Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title V - Management Areas and Practices › Chapter 51 - Game Management Areas › Rule 571-51.3 - Use of Firearms

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Restrictions.
The use or possession of firearms on certain
				game management areas is restricted.
a. Target
				shooting, for the purposes of this rule, is defined as the discharge of a
				firearm for any reason other than the taking of, or attempting to take, any
				game birds, game animals, or furbearers. Target shooting with shotguns shooting
				shot is not restricted to a specific range, except as otherwise provided.
				Target shooters using shotguns with lead shot cannot discharge the shot over
				water.
b. Target shooting shall
				occur only on the designated and posted shooting range.
c. Any person target shooting with any type
				of handgun or any type of rifle, or shooting shotgun slugs through a shotgun,
				must fire through one of the firing tubes, if provided, or at the firing points
				on the rifle or pistol range.
d. It
				is a violation of these rules to place any target on the top of the earthen
				backstop or to fire at any target placed on top of the backstop.
e. The shotgun range, if provided, is
				restricted to the use of shotguns and the shooting of shotshells
				only.
f. Target shooting shall
				occur only between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
g. No alcoholic beverages are allowed on the
				shooting range or adjacent parking area.
h. Target shooting is restricted to legal
				firearms and shall not be done with any fully automatic pistol, rifle, or
				shotgun of any kind. No armor-piercing ammunition is permitted.
i. Targets are restricted to paper or
				cardboard targets or metal silhouette-type targets. No glass, plastic
				containers, appliances, or other materials may be used. Targets must be removed
				from the area after use or must be disposed of in trash receptacles if
				provided.
j. All requirements
				listed in this subrule shall apply to the following shooting ranges:
(1)Banner Mine Area - Warren
				County.
(2)Bays Branch Area -
				Guthrie County.
(3)Brushy Creek
				Area - Webster County.
(4)Hawkeye
				Wildlife Area - Johnson County.
(5)Hull Wildlife Area - Mahaska
				County.
(6)Mines of Spain - Dubuque
				County.
(7)Ocheyedan Wildlife Area
				- Clay County.
(8)Princeton
				Wildlife Area - Scott County.
(9)Spring Run Wildlife Area - Dickinson
				County.
k. In addition
				to the requirements listed, the following shooting range has specific
				restrictions.
Oyens Shooting Range - Plymouth County. The range is closed
				  to the public except between 9 a.m. and sunset. Law enforcement firearms
				  training and qualification of local, county, state or federal officers shall
				  have priority over general public use of the range. Shotguns shooting birdshot
				  may be fired outside the firing tubes, but within the designated range area.
				  General shooting by the public shall take place on a first-come, first-served
				  basis.
l. Mcintosh Wildlife
				Area - Cerro Gordo County. The use or possession of firearms, except shotguns
				shooting shot only, is prohibited.