2019 Iowa Code
Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Section 481A.137 - Abandonment of dead or injured wildlife.
481A.137 Abandonment of dead or injured wildlife.
1. While taking or attempting to take game or fur-bearing animals, a person shall not abandon an injured game or fur-bearing animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the animal from the field. A person shall not leave a useable portion of game or a fur-bearing animal in the field.
2. A person violating subsection 1 is subject to a scheduled fine as provided in section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph “e”.
3. As used in this section, “useable portion” means the following:
a. For game, that part of an animal which is customarily processed for human consumption.
b. For a fur-bearing animal, the fur or hide of the animal.
4. This section does not apply to pigeons or crows.
92 Acts, ch 1149, §2; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5
Referred to in §805.8B(3)(e)
