Everyone who wishes to have the opportunity to hunt doves in Iowa, Your Urgent & Consistent message of Support for SF25 the Iowa Dove Bill should be sent to all members of the committee as soon
as possible.

I would strongly encourage everyone to draft their own letter in support of the Dove Bill and e mail every Senator on the list provided. 

Please pass this letter along to your Iowa membership and ask them to help by sending e mails.

Every bit of effort counts and everyone's support is necessary. Again this is another year we have a chance
to voice our Support for the Iowa Dove Bill SF25.


SF25    A BILL FOR

1 An Act allowing the establishment of an open season for hunting
2 mourning doves.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN

1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.48, subsection 1, Code 2009, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. No A person, except as otherwise provided by law, shall
1 4 not willfully disturb, pursue, shoot, kill, take or attempt to
1 5 take or have in possession any of the following game birds or
1 6 animals except within the open season established by the
1 7 commission: Gray or fox squirrel, bobwhite quail, cottontail
1 8 or jackrabbit, duck, snipe, pheasant, goose, woodcock,
1 9 partridge, mourning dove, coot, rail, ruffed grouse, wild
1 10 turkey, pigeons, or deer. The seasons, bag limits, possession
1 11 limits, and locality shall be established by the department or
1 12 commission under the authority of sections 456A.24, 481A.38,
1 13 and 481A.39.
1 14 EXPLANATION
1 15 This bill authorizes the natural resource commission to
1 16 establish an open season for hunting mourning doves.
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