Iowa Code 170.4 – Requirements for keeping whitetail — fence certification
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 170.4
- Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 170.1
- Farm deer: means an animal belonging to the cervidae family and classified as part of the dama species of the dama genus, commonly referred to as fallow deer; part of the elaphus species of the cervus genus, commonly referred to as red deer or elk; part of the virginianus species of the odocoileus genus, commonly referred to as whitetail; part of the hemionus species of the odocoileus genus, commonly referred to as mule deer; part of the nippon species of the cervus genus, commonly referred to as sika; or part of the alces species of the alces genus, commonly referred to as moose. See Iowa Code 170.1
- Fence: means a boundary fence which encloses farm deer within a landowner's property as required to be constructed and maintained pursuant to section 170. See Iowa Code 170.1
- Landowner: means a person who holds an interest in land, including a titleholder or tenant. See Iowa Code 170.1
A landowner shall not keep whitetail as farm deer, unless the whitetail is kept on land which is enclosed by a fence. The fence must be constructed and maintained as prescribed by rules adopted by the department. A landowner shall not keep the whitetail unless the fence is certified in a manner and according to procedures required by the department. The fence shall be constructed and maintained to ensure that whitetail are kept in the enclosure and that other deer are excluded from the enclosure. A fence that is constructed on or after May 23, 2003, shall be at least eight feet in height above ground level. The department of agriculture and land stewardship may require that the fence is inspected and approved prior to certification. The department of natural resources may periodically inspect the fence according to appointment with the enclosure’s landowner.