Iowa § 481A.125A Remote control or internet hunting — criminal and civil penalties

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§ 481A.125A — Remote control or internet hunting — criminal and civil penalties

Iowa § 481A.125A

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 481AWILDLIFE CONSERVATION

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Iowa Code § 481A.125A (2026).

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1.As used in this section, “remote control or internet hunting” means use of a computer or other electronic device, equipment, or software to remotely control the aiming or discharge of a firearm or other weapon, allowing a person who is not physically present to take a wild animal, agamebirdorungulatekeptonahuntingpreserveunderchapter484B,orapreserve whitetail kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484C.

2.A person shall not offer for sale, take, or assist in the taking of a wild animal, a game bird or ungulate kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484B, or a preserve whitetail kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484C, by remote control or internet hunting.

3.A person who violates this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this sectio

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1. As used in this section, “remote control or internet hunting” means use of a computer or
other electronic device, equipment, or software to remotely control the aiming or discharge
of a firearm or other weapon, allowing a person who is not physically present to take a wild
animal, agamebirdorungulatekeptonahuntingpreserveunderchapter484B,orapreserve
whitetail kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484C.
2. A person shall not offer for sale, take, or assist in the taking of a wild animal, a game
bird or ungulate kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484B, or a preserve whitetail kept
on a hunting preserve under chapter 484C, by remote control or internet hunting.
3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A second or
subsequent violation of this section is punishable as a class “D” felony.
4. In addition, any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty, which may
be levied by the department, of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation of this
section. The moneys collected from imposition of a civil penalty shall be deposited in the
state fish and game protection fund.