Iowa Code 481A.37 – Presumptive evidence
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It shall be presumptive evidence of a violation of the provisions of this chapter for any person to:
1. Have in possession any fish, game, furs, birds, birds’ nests, eggs or plumage, or animals, which have been unlawfully caught, taken, or killed.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 481A.37
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fish: means a member of the class Pisces. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Game: means all of the animals specified in this subsection except those designated as not protected, and includes the heads, skins, and any other parts, and the nests and eggs of birds and their plumage. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Person: shall mean any person, firm, partnership, or corporation. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
2. Be in possession of such fish, game, furs, birds, or animals at a time when or place where it shall be unlawful to take, catch, or kill the same, except game, birds or animals, during the first ten days of the closed season.
3. Have in possession any implements, devices, equipment, or means whatever of taking fish, birds, or animals protected by the Code at any place where the possession or use thereof is prohibited.