Iowa § 481A.18 Hunting incidents — mandatory reporting

Iowa Statutes

§ 481A.18 — Hunting incidents — mandatory reporting

Iowa § 481A.18

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 481AWILDLIFE CONSERVATION

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Iowa Code § 481A.18 (2026).

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This section applies to a person who is involved in a hunting incident with a firearm or a fall
from a device that allows or assists a person to hunt from an elevated location, if the hunting
incident results in an injury to a person, or property damage exceeding one hundred dollars.
The person shall report the hunting incident to the sheriff’s office in the county where the
huntingincidentoccurredortothedepartmentwithintwelvehoursafterthehuntingincident
occurred. However, if an injury caused by the hunting incident prevents timely reporting, the
person shall make the report as soon as practicable. A person who fails to report the hunting
incident as required in this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

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This section applies to a person who is involved in a hunting incident with a firearm or a fall
from a device that allows or assists a person to hunt from an elevated location, if the hunting
incident results in an injury to a person, or property damage exceeding one hundred dollars.
The person shall report the hunting incident to the sheriff’s office in the county where the
huntingincidentoccurredortothedepartmentwithintwelvehoursafterthehuntingincident
occurred. However, if an injury caused by the hunting incident prevents timely reporting, the
person shall make the report as soon as practicable. A person who fails to report the hunting
incident as required in this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.