481A.21 - BIRDS AS TARGETS. - Iowa Statutes

481A.21 BIRDS AS TARGETS. A person shall not keep or use any live pigeon or other bird as a target, to be shot at for amusement or as a test of skill in marksmanship, or shoot at a bird kept or used for such purpose, or be a party to such shooting, or lease any building, room, field, or premises, or knowingly permit the use thereof, for the purpose of such shooting. This section does not prevent any person from shooting at live pigeons, sparrows, and starlings when used in the training of hunting dogs. This section does not prevent any person from shooting at a bird that is released a minimum of fifty yards from that person on a licensed hunting preserve.          Section History: Early Form [S13, § 2563-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1778; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 109.21]          Section History: Recent Form 88 Acts, ch 1216, § 5 C93, § 481A.21 2009 Acts, ch 179, §213, 217 Referred to in § 481A.22, 805.8B(3c) For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph c