IA HF2627

Amends Iowa's wild animal depredation program eligibility from requiring specific "crop, horticultural product, tree, or nursery damage" to broader "economic loss to agriculture, horticulture, or silviculture operations" caused by wild animals

Expands deer shooting permit eligibility to include tenants (as defined under section 483A.24, subsection 2) in addition to landowners, with written landowner approval required

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

Requires the Iowa Department of Natural Resources director to maintain a memorandum of agreement with the USDA Animal Damage Control Division, with the wild animal depredation unit serving as liaison for affected producers

Maintains the $1,000 minimum economic loss threshold for permit issuance to landowners or tenants experiencing wild animal damage