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Iowa Code Title XI. Natural Resources [Chs. 455-485] § 484B.4A. Minimum enclosed acreage--exceptions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A hunting preserve on which elk are kept must include at least three hundred twenty contiguous acres which are enclosed by a fence as required pursuant to section 484B.5. However, a person may keep elk only on a hunting preserve that includes a fewer number of enclosed acres if either of the following applies:

1. The commission grants a waiver for the hunting preserve according to terms and conditions required by the commission. The hunting preserve must include at least one hundred sixty contiguous acres.

2. a. The hunting preserve was operated as a business on January 1, 2005.

b. If the hunting preserve operated as a business on January 1, 2005, the landowner or the landowner's successor in interest may sell or otherwise transfer ownership of the hunting preserve to another person who may continue to operate the hunting preserve in the same manner as the landowner. However, this paragraph shall not apply if the owner of the hunting preserve or any successor in interest fails to meet the licensing requirements of section 484B.4 each year.

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