IA HF2038

Expands eligibility for Iowa's wild animal depredation program from producers with "crop, horticultural product, tree, or nursery damage" to those suffering "economic loss to agriculture, horticulture, or silviculture operations" due to wild animals

Requires landowners or tenants to suffer an economic loss of $1,000 or more to qualify for depredation permits and deer shooting permits

Extends permit eligibility to tenants in addition to landowners who meet the economic loss threshold

Authorizes any conservation officer to issue depredation permits and deer shooting permits under this chapter

Allows deer taken with a depredation license or shooting permit to be disposed of by composting