{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-481a.125a","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 481A.125A","heading":"Remote control or internet hunting — criminal and civil penalties.","body":"1. As used in this section, “remote control or internet hunting” means use of a computer or other electronic device, equipment, or software to remotely control the aiming or discharge of a firearm or other weapon, allowing a person who is not physically present to take a wild animal, a game bird or ungulate kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484B, or a preserve whitetail kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484C.\n2. A person shall not offer for sale, take, or assist in the taking of a wild animal, a game bird or ungulate kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484B, or a preserve whitetail kept on a hunting preserve under chapter 484C, by remote control or internet hunting.\n3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this section is punishable as a class “D” felony.\n4. In addition, any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty, which may be levied by the department, of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation of this section. The moneys collected from imposition of a civil penalty shall be deposited in the state fish and game protection fund.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION","Subchapter IX - PROHIBITED ACTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/481A.125A.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"2e7b5b1d81495f581a846b7fe1c121df1a744d143280fdb233fc14a265be7ab7","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-481a.125","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-481a.126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}