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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.4 - Zones

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Wild turkey may be taken with a combination
				  shotgun-or-archery license only in the following zones:
(1)
Zone 4.
Zone 4 is that
				portion of Iowa bounded on the north by Interstate Highway 80 and on the west
				by U.S. Highway 59.
(2)
Zone 5.
Zone 5 is that portion of Iowa bounded on the east by
				U.S. Highway 59 and on the north by U.S. Highway 20.
(3)
Zone 6.
Zone 6 is that
				portion of Iowa bounded on the south by Interstate Highway 80 and on the west
				by U.S. Highway 63.
(4)
Zone7.
Zone 7 is that portion of Iowa bounded on the north by
				U.S. Highway 20, on the west by U.S. Highway 59, on the south by Interstate
				Highway 80, and on the east by U.S. Highway 63.
(5)
Zone 8.
Zone 8 is that
				portion of Iowa bounded on the south by U.S. Highway 20, on the east by U.S.
				Highway 63, and on the west by U.S. Highway 69.
(6)
Zone 9.
Zone 9 is that
				portion of Iowa bounded on the south by U.S. Highway 20 and on the east by U.S.
				Highway 69.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.5 - Quotas

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(1)
Combination shotgun-or-archery licenses.
A limited number of
				paid combination shotgun-or-archery licenses will be issued by zone as follows:
a. Zone 4. 1,500
b. Zone 5. 650
c. Zone 6. 1,400
d. Zone 7. 250
e. Zone 8. 150
f. Zone 9. 200
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.7 - Shooting Hours

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(1)
Combination shotgun-or-archery season.
Shooting hours shall be
				from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day.
(2)
Archery-only season.
Shooting hours shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour
				after sunset each day.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.8 - Means and Method of Take

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(1)
Permitted weapons.
In accordance with the type of license
				issued, wild turkey may be taken by shotgun and muzzleloading shotgun not
				smaller than caliber .410 and shooting only shot sizes number 4 through 10 lead
				or nontoxic shot; and by longbow, recurve, or compound bow shooting broadhead
				or blunthead (minimum diameter 9/16 inch) arrows only. No person may carry or
				have in possession shotshells containing shot of any size other than number 4
				through 10 lead or nontoxic shot while hunting wild turkey. Arrows with
				chemical or explosive pods are not permitted.
(2)
Prohibited devices.
The
				use of live decoys, horses, motorized vehicles, aircraft, bait and the use or
				aid of recorded or electronically amplified bird calls or sounds, or recorded
				or electronically amplified imitations of bird calls or sounds are prohibited.
				Paraplegics and single or double amputees of the legs may hunt from any
				stationary motor-driven land conveyance. "Paraplegic" means an individual
				afflicted with paralysis of the lower half of the body with the involvement of
				both legs, usually due to disease of or injury to the spinal cord. "Bait" means
				grain, fruit, vegetables, nuts or any other natural food materials; commercial
				products containing natural food materials; or by-products of such materials
				transported to or placed in an area for the intent of attracting
				wildlife.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.9 - Procedures to Obtain Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All paid and free resident fall turkey hunting licenses must
				  be obtained using the electronic licensing system for Iowa (ELSI). Licenses may
				  be purchased from ELSI license agents or by calling the ELSI telephone ordering
				  system.
(1)
Licenses with
				quotas.
All paid turkey hunting licenses for which a quota is
				established may be obtained from ELSI agents on a first-come, first-served
				basis beginning August 15 until the quota fills, or through the last day of the
				hunting period for which the license is valid.
(2)
Licenses without quotas.
All paid and free turkey hunting licenses that have no quota may be obtained
				from ELSI agents beginning August 15 through the last day of the hunting period
				for which a license is valid.
(3)
Providing false information.
If anyone provides false
				information when obtaining any fall turkey hunting license, that license and
				transportation tag and any other fall turkey hunting license and transportation
				tag obtained during the same year shall be invalid.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.10 - Transportation Tag

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Immediately upon the killing of a wild turkey, the
				  transportation tag issued with the license and bearing the license number of
				  the licensee, year of issuance, and date of kill properly shown shall be
				  visibly attached to one leg of the turkey. The hunter who shot the turkey must
				  use the transportation tag issued to that hunter to tag the turkey. No one may
				  tag a turkey with a transportation tag issued to another hunter. The tag must
				  be attached in such a manner that it cannot be removed without mutilating or
				  destroying the tag. The tag must be attached before the carcass can be moved in
				  any manner from the place of kill. The transportation tag shall remain affixed
				  to the leg of the turkey until the turkey is processed for consumption. The leg
				  that bears the tag must be attached to the carcass of any wild turkey being
				  transported within the state during any wild turkey hunting season. The tag
				  shall be proof of possession of the carcass by the above-mentioned
				  licensee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.11 - Eligibility for Free Landowner/tenant Turkey Licenses

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(1)
Who qualifies for free turkey
				hunting license.
a. Owners and
				tenants of a farm unit and the spouse or domestic partner as defined by the
				Iowa department of administrative services and juvenile child of an owner or
				tenant who reside with the owner or tenant are eligible for free turkey
				licenses. The owner or tenant does not have to reside on the farm unit but must
				be actively engaged in farming it. Nonresident landowners do not
				qualify.
b. "Juvenile child" means
				a person less than 18 years of age or a person who is 18 or 19 years of age and
				is in full-time attendance at an accredited school pursuing a course of study
				leading to a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma. A person
				18 years of age or older who has received a high school diploma or high school
				equivalency diploma does not qualify.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.12 - Harvest Reporting

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Each hunter who bags a turkey must report that kill according
				  to procedures described in
				  571-95.1
				  (481A).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 100 - Crow and Pigeon Regulations › Rule 571-100.1 - Crow Season

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Open season for hunting crows shall be from October 15
				  through November 30 and January 14 through March 31 of each year. No bag or
				  possession limit. Entire state open.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 100 - Crow and Pigeon Regulations › Rule 571-100.2 - Pigeons

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(1) Pigeon season.
				There is a continuous open season for the taking of pigeons. No bag or
				possession limit. Entire state open.
(2) Pigeons causing a health or safety hazard
				may be taken by trapping, or any current EPA and Iowa registered pesticide
				repellent, or toxic perches. Strychnine-based products cannot be used. The
				person or organization engaging in such a program will provide for proper
				removal and disposal of all pigeons taken by such means.
(3) If a specific problem involving the use
				of a toxic substance or a procedure designed to destroy problem pigeons proves
				not to be species specific, the director, conservation officer or wildlife
				biologist will issue an immediate order to stop the particular method being
				employed or the substance being used.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 101 - Falconry Regulations › Rule 571-101.2 - Facilities and Equipment

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Before any individual shall be issued a falconry permit, the
				  applicant's raptor housing facilities and falconry equipment shall be inspected
				  and certified by a representative of the department of natural resources as
				  meeting the following standards:
(1)
Facilities.
The primary consideration for raptor housing
				facilities, whether indoors (mews) or outdoors (weathering area), is protection
				from the environment, predators or undue disturbance. Depending upon climatic
				conditions, the applicant shall have either or both of the following
				facilities:
a.
Indoor
				facilities.
Indoor facilities (mews) shall be a minimum of 6 feet
				high, with a floor area at least 6 feet square for each bird. If more than one
				raptor is to be kept in the mews, the raptors shall be tethered or separated by
				partitions. There shall be at least one window, protected on the inside by
				vertical bars spaced narrower than the width of the bird's body and a door that
				can be easily closed and secured. The floor of the mews shall permit easy
				cleaning. Falcons are to be kept on perches with a flat perching surface while
				accipiters, buteos and eagles are to be kept on perches that have a perching
				surface round in cross section and all perches should provide a good grasping
				surface satisfactory to the bird in possession.
b.
Indoor
				facilities-exception.
An exception may be allowed from the standard
				size requirements listed in 101.2(1)
"a"
to General and Master
				Class permittees only for housing the smaller species of raptors; however, the
				facilities shall be large enough to allow the bird to fully extend its wings
				without touching the walls of the mew.
c.
Outdoor facilities.
Outdoor facilities (weathering area) shall be fenced and covered with netting
				or wire, or roofed to protect the birds from disturbance and attack by
				predators. The enclosed area shall be large enough to ensure the birds cannot
				strike the fence when flying from the perch. Protection from excessive sun,
				wind, and inclement weather shall be provided for each bird. Adequate perches
				shall be provided.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 101 - Falconry Regulations › Rule 571-101.4 - Wild Peregrine Falcons

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A wild Peregrine falcon permit allows for the capture,
				  possession and use of a wild Peregrine falcon in hunting, subject to
				  571-Chapter 102. In addition to the following provisions, the holder of a wild
				  Peregrine falcon permit shall comply with
				  571-101.1
				  (481 A),
				  571-101.2
				  (481A), and
				  571-101.5 (481A)
				  through 571-101.7 (481A) as well as other applicable law.
(1) The taking of Peregrine falcons from the
				wild shall be conducted only by resident master falconers or resident general
				falconers with at least five consecutive years of field experience in the years
				immediately preceding the filing of an application as described in 101.4(4) and
				subject to the following conditions:
a.
				Nestling birds shall not be taken. Young birds not yet capable of flight shall
				not be taken. Removal of eggs from nests is prohibited.
b. Only wild Peregrine falcons less than one
				year old shall be taken, and only between September 20 and October
				20.
c. No permittee shall employ
				any method of take that is injurious to the bird.
d. No more than one wild Peregrine falcon per
				person may be possessed at any given time.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 101 - Falconry Regulations › Rule 571-101.5 - Annual Reports

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Each holder of a falconer's permit shall submit an annual
				  report to the department of natural resources by July 31 of each year. This
				  report shall list all raptors in possession on the preceding thirtieth day of
				  June and any raptor held during the year by species, sex (if known), age (if
				  known), date acquired and where or from whom acquired, and whether the raptor
				  escaped, died, was recaptured, or was released during this time period and the
				  date on which the event occurred.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 102 - Falconry Regulations for Hunting Game › Rule 571-102.1 - General

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Game may be taken annually, by permitted falconers only,
				  subject to the following:
(1)
Definitions.
For the purposes of this rule, the following
				definitions are used:
"Falconer"
means any person permitted under
				  the provisions of 571-Chapter 101, Iowa Administrative Code, who pursues the
				  sport of falconry.
"Falconry"
means the sport of taking game by
				  means of a raptor.
"Raptor"
means any of the following wild
				  species: American kestrel, Cooper's hawk, Ferruginous hawk, Goshawk, Great
				  horned owl, Gyrfalcon, Harris' hawk, Merlin, Prairie falcon, Red-tailed hawk,
				  Rough-legged hawk, Sharp-shinned hawk and any captive-bred species used for
				  falconry.
(2)
Licenses and
				permits.
In addition to the falconry permit, a falconer must have all
				other licenses, stamps, and permits required by law. A falconry observer is not
				required to be licensed for hunting, but an observer shall not assist in the
				hunt.
(3)
Other
				requirements.
Except for the provisions of rule
				571-102.2
				(481A), any person taking game by falconry must comply with all other statutes
				and rules governing this activity.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 102 - Falconry Regulations for Hunting Game › Rule 571-102.2 - Migratory Bird Regulations

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Seasons and limits for taking migratory birds by means of
				  falconry shall be as follows:
(1)
Ducks and coots.
The season for taking ducks and coots by
				means of falconry may vary among duck hunting zones. Falconry seasons for ducks
				and coots shall be open whenever the conventional (gun) duck and coot hunting
				season is open in each zone, as described in rules
				571-91.1 (481A) and
				571-91.2
				(481A), and shall also be open beginning the first Saturday in January in each
				zone and remain open until the combined total of the conventional hunting
				season days plus falconry hunting season days reaches 107 for the zone or
				February 28, whichever occurs first.
(2)
Geese.
The season for
				taking geese by means of falconry may vary among goose hunting zones. Falconry
				seasons for white-fronted geese and light geese (white and blue-phase snow
				geese and Ross' geese) shall begin each year on the first day of the
				conventional (gun) hunting season for these geese in each zone, as described in
				rule
				571-91.3 (481A).
				Falconry seasons for Canada geese and brant shall be open concurrently with the
				conventional (gun) hunting season for these geese.
(3)
Rails, snipe and
				woodcock.
The seasons for taking rails, snipe and woodcock by means of
				falconry shall begin each year on the first day of the conventional (gun)
				hunting seasons for these species, as described in rules 571- 97.1(481A),
				571-97.2
				(481 A), and
				571-97.3 (481A),
				and continue for 107 consecutive days. The entire state is open for these
				species.
(4)
Hawking hours
				and limits.
Hawking hours for migratory game birds are one-half hour
				before sunrise to sunset. The daily bag limit shall include no more than three
				migratory game birds, singly or in aggregate. The possession limit is three
				times the daily bag limit. There are no hawking hour restrictions for
				nonmigratory game during the legal season.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 102 - Falconry Regulations for Hunting Game › Rule 571-102.3 - Small Game

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Seasons and limits for the taking of pheasant (both sexes),
				  quail, gray partridge, ruffed grouse, squirrels, cottontail rabbit and
				  jackrabbit, by falconry only, shall be as follows:
(1)
Seasons.
a.
Pheasant (both sexes), quail,
				gray partridge, ruffed grouse, and jackrabbit.
The season for the
				taking of pheasant, quail, gray partridge, ruffed grouse, and jackrabbit shall
				be from October 1 of each year through March 31 of the following
				year.
b.
Cottontail rabbit
				and squirrel.
The season for the taking of cottontail rabbits and
				squirrels shall be from September 1 of each year through March 31 of the
				following year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 102 - Falconry Regulations for Hunting Game › Rule 571-102.4 - Means and Methods of Take

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No falconer or observer may carry a firearm while in the
				  field with a raptor or in the act of falconry.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 102 - Falconry Regulations for Hunting Game › Rule 571-102.5 - Exclusions

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Nothing in this chapter shall pertain to the taking of game
				  under 571- Chapters 91, 96, 97 and 107, Iowa Administrative
				  Code.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 103 - Mobile Radio Transmitters › Rule 571-103.1 - Definitions

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"One-way mobile radio transmitters"
means
				  radios capable of transmitting a radio signal only. The signal is tracked or
				  located by radio telemetry or by location of an audible sound signal. The
				  system is not capable of transmitting voice signals.
"Two-way mobile radio transmitters"
means
				  radios capable of transmitting and receiving voice messages. An example would
				  be a CB radio or a cellular telephone.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 103 - Mobile Radio Transmitters › Rule 571-103.2 - Falconry

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Licensed falconers may use one-way mobile radio transmitters
				  to recover free-flying birds of prey properly banded and covered on their
				  falconry permit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 103 - Mobile Radio Transmitters › Rule 571-103.3 - Hunting Dogs

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Any person hunting with the aid of a dog may use, at any
				  time, a one-way mobile transmitter designed to track or aid in the recovery of
				  the dog.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.2 - Chronic Wasting Disease in Captive Cervids

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(1)
Testing required.
A
				person who keeps captive cervids in this state shall have chronic wasting
				disease tests performed on the following:
a.
				Any captive cervid that dies or is killed on the premises. A person trained and
				authorized shall collect the test sample before any part of the carcass is
				removed from the herd premises and shall submit the sample for testing at an
				approved laboratory. This paragraph does not apply to cervids less than six
				months old.
b. Any captive cervid
				that is shipped to slaughter from the herd premises. A person trained and
				authorized shall collect the test sample after the cervid is slaughtered and
				shall submit the sample for testing at an approved laboratory. This paragraph
				does not apply to cervids less than six months old.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.3 - Chronic Wasting Disease in Captive Cervids-herd Monitoring Program

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A person who keeps captive cervids in this state may enroll
				  the herd in the cervid CWD surveillance identification (CCWDSI) program under
				  this rule. A person shall not move a live captive cervid from a herd in this
				  state unless the herd is enrolled in the CCWDSI program under this rule. To
				  enroll a herd in the CCWDSI program under this rule, a person shall complete
				  and submit a form as provided by the department. No person may enroll a herd in
				  this program prior to October 15, 2002. All animals enrolled in this program
				  must be identified as prescribed in 104.4(481A).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.4 - Identification of Animals

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Beginning May 1, 2003, each captive cervid must be identified
				  with two individual permanent identifications that are unique identifying
				  numbers or marks and that can be a combination of any two of the following: ear
				  tag, tattoo, microchip or other permanent identifier approved by the department
				  in writing. Tags or marks shall be used to identify the herd premises and
				  uniquely identify the individual animal. Licensed hunting preserves are exempt
				  from this requirement except in regard to those cervids purchased or otherwise
				  acquired after October 15, 2002.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.5 - Supervision of the Ccwdsi Program

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The department will conduct an annual inventory of Cervidae
				  in a herd enrolled in the CCWDSI program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.6 - Surveillance Procedures

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For cervid herds enrolled in this mandatory certification
				  program, surveillance procedures shall include the following:
(1)
Slaughter
				establishments.
All slaughtered Cervidae over six months of age must
				have brain tissue and other appropriate tissues submitted at slaughter and
				examined for CWD by an approved laboratory. These tissue samples will be
				obtained by the department or accredited veterinarian on the premises at the
				time of slaughter.
(2)
Cervid herds.
All cervid herds must be under continuous
				surveillance for CWD as defined in the CCWDSI program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.7 - Official Cervid Cwd Tests

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following are recognized as official cervid tests for
				  CWD:
1. Histopathology.
2. Immunohistochemistry.
3. Western blot.
4. Negative stain electron
				microscopy.
5. Bioassay.
6. Any other tests performed by an approved
				laboratory to confirm a diagnosis of CWD.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.8 - Investigation of Cwd Affected Animals Identified Through Surveillance

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Trace back must be performed for all animals diagnosed at an
				  approved laboratory as affected with CWD. All herds of origin and all adjacent
				  herds having contact with affected animals as determined by the CCWDSI program
				  must be investigated epidemiologically. All herds of origin, adjacent herds,
				  and herds having contact with affected animals or exposed animals must be
				  quarantined.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.9 - Duration of Quarantine

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Quarantines placed in accordance with these rules shall be
				  removed as follows:
1. For herds of
				origin, quarantines shall be removed after five years of compliance with rules
				571-104.2
				(481A) through
				571-104.22
				(481A).
2. For herds having contact
				with affected or exposed animals, quarantines shall be removed after five years
				of compliance with rules
				571-104.2
				(481A) through
				571-104.22
				(481A).
3. For adjacent herds,
				quarantines shall be removed as directed by the department in consultation with
				a designated epidemiologist.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.10 - Herd Plan

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The herd owner, the owner's veterinarian, if requested, and a
				  designated epidemiologist shall develop a plan for eradicating CWD in each
				  affected herd. The plan must be designed to reduce and then eliminate CWD from
				  the herd, to prevent spread of the disease to other herds, and to prevent
				  reintroduction of CWD after the herd becomes a certified CWD cervid herd. The
				  herd plan must be developed and signed within 60 days after the determination
				  that the herd is affected. The plan must address herd management and adhere to
				  rules
				  571-104.2
				  (481A) through
				  571-104.22 (481A). The
				  plan must be formalized as a memorandum of agreement between the owner and
				  program officials, must be approved by the department, and must include plans
				  to obtain certified CWD cervid herd status.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.11 - Identification and Disposal Requirements

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Affected and exposed animals must remain on the premises
				  where they are found until they are identified and disposed of in accordance
				  with this rule.
(1) The carcasses of
				affected or exposed animals may be disposed of at a permitted sanitary disposal
				project, incinerated in a department-approved incinerator, or buried on the
				premises. Appropriate disposal method(s) will be determined by the department.
				If burial is the approved method, it must be done in accordance with all of the
				following:
a. A maximum loading rate of 20
				Cervidae per acre per year may be buried on the premises. Animals or parts
				thereof that are less than 40 pounds may be buried without regard to
				number.
b. The animals are buried
				in soils listed in tables contained in the county soil surveys and soil
				interpretation records (published by the Natural Resources Conservation
				Service) as being moderately well drained, well drained, somewhat excessively
				well drained, or excessively drained.
c. The lowest elevation of the burial pit is
				6 feet or less below the surface.
d. The animals are immediately covered with a
				minimum of 6 inches of soil and finally covered with a total minimum of 30
				inches of soil.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.12 - Cleaning and Disinfecting

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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 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.13 - Methods for Obtaining Certified Cwd Cervid Herd Status

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Certified CWD cervid herd status must include all Cervidae
				  under common ownership. They cannot be commingled with other cervids that are
				  not certified, and a minimum geographic separation of 30 feet between herds of
				  different status must be maintained in accordance with the USDA Uniform Methods
				  and Rules as defined in APHIS manual 91-45-011, revised as of January 22, 1999.
				  A herd owner may qualify a herd for status as a certified CWD cervid herd by
				  one of the following means:
(1)
Purchasing a certified CWD cervid herd.
Upon request and with
				proof of purchase, the department shall issue a new certificate in the new
				owner's name. The anniversary date and herd status for the purchased animals
				shall be the same as for the herd to which the animals are added; or if part or
				all of the purchased herd is moved directly to premises that have no other
				Cervidae, the herd may retain the certified CWD status of the herd of origin.
				The anniversary date of the new herd is the date of the most recent herd
				certification status certificate.
(2)
Complying with the CCWDSI
				program.
Upon request and with proof by records, a herd owner shall be
				issued a certified CWD cervid herd certificate by complying with the CCWDSI
				program for a period of five years.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.14 - Recertification of Cwd Cervid Herds

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A herd is certified for 12 months. Annual inventories
				  conducted by the department are required every 9 to 15 months from the
				  anniversary date. For continuous certification, adherence to the provisions in
				  these rules and all other state laws and rules pertaining to raising cervids is
				  required. A herd's certification status is immediately terminated and a herd
				  investigation shall be initiated if CWD affected or exposed animals are
				  determined to originate from that herd.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.15 - Movement Into a Certified Cwd Cervid Herd

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(1) Animals originating from certified CWD
				cervid herds may move into another certified CWD cervid herd.
(2) Animals originating from noncertified or
				nonmonitored herds that are moving into certified CWD cervid herds will change
				the status of the certified CWD cervid herd to the same level as the animals
				that are imported into that herd.
(3) Animals originating from CWD monitored
				herds cannot be certified until the years in the CCWDSI program total five
				years.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.16 - Movement Into a Monitored Cwd Cervid Herd

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(1) Animals originating from a monitored CWD
				cervid herd may move into another monitored CWD cervid herd of the same
				status.
(2) Animals originating
				from a herd which is not a monitored CWD cervid herd or from a lower status
				monitored CWD cervid herd will change the status of the monitored CWD cervid
				herd to the same level as the animals that are imported into that herd until
				completion of CWD certification.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.17 - Recognition of Monitored Cwd Cervid Herds

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The department shall issue a monitored CWD cervid herd
				  certificate including CWD monitored herd status as CWD monitored Level A during
				  the first calendar year, CWD monitored Level B during the second calendar year,
				  CWD monitored Level C during the third calendar year, CWD monitored Level D
				  during the fourth calendar year, CWD monitored Level E during the fifth
				  calendar year, and CWD certification at the end of the fifth year and
				  thereafter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.18 - Recognition of Certified Cwd Cervid Herds

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The department shall issue a certified CWD cervid herd
				  certificate when the herd first qualifies for recertification. The department
				  shall issue a renewal form annually.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.19 - Intrastate Movement Requirements

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(1) All intrastate movements of Cervidae
				other than to a state-inspected or federally inspected slaughter establishment
				shall be accompanied by an intrastate movement certificate of veterinary
				inspection signed by a licensed, accredited veterinarian.
(2) Such intrastate movement certificate
				shall include all of the following:
a.
				Consignor's name and address.
b.
				Consignee's name and address.
c.
				Individual identification of each animal as prescribed in
				571-104.4
				(481A).
d. The following statement:
				"There has been no diagnosis, sign, or epidemiological evidence of CWD in this
				herd for the past two years."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.20 - Import Requirements

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(1) All
				Cervidae transported into Iowa must be accompanied by all of the following:
a. An official certificate of veterinary
				inspection.
b. A permit number
				requested by the licensed, accredited veterinarian signing the certificate and
				issued by the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship prior to
				movement.
c. One of the following
				statements must appear on the certificate:
"All Cervidae on this certificate have been part of the herd
				  of origin for at least two years or were natural additions to this herd. There
				  has been no diagnosis, sign, or epidemiological evidence of CWD in this herd
				  for the past five years"; or
"All Cervidae on this certificate originate from a CWD
				  monitored or certified herd in which these animals have been kept for at least
				  two years or were natural additions. There has been no diagnosis, sign, or
				  epidemiological evidence of CWD in this herd for the past five years."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.21 - Prohibited Movement of Cervid Carcasses

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The importation into Iowa of cervid carcasses from a CWD
				  endemic area is prohibited, except for the meat from which all bones have been
				  removed, the cape (skin), and antlers. Antlers may be attached to a clean skull
				  plate from which all brain tissue has been removed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 104 - Wildlife Importation, Transportation and Disease Monitoring › Rule 571-104.22 - Inspection

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The department may inspect any shipment of cervids and
				  accompanying certificate of veterinary inspection or shipment documentation.
				  The department may quarantine or destroy any cervids that are found to be
				  infected with CWD or TB.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 105 - Deer Population Management Zones › Rule 571-105.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish special deer
				  management zones, including educational hunts in those zones, on selected
				  properties managed by the department, county conservation boards, cities, or
				  other governmental jurisdictions, and on private lands. The purpose of the
				  hunts shall be to ensure the harvest of an adequate number of deer to reduce
				  economic and biological damage caused by high deer populations. Selected hunts
				  in deer management zones may be educational hunts and limited to novice hunters
				  to introduce them to deer hunting as a method of deer population control and to
				  encourage safe and ethical hunting.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 105 - Deer Population Management Zones › Rule 571-105.2 - Definitions

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"Commission"
means the natural resource
				  commission.
"Department"
means the department of natural
				  resources.
"Educational hunts"
means hunts in special
				  deer management zones that are limited to hunters who are being introduced to
				  deer hunting.
"Special deer management zones"
means
				  defined units of public and private land, including state parks, state
				  recreation areas, county parks, urban areas, and areas managed by other
				  governmental jurisdictions.
"Urban deer management zones"
means areas
				  mostly within incorporated city limits including city, county, state, and
				  private land.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 105 - Deer Population Management Zones › Rule 571-105.4 - State Parks and Recreation Areas

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A public meeting shall be held in the vicinity of each state
				  park or state recreation area before the park or recreation area is designated
				  as a special deer management zone for the first time. The purpose of the
				  meeting will be to assess the need for and interest in holding a deer
				  population control hunt in that park or recreation area. A summary of public
				  comments received at the meeting shall be included with other recommendations
				  to the commission related to hunting in the state park or state recreation
				  area.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 105 - Deer Population Management Zones › Rule 571-105.5 - Urban Deer Management Zones

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Urban deer management zones will be established only upon
				  request from a city government or special urban deer task force and when
				  approved by the natural resource commission. Zones, seasons and other
				  conditions for hunting will be designated the same as specified in
				  571-105.3
				  (481A).
(1)
Special
				restrictions.
Cities, deer task forces, or other public entities may
				require hunters to do one or more of the following: pass a hunter safety and
				education course, pass a weapons proficiency test, or be approved by the
				appropriate police department or conservation officer.
(2)
Other methods.
The
				natural resource commission in cooperation with the city government may approve
				other methods of deer removal in urban areas.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 105 - Deer Population Management Zones › Rule 571-105.6 - Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAP) Deer Management Zone

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The IAAP deer management zone is defined as all federal land
				  administered by the IAAP. Licenses, season dates and other conditions for
				  hunting in the IAAP zone will be designated the same as specified in 571-
				  105.3(481A). The IAAP may establish special restrictions for entering and
				  hunting in the IAAP deer management zone.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 105 - Deer Population Management Zones › Rule 571-105.7 - County Park Deer Management Zones

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(1) Deer management zones will be established
				in county parks only after a request from county government and when approved
				by the commission. Zones, seasons and other conditions for hunting will be
				designated the same as specified in
				571-105.3
				(481A).
(2) Special restrictions.
				County park managers may require hunters to do one or more of the following:
				pass a hunter safety and education course, pass a weapons proficiency test, or
				be approved by the appropriate county sheriff or conservation
				officer.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 105 - Deer Population Management Zones › Rule 571-105.8 - Special Deer Management Zones on Private Land

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Special deer management zones may be established on private
				  land when approved by the commission. Zones, seasons, and other conditions for
				  hunting will be determined by the commission. Hunters will be required to
				  comply with all applicable regulations specified in 571-Chapter
				  106.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 106 - Deer Hunting › Rule 571-106.1 - Licenses

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When hunting deer, all hunters must have in their possession
				  a valid deer hunting license and a valid resident or nonresident hunting
				  license and must have paid the habitat fee (if normally required to have a
				  hunting license and to pay the habitat fee to hunt).
(1)
Types of resident
				licenses.
a.
General deer
				licenses.
General deer licenses shall be valid for taking deer in one
				season selected at the time the license is purchased. General deer licenses
				shall be valid for taking deer of either sex except in counties designated by
				the natural resource commission (commission) during the first regular gun
				season when the general deer license will be valid for taking deer with at
				least one forked antler. Paid general deer licenses shall be valid statewide
				except where prohibited in deer population management zones established under
				571-Chapter 105. Free general deer licenses shall be valid for taking deer of
				either sex only on the farm unit of an eligible landowner or tenant in the
				season or seasons selected at the time the license is obtained.
b.
Antlerless-deer-only
				licenses.
Antlerless-deer-only licenses shall be valid for taking deer
				that have no forked antler. Paid antlerless-deer-only licenses shall be valid
				in one county or in one deer population management zone and in one season as
				selected at the time the license is purchased. Free and reduced-fee
				antlerless-deer-only licenses shall be valid on the farm unit of an eligible
				landowner or tenant in the season or seasons selected at the time the license
				is obtained.
c.
Bow season
				licenses.
General deer and antlerless-deer-only licenses, paid or
				free, shall be valid in both segments of the bow season.
d.
Regular gun season
				licenses.
Paid general deer and antlerless-deer-only licenses shall be
				valid in either the first or the second regular gun season, as designated on
				the license. Free general deer licenses and antlerless-deer-only licenses shall
				be valid in both the first and second regular gun seasons.
e.
Muzzleloader season
				licenses.
General deer and antlerless-deer-only licenses, paid or
				free, shall be valid in either the early or the late muzzleloader season, as
				designated on the license.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 106 - Deer Hunting › Rule 571-106.2 - Season Dates

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Deer may be taken only during the following seasons:
(1)
Bow season.
Deer may be
				taken in accordance with the type of license issued from October 1 through the
				Friday before the first Saturday in December and from the Monday following the
				third Saturday in December through January 10 of the following year.
(2)
Regular gun seasons.
Deer may be taken in accordance with the type, season and zone designated on
				the license from the first Saturday in December and continuing for five
				consecutive days (first regular gun season) or from the second Saturday in
				December and continuing for nine consecutive days (second regular gun
				season).
(3)
Muzzleloader
				seasons.
Deer may be taken in accordance with the type, season and
				zone designated on the license from the Saturday closest to October 14 and
				continuing for nine consecutive days (early muzzleloader season) or from the
				Monday following the third Saturday in December through January 10 of the
				following year (late muzzleloader season).
(4)
Resident population management
				and excess tag January antlerless-deer-only seasons.
Deer may be taken
				in accordance with the type, season, and zone designated on the license from
				January 11 through the second Sunday following that date.