1. A landowner shall not keep whitetail unless the whitetail are kept as preserve whitetail pursuant to this chapter or as farm deer pursuant to chapter 170.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 484C.2

  • Department: means the department of natural resources as created pursuant to section 455A. See Iowa Code 484C.1
  • Landowner: means a person who holds an interest in land, including a titleholder. See Iowa Code 484C.1
  • Preserve whitetail: means whitetail kept on a hunting preserve. See Iowa Code 484C.1
  • Whitetail: means an animal belonging to the cervidae family and classified as part of the virginianus species of the odocoileus genus. See Iowa Code 484C.1
 2. This chapter authorizes the department of natural resources to regulate preserve whitetail. However, the department of agriculture and land stewardship shall regulate whitetail kept as farm deer pursuant to chapter 170.