481A.57 - POSSESSION AND STORAGE. - Iowa Statutes

481A.57 POSSESSION AND STORAGE. A person having lawful possession of game or fur-bearing animals or their pelts, except deer venison, may hold them for not to exceed thirty days after the close of the open season for such game or furbearers. A person having lawful possession of deer venison which is taken with a valid deer hunting license, may hold the deer venison from the date of taking until the following September 1. From September 1 until the first day of the next deer open season for which the person holds a valid deer hunting license, the person shall not possess more than twenty-five pounds of deer venison. Any person may possess up to twenty-five pounds of deer venison if the deer was obtained from a lawful source. A permit to hold for a longer period may be granted by the department.          Section History: Early Form [C39, § 1794.020; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 109.57]          Section History: Recent Form 88 Acts, ch 1216, §18 C93, § 481A.57 2002 Acts, ch 1147, §2 Referred to in § 805.8B(3e) For applicable scheduled fine, see § 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph e