Tree stand ground blind bill

[Fishbonker]

Senate bill 2003 was introduced today. It would require tree stands or ground blinds on public ground to have a metal tag fixed to the stand or blind with the owners hunting license number. No details on how big the tag needs to be or how it is to be affixed.

 

[Fishbonker]

This bill has been renumbered to SF 2286. It spells out the requirements for placing tags on stands and blinds.



SF 2286 (LSB 5309SV (2) 86)



SENATE FILE 2286

BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2003)

A BILL FOR​

An Act relating to the identification of owners of blinds and stands for hunting placed on public land and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

Section 1. NEW SECTION. 481A.41 Blinds and stands for hunting on public land —— identification.
1. A person shall not place a blind or stand for hunting on public land unless the blind or stand is affixed with and exhibits a metal plate which plainly shows the name and address of the owner of the blind or stand. For a tree blind or stand, the metal plate shall be affixed on the front of the foot platform of the blind or stand on the third step up from the ground. For a pop-up blind or stand, the metal plate shall be affixed to or hung from the zipper head or access hook of the pop-up blind or stand.
2. For purposes of this section, “blind or stand” means a device or an enclosure used for concealment while hunting, constructed either wholly or partially from man-made materials, and used by a person who is hunting for the purpose of hiding from sight. A “blind or stand” is not a naturally occurring landscape feature or an arrangement of natural or agricultural plant material that a hunter uses for concealment. The natural resource commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section.
Sec. 2. Section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
b. For violations of sections481A.41, 481A.54, 481A.69, 481A.71, 481A.72, 482.6, 483A.3, 483A.6, 483A.8A, 483A.19, 483A.27, and 483A.27A, the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.

EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.​

This bill requires that a blind or stand placed on public land for hunting be affixed with and exhibit a metal plate which plainly shows the name and address of the owner of the blind or stand.
For a tree blind or stand, the metal plate must be affixed on the front of the foot platform of the blind or stand on the third step up from the ground. For a pop-up blind or stand, the metal plate must be affixed to or hung from the zipper head or access hook of the blind or stand.
For purposes of the bill, a “blind or stand” is a device or an enclosure used for concealment while hunting, constructed either wholly or partially from man-made materials, and used by a person who is hunting for the purpose of hiding from sight. A “blind or stand” does not include a naturally occurring landscape feature or an arrangement of natural or agricultural plant material that a hunter uses for concealment. The natural resource commission is required to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the bill. A violation of the provisions of the bill is punishable by a scheduled fine of $20.

 

[tslc]

If this is such a good idea it should be all stands public or private land.