of
natural resources (department).
The bill requires that a landowner cannot keep whitetail on
a hunting preserve unless the preserve is enclosed by double
fencing that includes a perimeter fence around the enclosed
area and a secondary fence that is a minimum of 30 feet inside
the perimeter fence. The fence must be at least 10 feet in
height. The fencing requirements are applicable to fences
that are newly constructed on or after July 1, 2013, when the
bill takes effect, and is applicable on or after July 1, 2014,
to fences existing before July 1, 2013. The department must
inspect and approve the fencing prior to certification.
Whitetail kept on a hunting preserve must also bear an
ear tag, tattoo, or other identification as specified in
-11- LSB1249XS(9)85av/sc11/12
S.F. 59 the bill. Preserve whitetail previously kept as farm deer
that are released on a hunting preserve shall maintain the
identification affixed on them pursuant to the requirements
applicable to farm deer under Code chapter 170 and rules
adopted to implement that Code chapter.
A landowner who keeps whitetail on a hunting preserve must
register each year and pay the registration fee of $5,000. A
landowner cannot be registered unless the landowner meets the
applicable fencing certification and other requirements of Code
chapter 484C. The initial application for registration must
include proof of financial responsibility via a surety or cash
performance bond. The surety or cash performance bond must be
in a minimum amount of $100,000, payable to indemnify the state
in the event that a confirmed case of chronic wasting disease
is found in preserve whitetail kept by the landowner.
Preserve whitetail that die or are taken by persons hunting
on the hunting preserve shall be tested for chronic wasting
disease as set forth in rules adopted by the department. The
landowner or the hunter taking the preserve whitetail shall pay
the full cost of the testing.
A person who removes the required identification from a
preserve whitetail, prior to the taking of the whitetail, is
subject to a civil penalty of $500. 23 -12- LSB1249XS(9)85av/sc12/12
