Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016)

Section 481A.137. Abandonment of dead or injured wildlife.

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  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
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2001 Acts, ch 137, §5

                    
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