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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 111 - Scientific Collecting and Wildlife Rehabilitation › Rule 571-111.8 - Disposition of Animals

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Injured or orphaned animals which cannot be returned to their
				  natural environment shall be transferred to someone with an educational project
				  permit or, after being euthanized by or under the guidance of a licensed
				  veterinarian, handled as follows:
* Transferred to someone with a scientific collector's
				  license or a wildlife salvage permit after obtaining permission from the local
				  state conservation officer, or
* Buried or burned according to Iowa Code chapter 167.
Specimens held under a wildlife salvage permit may be
				  transferred to someone holding a scientific collector's license, a wildlife
				  salvage permit, or burned or buried according to Iowa Code chapter 167 after
				  obtaining permission from the local conservation officer.
All threatened and endangered species which have died, which
				  must be euthanized, or which cannot be released shall be referred to the
				  department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall
				  provide these specimens to persons who hold a scientific collector's license, a
				  wildlife salvage permit, or an educational project permit or shall provide for
				  proper disposal.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
As used in these rules:
"Annual activity report"
means Annual Report
				  Form provided by the department.
"Boundary sign"
means a sign prescribed by
				  the department which, when posted, designates hunting preserve
				  boundaries.
"Game birds"
means the same as defined in
				  Iowa Code section
				  484B.1(5).
"Hunting preserve operator's license"
means
				  a seasonal license which authorizes the holder to establish a hunting preserve
				  for the purpose of holding, propagating, and releasing game birds and ungulates
				  for hunting purposes.
"Lease"
means a land-lease document for
				  hunting preserve purposes.
"Licensee"
means a person or organization
				  that possesses a valid hunting preserve operator's license issued by the Iowa
				  department of natural resources under Iowa Code section
				  484B.4.
"Pen-reared"
means the propagation and
				  holding of game birds and game animals whose origins are from captive
				  populations.
"Tag"
means a self-adhesive, numbered
				  transportation tag for marking individual game birds and ungulates
				  taken.
"Ungulate"
means the same as defined in Iowa
				  Code section
				  484B.1(10).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.2 - Hunting Preserve Operator's License

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A hunting preserve operator's license may, following review
				  and inspection, be issued to a person or organization who, upon application,
				  complies with all requirements established in Iowa Code section
				  484B.4
				  and this chapter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.3 - Land Leases Required

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All hunting preserve applications which include leased
				  tract(s) of land shall be accompanied by a legible copy of the land-lease
				  document(s). The lease document(s) shall include, but not be limited to, the
				  following information: name/address of lessee and lessor, term of the lease
				  (not less than five years), purpose of the lease, description/location of the
				  leased tract(s) (acreage-section-township-county), one copy of plat map
				  depicting location of leased tract(s), and dated signatures by both
				  parties.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.4 - Boundary Signs Required

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All licensed hunting preserves shall provide, post, and
				  maintain boundary signs which meet the following minimum specifications:
				  160-square-inch surface area; sign material of wood, steel, aluminum or heavy
				  poly-plastic; and white/red sign color combination with the message "Licensed
				  Hunting Preserve." Boundary sign spacing shall be no more than 500 feet
				  apart.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.5 - Fencing Required-ungulates

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All licensed hunting preserves possessing a valid hunting
				  preserve license for ungulates shall construct and maintain a "deer-proof
				  boundary fence. Such fence shall be constructed and maintained with a minimum
				  fence height of 8 feet above ground level.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.6 - Records and Annual Report

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All licensed hunting preserves shall submit a completed
				  annual activity report no later than April 30 of the license year to the Law
				  Enforcement Bureau, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office
				  Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034. All licensed hunting preserves shall
				  retain sales/shipping receipts involving the purchase and delivery of any game
				  birds or ungulates to the licensee. All licensed hunting preserves shall record
				  any transaction involving the sale of game birds or ungulates by the licensee.
				  All original sales receipts for harvested game birds and ungulates shall remain
				  with the licensee as a part of the permanent record and a copy shall be
				  provided to the purchasing hunter/client. This record requirement shall also
				  apply to any sale of live birds or ungulates for private or commercial use and
				  must be recorded immediately following the event.
Any licensed hunting preserve having a valid license for
				  ungulates shall maintain an inventory record of all ungulates released and
				  being held on the licensed property at any given time.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.7 - Game Bird Transportation Tags

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Numbered, self-adhesive bird tags shall be placed on a leg of
				  all birds harvested on a licensed hunting preserve prior to the bird being
				  transported from the licensed area. The bird tag shall remain attached to the
				  bird until the time it is processed for consumption.
Bird tags shall be purchased from the License Bureau of the
				  Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office Building, Des
				  Moines, Iowa 50319-0034, at a cost of $5 per 100 bird tags.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.8 - Ungulate Transportation Tags

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Numbered, self-adhesive ungulate tags shall be placed on a
				  leg of each ungulate harvested on a licensed hunting preserve prior to moving
				  the carcass in any manner. The hunter shall, upon taking an ungulate,
				  immediately validate the ungulate tag by including the following information in
				  the space provided: species and sex of animal taken and the hunter's signature.
				  The hunter shall also notch or punch a hole in the corresponding blocks on the
				  ungulate tag designating the year, month and day the animal was taken. The
				  ungulate tag shall remain attached to the ungulate until it is processed for
				  consumption.
Ungulate tags shall be purchased from the License Bureau of
				  the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office Building, Des
				  Moines, Iowa 50319-0034, at a cost of $1 per ungulate tag.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.9 - Processed Game Birds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Licensed hunting preserves may prepare game birds for
				  hunters/clients by cleaning, dressing, preserving, and packaging whole birds or
				  bird parts. Packaging material shall be a see-through plastic bag. The plastic
				  bag shall be sealed and the bird tag placed around the opening of the bag or
				  attached to the bag in such a manner so that the bird tag number(s) is
				  completely legible. The number of game birds or combination of bird parts shall
				  correspond to the number of bird tags affixed to the clear plastic
				  bag.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.10 - Processed Ungulates

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Licensed hunting preserves may prepare ungulates for
				  hunters/clients by cleaning, dressing, preserving, and packaging the meat.
				  Packaging material shall be a freezer-type paper wrap which shall be sealed and
				  bear the species name, date killed, and hunting preserve name in a legible
				  fashion on the outside of the package. The ungulate tag shall remain with the
				  meat during processing and shipment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.11 - Health Requirements-game Birds and Ungulates

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No game birds or ungulates shipped or transported into Iowa
				  shall be affected with, or recently exposed to, any infectious, contagious, or
				  communicable disease, or originate from a guaranteed area.
All game birds and their hatching eggs shipped or transported
				  into Iowa shall have proof of origination from flocks or hatcheries that have a
				  pullorum-typhoid clean rating given by the official state agency of the
				  National Poultry Improvement Plan or its equivalent and shall be in accordance
				  with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Iowa department of
				  agriculture and land stewardship.
All ungulates shipped or transported into Iowa for hunting
				  preserve purposes shall be accompanied by an approved Certificate of Veterinary
				  Inspection. Ungulates that are livestock are subject to regulations
				  administered by the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship. All
				  veterinary inspection certificates shall be retained as a part of licensee's
				  permanent records.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 112 - Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-112.12 - General Conditions for Permits

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
1. Records and facilities shall be available
				for inspection by officers of the department during reasonable hours.
2. All records and reports must be kept
				current and shall reflect a true and accurate account of the licensee's
				activities.
3. The department's law
				enforcement bureau must be notified within 30 days in writing if the licensee
				ceases operation as a hunting preserve.
4. Licensees must seek to renew their hunting
				preserve operator's license within 30 days following the expiration date.
				Renewal requests received after this period may be considered as a new
				application pursuant to rules 112.2(484B) and 112.3(484B).
5. All new hunting preserve operator's
				license applications shall be considered on a first-come, first-served basis
				following April 30 of each year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 113 - Restitution for Pollution Causing Injury to Wild Animals › Rule 571-113.1 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
These rules apply to persons who cause, by water pollution,
				  the destruction of or injury to wild animals held in trust by the state for the
				  public. In most cases this would involve the destruction of aquatic life or
				  other wildlife under the ownership of the state, as provided in Iowa Code
				  section
				  481A.2.
				  These rules relate to the compensation to the state and public for the natural
				  resource damages and are in addition to any other legal recourse for the event
				  or action that caused the destruction or damage. The administration of this
				  chapter shall not result in a duplication of damages collected by the
				  department under Iowa Code section
				  455B.392,
				  subsection 1, paragraph
"c."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 113 - Restitution for Pollution Causing Injury to Wild Animals › Rule 571-113.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"AFS"
means the Special Publication 35,
				  "Investigation and Monetary Values of Fish and Freshwater Mollusk Kills,"
				  published by the American Fisheries Society.
"Damages"
means the costs of restoration,
				  rehabilitation, and replacement of resources or acquisition of equivalent
				  resources, as determined in accordance with this chapter; the reasonable and
				  necessary costs of the assessment, to include the cost of performing the
				  assessment and administrative costs and expenses necessary for, and incidental
				  to, the assessment; lost services to the public; and, in the event the damages
				  claim is not resolved within six months after the incident leading to the
				  damages, interest at the current rate published in the Iowa Administrative
				  Bulletin by the department of revenue pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  421.7. The interest
				  amount shall be computed from the date the amount of the claim is confirmed by
				  a final ruling of the commission in a contested case decision.
"Priority watershed"
means a watershed for
				  which:
1. The department of natural resources, in partnership with
				  other state or federal agencies, the agriculture community or nonprofit
				  organizations, creates and implements plans, programs or projects to sustain
				  and enhance watershed and stream functions; and
2. The principal objective is to manage wild animals and
				  their habitats.
"Surface water resources "
means the waters
				  of the state, including the sediments suspended in water or lying on the bank,
				  bed, or shoreline. This term does not include groundwater or water or sediments
				  in ponds, lakes, or reservoirs designed for waste treatment under applicable
				  laws regulating waste treatment.
"Wild animals"
means fish, wildlife and
				  other biota belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, appertaining to, or
				  otherwise controlled by the state of Iowa, the United States, or local
				  government. Fish and wildlife include freshwater aquatic and terrestrial
				  species; game, nongame, and commercial species; and threatened and endangered
				  species. Other biota encompass shellfish and other living organisms not
				  otherwise listed in this definition.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 113 - Restitution for Pollution Causing Injury to Wild Animals › Rule 571-113.3 - Liability to the State

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Persons who cause by water pollution the destruction of or
				  injury to wild animals of the state shall be liable to the state as provided in
				  Iowa Code section
				  481A.151.
				  These rules establish the methodologies and criteria for evaluating the extent
				  and value of the destruction or injury and establish the methods of
				  compensation. If the person and the department cannot agree to the proper
				  resolution of a particular case, the issues of liability, damage and
				  compensation will be established through contested case proceedings, as
				  provided by 571-Chapter 7.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 113 - Restitution for Pollution Causing Injury to Wild Animals › Rule 571-113.5 - Compensation

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The department will extend to the responsible person the
				  opportunity to reach voluntary agreement as to the amount of damages and the
				  compensation method. The method of compensation shall be solely in the
				  discretion of the department. If the person disputes liability or the damage
				  amount, these issues will be resolved through contested case
				  proceedings.
(1)
Direct
				monetary payment.
Compensation shall normally be by direct monetary
				payment to the department for projects in priority watersheds selected by the
				department. To the extent reasonable and practical, the money received will be
				used to replace, restore or rehabilitate the lost or injured animals. Resource
				enhancement projects, support of educational programs relating to resource
				protection or enhancement, or resource acquisition of equal or greater value
				also may be funded. If practical, such alternatives should provide similar
				services to the public.
(2)
Indirect monetary payment.
In cases where the destruction of
				or injury to wild animals is in a selected priority watershed, an equal or
				greater amount of compensation may be made by monetary payment to another
				government agency or private nonprofit group in the natural resource field for
				the same purposes as provided in subrule 113.5(1).
(3)
Direct funding
				ofprojects.
With the approval and oversight of the department, the
				person may be allowed to contract directly for the same purposes as provided in
				subrule 113.5(1).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.1 - Nuisance Wildlife Control Program

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This chapter is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  456A.24(8)
				   by providing permitting of nuisance wildlife
				  control operators for the purpose of protecting private property from nuisance
				  wildlife. No provision of this chapter shall restrict a landowner from lawfully
				  removing nuisance wildlife pursuant to Iowa Code section 481
				  A.87.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Annual activity report"
means an annual
				  report submitted on a form provided by the department.
"Biologist"
means a natural resource
				  biologist employed by the wildlife bureau of the department of natural
				  resources.
"Guidebook"
means the nuisance wildlife
				  control operator's manual provided by the department.
"Helper"
means a person who possesses a fur
				  harvester license, has paid the habitat fee, and is listed, by name, on the
				  permit as authorized to perform nuisance wildlife control operator duties under
				  the direction of the permittee.
"Nuisance wildlife"
means wild, native
				  animals or birds under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources
				  that are causing damage to private property, creating a nuisance, or presenting
				  a health hazard.
"Nuisance wildlife control operator"
or
"NWCO"
means a person who operates as a business and charges a
				  fee to remove nuisance wildlife from private property.
"Permit"
means an annual permit issued by
				  the department under the authority of Iowa Code section
				  455A.5(6)
"e "
for the purpose of
				  capturing and removing nuisance wildlife from private property. The permit
				  shall expire January 10 of each year and is not transferable.
"Permittee"
means an NWCO who possesses a
				  valid nuisance wildlife control operator's permit issued by the department and
				  also possesses a valid Iowa fur harvester license and has paid the habitat
				  fee.
"Special Canada goose control permit"
or
"SCGCP"
means a permit to engage in the Canada goose
				  population control activities specified by the department of natural
				  resources.
"Technician"
means a natural resource
				  technician employed by the wildlife bureau of the department of natural
				  resources.
"Translocate"
means to transport and release
				  an animal at a site other than the site at which it was
				  captured.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.3 - Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator's Permit

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
An NWCO permit may be issued to an NWCO who, upon application
				  and following review and testing, complies with all requirements established
				  within this chapter. This is an annual permit and may be renewed by January 10
				  of the following year. The department shall not renew a permit without first
				  receiving a completed annual activity report for the previous
				  year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.5 - Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator's Guidebook

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All applicants will receive an NWCO guidebook at the time
				  they submit a completed permit application form. The permittee shall refer to
				  the guidebook as an operating manual for nuisance wildlife control activity.
				  All requirements and procedures listed in the guidebook must be followed. The
				  NWCO guidebook is hereby adopted by reference and shall be a part of this
				  chapter as if set forth herein.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.6 - Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator's Test and Interview

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
An applicant must successfully pass a written test with a
				  minimum test score of 80 percent before an NWCO permit will be issued. If the
				  applicant fails the written test, the applicant must wait 45 days before
				  retaking the test. If the applicant fails the written test a second time, the
				  applicant must wait 180 days before reapplying. A $25 testing fee will be
				  assessed when the applicant successfully completes the test. In addition, the
				  applicant must successfully complete an oral, in-person interview with a
				  representative of the department to determine the applicant's knowledge of
				  wildlife and wildlife capture techniques, and to determine if the applicant has
				  the ability to provide effective services to the public.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.7 - Records and Record-keeping Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All permittees shall keep a daily record of their nuisance
				  wildlife control activities. Each record must contain the client's name,
				  address, telephone number, date of service, service provider's name, species of
				  animal, number of animals removed, control methods used, and disposition of the
				  animals. Permittees holding an SCGCP must also document on aerial photos, or
				  similar maps, the locations of all Canada goose nests destroyed, the numbers of
				  Canada goose eggs destroyed, and the numbers of Canada geese killed at each
				  project site. These records shall be kept up to date and on file at the
				  business location specified in the permit. The permittee shall provide these
				  records for inspection by a department representative at any reasonable
				  time.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.8 - Annual Activity Report

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The permittee shall submit an annual activity report on forms
				  provided by the department no later than January 31 of the following year. The
				  department shall not renew a permit until a complete and accurate annual
				  activity report has been received for the preceding year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.9 - Permit Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
An NWCO permit may be renewed by the department when all
				  reporting requirements for the previous year have been met. An administrative
				  fee of $20 will be assessed at the time of permit renewal.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.10 - Helper

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A helper shall operate under the same conditions as the
				  permittee. The permittee shall be responsible for all actions of the helpers
				  listed on the permit. Compliance violations committed by a helper may be cause
				  for the department to revoke the NWCO permit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.11 - Capture Methods and Trap Tagging

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Live traps such as box traps and leghold traps should be used
				  whenever possible. Humane traps, which are those designed to kill instantly and
				  which have a jaw spread exceeding eight inches, are unlawful except when placed
				  entirely under water. All traps and snares, except those that are placed
				  entirely under water, shall be checked once every 24 hours. All traps and
				  snares for the taking of nuisance wildlife shall have a metal tag attached that
				  is plainly labeled with the permittee's business name and address. If
				  traditional capture methods fail, the permittee may use chemicals, smoking
				  devices, mechanical ferrets, wire, tools, instruments, or water to remove
				  nuisance animals in accordance with the procedures contained in the guidebook.
				  No person, except a person acting under an NWCO permit, shall capture or take,
				  or attempt to capture or take, with any trap, snare, or net, any game bird. The
				  permittee and designated helpers shall observe all Iowa fur trapping and fur
				  possession regulations as provided by Iowa law, the Iowa Administrative Code,
				  and the NWCO guidebook.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.12 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Species

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The permittee is not authorized to capture or possess any
				  wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened. A permittee may only
				  capture or possess a federally protected species to the extent that the
				  permittee is authorized to engage in specific Canada goose population control
				  activities by the terms of a valid SCGCP. This prohibition includes, but is not
				  limited to, the capture or possession of bobcats, spotted skunks, hawks, owls,
				  eagles, migratory birds, waterfowl, and songbirds. When a nuisance wildlife
				  problem involves an endangered or threatened species, the local state
				  conservation officer must be contacted, and the officer will determine how the
				  situation should be handled.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.13 - Special Canada Goose Control Permits

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A person applying for a special Canada goose control permit
				  to use lethal methods to control Canada goose populations or to trap and
				  translocate Canada geese must be a currently certified NWCO and must abide by
				  the following rules:
(1)
Lethal control practices.
Permittees wishing to use lethal
				methods, such as nest destruction, egg oiling, egg addling, or killing geese,
				must comply with the following procedures:
a.
				Permittees must obtain written permission from the biologist responsible for
				the county in which the lethal control practice is proposed for every site
				where a lethal control practice is proposed before implementing any such
				practice. The biologist will determine if lethal control practices are
				necessary and will specify the number of nests, eggs, or adult geese that can
				be destroyed at each site.
b. The
				permittee must follow the procedures in the NWCO guidebook for implementing
				lethal control practices and disposing of dead birds, eggs, and nests. Failure
				to follow such procedures will result in immediate revocation of the
				permit.
c. Permittees must
				satisfactorily complete at least two lethal control projects under the direct
				supervision of a biologist or technician before being granted an SCGCP for
				lethal control practices. Upon the permittee's satisfactory completion of two
				lethal control projects, the biologist can issue the NWCO an SCGCP to perform
				lethal control activities without direct supervision by DNR personnel. The NWCO
				must carry this permit whenever engaged in lethal Canada goose control
				activities and exhibit it upon request by department of natural resources
				personnel. Any persons assisting with the lethal control practices must be
				listed on the SCGCP. The permittee is responsible for the conduct of all
				persons listed on the SCGCP who are helping conduct lethal control
				operations.
d. Permittees must
				document on an aerial photo, or similar map, the locations of all Canada goose
				nests destroyed, the numbers of Canada goose eggs destroyed, and the numbers of
				Canada geese killed at each project site within 48 hours of completion of each
				project. Any banded geese that are killed must have the bands removed before
				disposal and be reported as specified in the NWCO guidebook within 48 hours of
				the permittee's completion of the project.
e. Permittees must provide the department a
				written report of all lethal control activities by December 31 of the year for
				which the SCGCP is valid. Failure to provide this report by December 31 will
				result in the permittee's not being reauthorized to use lethal control methods
				the following year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.14 - Disposition of Captured Nuisance Wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Nuisance wildlife, with the exception of endangered or
				  threatened species, may be relocated or euthanized. The permittee shall comply
				  with the euthanization and release methods described in the NWCO guidebook.
				  Sick or injured wildlife must be handled as described in the NWCO guidebook.
				  The carcass of a dead nuisance animal must be disposed of in a legal manner and
				  within 24 hours of the animal's death.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.15 - General Conditions for Permits

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Records and facilities shall be available for inspection by
				  officers of the department during reasonable hours. All records and reports
				  must be kept current and shall reflect a true and accurate account of the
				  permittee's activities. The department's law enforcement bureau shall be
				  notified in writing within 30 days if the permittee ceases operation as a
				  nuisance wildlife control operator. Permittees and helpers must obtain and
				  possess valid fur harvester licenses and have paid the habitat fees, except
				  that persons listed as assistants on the SCGCP do not need to have a valid fur
				  harvester license nor to have paid the habitat fee when assisting with Canada
				  goose control activities. Permittees must renew their NWCO permits by January
				  31 of each year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 114 - Nuisance Wildlife Control › Rule 571-114.16 - Permit Refusal

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The department may suspend, revoke, refuse to issue, or
				  refuse to renew a nuisance wildlife control operator's permit if the department
				  finds that the permittee, a helper, or an employee of the permittee is not in
				  compliance with this chapter. In addition, any violation of Iowa Code chapter
				  481 A, 481B, 482, 483A, 484A, 484B, or 716 shall be cause for the department to
				  suspend, revoke, refuse to issue, or refuse to renew a
				  permit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.1 - Definitions

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As used in these rules:
"Annual activity report"
means the Annual
				  Report Form provided by the department.
"Boundary sign"
means a sign prescribed by
				  the department which, when posted, designates the registered hunting preserve
				  boundaries.
"Documented event"
means but is not limited
				  to the birth, death, harvest, transfer, sale, purchase, escape or release of
				  preserve whitetail.
"Privately owned"
means the propagation and
				  holding of whitetail whose origins are from privately owned populations.
"Registrant"
means a person or organization
				  that holds an interest in land including a title holder that registers annually
				  to possess a whitetail hunting preserve operator's registration issued by the
				  Iowa department of natural resources.
"Transportation tag"
means a self-adhesive,
				  numbered tag for marking an individual whitetail carcass prior to
				  transportation.
"Whitetail"
means an animal belonging to the
				  Cervidae family and classified as part of the virginianus species of the
				  odocoileus genus.
"Whitetail hunting preserve operator's annual
				  registration"
means a registration which authorizes the holder to
				  establish a hunting preserve for the purpose of holding, propagating, and
				  releasing privately owned whitetail for hunting purposes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.2 - Hunting Preserve Operator's Registration

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A hunting preserve operator's registration may, following
				  review and inspection, be issued to a person or organization that, upon
				  application, complies with all requirements established in 2005 Iowa Acts,
				  Senate File 206, section 17, and this chapter. The registration fee shall be
				  $350 annually. Renewal registration fees shall be due and payable to the
				  department no later than June 30 and must be accompanied by a completed annual
				  report of the current fiscal year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.3 - Boundary Signs Required

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All registered hunting preserves shall provide, post, and
				  maintain boundary signs which meet the following minimum specifications: 160
				  square-inch surface area; sign material of wood, steel, aluminum or heavy
				  poly-plastic; and white/red sign color combination with the message "Registered
				  Hunting Preserve." Boundary signs shall be posted at each entrance and
				  perimeter gate and at every boundary corner. If the facility operated prior to
				  September 1, 2005, and was signed as a "Licensed Hunting Preserve," those signs
				  will satisfy the signing requirement. However, once existing sign supplies are
				  depleted, new signs must read "Registered Hunting Preserve."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.4 - Fencing Required

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All registered hunting preserves that possess a valid hunting
				  preserve registration for whitetail shall construct and maintain a "deer-proof
				  boundary fence. Preserves shall have fencing constructed and maintained with a
				  minimum fence height of eight feet above ground level. Fencing shall be
				  inspected and approved by officers of the department prior to registration.
				  Follow-up fence inspections by the department shall be allowed at any
				  reasonable time by appointment or by providing the landowner or preserve
				  registrant with at least 48 hours' notice. Boundary fence gates shall remain
				  closed at all times except for preserve maintenance activity, at which time no
				  open gate shall be left unattended.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.5 - Records and Annual Report

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All registered hunting preserves shall submit a completed
				  annual activity report no later than June 3 0 of the current year to the Law
				  Enforcement Bureau, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office
				  Building, 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034. All registered
				  hunting preserves shall retain sales/shipping receipts involving the purchase
				  and delivery of any whitetail to the registrant. All registered hunting
				  preserves shall record any transaction involving the sale or purchase of
				  whitetail. All original sales receipts for harvested whitetail shall remain
				  with the registrant as a part of the permanent record, and a copy shall be
				  provided to the purchasing client. This record requirement shall also apply to
				  any sale of live whitetail for private or commercial use, and the sale must be
				  recorded immediately following the event.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.6 - Whitetail Transportation Tags

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A numbered, self-adhesive transportation tag shall be placed
				  on a leg of each whitetail harvested on a registered hunting preserve prior to
				  a person's moving the carcass in any manner. The client shall, upon taking a
				  whitetail, immediately validate the transportation tag by including the
				  following information in the space provided: species and sex of animal taken
				  and the client's signature. The client shall also notch or punch a hole in the
				  corresponding blocks on the transportation tag designating the year, month and
				  day the animal was taken. The transportation tag shall remain attached to the
				  whitetail until the whitetail is processed for consumption. Transportation tags
				  shall be purchased from the license bureau of the Iowa Department of Natural
				  Resources, Wallace State Office Building, 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa
				  50319- 0034, at a cost of $1 per tag.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.7 - Processed Whitetail

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Registered hunting preserves may prepare whitetail for
				  clients by cleaning, dressing, preserving, and packaging the meat. Packaging
				  material shall bear the transportation tag number, date the animal was killed,
				  and hunting preserve name in a legible fashion on the outside of the package.
				  The transportation tag shall remain with the meat during processing and
				  shipment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.8 - Health Requirements-whitetail

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No whitetail shipped or transported into or within Iowa shall
				  be affected with or recently exposed to any infectious, contagious, or
				  communicable disease, or originate from a quarantined area. All whitetail
				  shipped or transported into or within Iowa for hunting preserve purposes must
				  be in compliance with all movement requirements, including but not limited to
				  health certificate requirements, as prescribed by the department and the
				  department of agriculture and land stewardship as established in
				  21-65.9 (163) and
				  21-66.14
				  (163). All veterinary inspection certificates shall be retained by the
				  registrant for a period of no less than five years.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.9 - Chronic Wasting Disease Testing

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(1)
Testing required.
A person who keeps whitetail under this
				chapter shall have chronic wasting disease tests performed on the following:
a. Any whitetail that dies or is killed on
				the premises. A person trained and authorized shall collect the test sample and
				shall submit the sample for testing at an approved laboratory. This paragraph
				does not apply to whitetail less than six months old.
b. Any whitetail that is shipped to slaughter
				from the herd premises. A person trained and authorized shall collect the test
				sample after the whitetail is slaughtered and shall submit the sample for
				testing at an approved laboratory. This paragraph does not apply to whitetail
				less than six months old.
c.
				Testing under this subrule shall not qualify the herd for certification in the
				chronic wasting disease program administered by the department of agriculture
				and land stewardship. No live animals will be allowed to leave the hunting
				preserves.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.10 - Positive Chronic Wasting Disease Test Results

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A positive test result for chronic wasting disease will
				  result in a minimum of a five-year quarantine on the preserve and all remaining
				  animals located within the infected preserve. No animal movement in or out of
				  the preserve shall occur during the quarantine period. The preserve operator,
				  the operator's veterinarian if requested, and a designated epidemiologist shall
				  develop a plan for eradicating chronic wasting disease in each affected herd.
				  The plan must be designed to reduce and then eliminate chronic wasting disease
				  from the herd; to prevent the spread of the disease to other herds, both
				  privately owned and wild; and to prevent reintroduction of chronic wasting
				  disease after the herd is released from quarantine. The herd plan must be
				  developed and signed within 30 days after the determination that the herd is
				  infected. The plan must be formalized as a memorandum of agreement between the
				  preserve operator, the department and the state veterinarian's office. Disposal
				  of infected animals must be in accordance with
				  571-104.11
				  (481A). Premises must be cleaned and disinfected under department supervision
				  within 15 days after affected animals have been removed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 115 - Whitetail Hunting Preserves › Rule 571-115.11 - General Conditions for Registration

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1. Records shall be available for inspection
				by officers of the department during any reasonable hours.
2. All records and reports shall be kept
				current and shall reflect a true and accurate account of the registrant's
				activities.
3. The department's law
				enforcement bureau shall be notified within 30 days in writing if the
				registrant ceases operation as a hunting preserve, at which time all unused
				whitetail transportation tags shall be returned to the department.
4. A registrant shall renew the hunting
				preserve operator's registration and recertify no later than June 30.
				Registration renewal and recertification requests received by the department
				after June 30 shall be considered delinquent.
5. The department shall not renew a hunting
				preserve operator's registration unless a completed annual report, including
				all documented events for the reporting period, has been received by the
				department prior to the reporting deadline.
6. For purposes of this chapter, there shall
				be a continuous open season on whitetail enclosed on registered
				preserves.
7. Individuals may use
				centerfire rifles, pistols, crossbows, modern or traditional archery equipment,
				muzzleloaders, or shotguns to hunt and harvest preserve whitetail.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 116 - Help Us Stop Hunger Program Administration › Rule 571-116.1 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes the procedures for the
				  administration of the help us stop hunger (HUSH) deer donation program. HUSH is
				  established pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  483A.8(1)
				   to encourage hunters, during periods of
				  excessive deer populations, to harvest more deer than needed for personal
				  consumption and to donate those deer to a program to feed Iowans in
				  need.