§ 481A.131 — Judgment — execution

Iowa § 481A.131

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 481A: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

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1. In each case of conviction of unlawfully taking, catching, killing, injuring, destroying,
orhavinginpossessionanyfish,game,orfur-bearinganimal,thecourtshallenterajudgment
in favor of the state of Iowa for liquidated damages in an amount as provided in section
481A.130. If two or more persons who have acted together are convicted of the unlawful
taking, catching, killing, injuring, destroying, or having possession of any fish, game, or
fur-bearing animal, the judgment shall be entered against them jointly.
2. Any liquidated damages assessed under this section and section 481A.130 shall be paid
to the clerk of court. The clerk of court shall remit the damages paid to the department of
naturalresources. Thedepartmentofnaturalresourcesshallcreditsuchdamagestothestate
fish and game protection fund.
3. The return of any uninjured fish, game, or fur-bearing animal which has been
unlawfully taken, caught, or possessed, to the place where taken or caught or to any other
place approved by the commission, shall constitute the discharge of any liquidated damages
provided under section 481A.130.
4. Civil suits for the collection of judgments may be prosecuted by the attorney general or
by county attorneys.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §109.131; 82 Acts, ch 1211, §4]