{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-481a.137","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 481A.137","heading":"Abandonment of dead or injured wildlife.","body":"1. While taking or attempting to take game or fur-bearing animals, a person shall not abandon an injured game or fur-bearing animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the animal from the field. A person shall not leave a useable portion of game or a fur-bearing animal in the field.\n2. A person violating subsection 1 is subject to a scheduled fine as provided in section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph “e”.\n3. As used in this section, “useable portion” means the following:\na. For game, that part of an animal which is customarily processed for human consumption.\nb. For a fur-bearing animal, the fur or hide of the animal.\n4. This section does not apply to pigeons or crows.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION","Subchapter XII - CANCELLATIONS, SUSPENSIONS, REVOCATIONS, AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/481A.137.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"65f079b207ea8c0e3df6eaf4e75bc0cc57b8f27ac47fcf53a1a1ce8b404eb86a","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-481a.136","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-481a.138"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}