§ 484C.8 — Requirements for releasing whitetail — property interests

Iowa § 484C.8

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 484C: PRESERVE WHITETAIL

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A person shall not release whitetail kept as preserve whitetail onto land unless the
landowner complies with all of the following:
1. The landowner must notify the department at least thirty days prior to first releasing
the preserve whitetail on the land. The notice shall be provided in a manner required by the
department. The notice must at least provide all of the following:
a. A statement verifying that the fence which encloses the land is certified by the
department pursuant to section 484C.6.
b. The landowner’s name.
c. The location of the land enclosed by the fence.
2. The landowner shall cooperate with the department to remove any whitetail from
the enclosed land. However, after the thirtieth day following receipt of the notice, the state
shall relinquish its property interest in any remaining whitetail that the landowner and the
department were unable to remove from the enclosed land. Any remaining whitetail existing
at that time on the enclosed land, and any progeny of the whitetail, shall become preserve
whitetail and property of the landowner.
3. A hunting preserve may include whitetail which were regulated as farm deer by the
department of agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to chapter 170 and transported to
the hunting preserve. The whitetail shall be considered farm deer until released onto the
hunting preserve. Once released onto the hunting preserve, the whitetail and its progeny
become preserve whitetail and are subject to regulation by the department of natural
resources.