HF 552 — A bill for an act relating to requirements for using a dog to track a wounded deer. (Formerly HF 23.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

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SSection e c tio n 481A.56A, Code 2021, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:

481A.56A RRetrieval eof trie v a l o f wounded deer by leashed dogs.

A pperson erso n having a vvalid ahunting lidlicense h u n tin g lic e n s e and a vvalid adeer lidhunting dlicense eer h u n tin g lic e n s e who has wounded a ddeer eerwhile w h ile hunting may use a dog to tratrack c k and rretrieve ethe tr ie v e th e wounded ddeer. e e r.

A dog bbeing einused gfor ttsedtracking fo r tra c k in g a wottndedwounded ddeer eer and a pperson ersousing n ttsing a dog fofor rtracking tra c k in g a wottndedwounded ddeer eershall s h a ll both be trtrained a in e d in deer blood tratracking. c k in g .An unarmed dog h an d ler a s s i s t i n gin th e reco v ery o f a wounded d eer i s exempt from th e lic e n s in g req u irem en ts a s long as th e h an d ler i s a s s o c ia te d w ith th e lic e n s e d h u n ter who wounded th e d e e r.

AnyAn punarmed erso n u sin g a dog fohandler rassisting tra c k in gthe woundedrecovery deerof m ust m a in ta in p h y s ic a l c o n tro l o f th e dog a t a l l tim es d u rin g th e se a rc h by means o f a maximum f i f t y - f o o t le a d a tta c h e d to th e d o g 's c o lla r o r h a rn e The p erso n lic e n s e d h u n ter who wounded th e deer may d is pexempt afrom tcthe hlicensing threquirements eas deerlong uas sinthe ghandler a le g a l method o f tak e a u th o riz e d by th e p e rs o n 's d eer h u n tin g lic e n s e c o n s is teassociated nwith tthe wlicensed ithhunter awho lwounded lthe rudeer. le s and re g u la tio n s fo r th a t se a so n .

AAny pperson ersousing n s h a ll not ttse th a t ffiethod o f tak e to c h a se , h u n t, wound, o r k i l l any anim al o th e r th an th e d eer th a t th e h u n ter i s tra c k in g , ex cep t in s e lf - d e f e Using a dog tofor tratracking c k a wounded deer onmust pmaintain rphysical ivcontrol aof tethe pdog roat pall etimes rtyduring ithe ssearch pby emeans rmof isa smaximum ibfifty-foot lelead aattached tto anythe Housedog’s Fcollar ileor 552,harness. p .

2The ftettfwperson ithlicensed consenthunter owho fwounded ththe edeer pmay rodispatch pthe edeer rtyusing owner.a legal method of take authorized by the person’s deer hunting license consistent with all rules and regulations for that season .

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implementUsing th is se c io n .pt ru le s p u rsu an t to c h a pdog te r 17A to Itrack ' P re s id e n t o f th e S enate I hereby c e r t i f y th a twounded tdeer hon iprivate sproperty bis ipermissible lat lany o rig in a te d in th e House andFile i s known as House F ile 552, Ep. ig h ty -n in th G eneral Assembly.

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eA fperson Cusing lerka odog fto thtrack ea Housewounded Approveddeer ~outside (of ilegal ~deer ,hunting 2021hours Kshall I&not Obe fin tpossession 1of La Governorfirearm or archery device.

The commission shall may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section.

______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEY JAKE CHAPMAN Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 552, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.

______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2021 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor