§ 484B.4 — Hunting preserve operator’s license — application and requirements

Iowa § 484B.4

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 484B: HUNTING PRESERVES

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1. Apersonwhoownsorcontrolsbyleaseorotherwiseforfiveormoreyears,acontiguous
tract of land having an area of not less than three hundred twenty acres, and who desires to
establish a hunting preserve, to propagate and sell game birds and their young or unhatched
eggs, and shoot game birds and ungulates on the land, under this chapter or the rules of
the commission, shall make application to the department for an operator’s license. The
application shall be made under oath of the applicant or under oath of one of its principal
officers if the applicant is an association or corporation. Under the authority of this license,
anypropertyorfacilitiestobeusedforpropagating,holding,processing,orpasturingofgame
birds or ungulates shall not be required to be contained within the contiguous land area used
for hunting purposes. The application shall be accompanied by an operator’s license fee of
two hundred dollars.
2. Upon receipt of an application, the department or its authorized agent shall inspect
the proposed hunting preserve and facilities described in the application. If the department
finds that the proposed hunting preserve meets the following requirements, the department
may approve the application and issue a hunting preserve operator’s license for the operation
of the property and facilities described in the application with the rights and subject to the
limitations in this chapter and the rules adopted by the commission:
a. The proposed hunting preserve contains at least three hundred twenty acres but not
more than two thousand five hundred sixty acres.
b. The area of the proposed hunting preserve is contiguous.
c. The total area of all licensed hunting preserves and the proposed hunting preserve will
not exceed three percent of the land area of the county.
d. Thegamebirdsorungulatesreleasedonthepreservewillnotbedetrimentaltowildlife.
e. Theproposedhuntingpreservewillnotinterferewiththenormalactivitiesofmigratory
birds.
3. All hunting preserve operator’s licenses shall expire on March 31 of each year.