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IA SF654

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ways & Means

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Tree stands used for deer hunting on public land must display a metal plate with the owner's department-issued identification number, with violations subject to a $30 fine

  • Owners of tree stands placed on public land are not liable for property damage or injuries resulting from another person's use of their stand

  • Property owners, their agents, or drainage districts may destroy dens or breach/alter beaver dams to protect their property without needing written permission from a department officer

  • Traps and snares used for taking fur-bearing animals may now be labeled with either the user's department-issued identification number or their name and address

  • Maximum fur dealer license fee set at $50 annually for both residents and nonresidents, reduced from current fees of $264 for residents and up to $586.50 for nonresidents

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to wildlife, including the treatment of beaver dams, identification for traps, snares, and tree stands, and maximum fur dealer license fees, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SF 260, SSB 1093.)

Last Action

Subcommittee recommends passage.

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means1/13/2026
Ways and Means5/9/2025

Full Bill Text

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