481A.137 - ABANDONMENT OF DEAD OR INJURED WILDLIFE. - Iowa Statutes

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.          Section History: Recent Form 92 Acts, ch 1149, § 2; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5 Referred to in § 805.8B(3e)