Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2112: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the retrieval of wounded deer by use of a registered unmanned aerial vehicle, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
An Act relating to the retrieval of wounded deer by use of a registered unmanned aerial vehicle, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the retrieval of wounded deer by use of a registered unmanned aerial vehicle, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, January 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the retrieval of wounded deer by use of a registered unmanned aerial vehicle, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5044YH (4) sb/js H.F. 2112 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 481A.56B Retrieval of wounded deer by use of a registered unmanned aerial vehicle. 1. A person having a valid hunting license and a valid deer hunting license who has wounded a deer while hunting or a person with a valid hunting license accompanying the person who has wounded a deer while hunting may use a registered unmanned aerial vehicle to track and retrieve the wounded deer. The person who has wounded a deer may dispatch the deer using a legal method of take authorized by the person's deer hunting license consistent with all rules and regulations for that season. The person who has wounded a deer shall not use that method of take to hunt, wound, or kill any animal other than the deer that the hunter is tracking, except in self-defense. Using a registered unmanned aerial vehicle on private property is permissible at any hour with consent of the property owner. 2. All unmanned aerial vehicles must be registered with the department of natural resources and the federal aviation administration. The commission shall implement …
Sponsors
- Jones, Megan (R, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/09/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Mommsen, Gjerde and Wulf. H.J. 196 .
- : Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 120 .
Subjects: drones, deer, hunting, unmanned aerial vehicles
Common questions
- What is HF2112?
- HF2112 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the retrieval of wounded deer by use of a registered unmanned aerial vehicle, and providing penalties.
- What does HF2112 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the retrieval of wounded deer by use of a registered unmanned aerial vehicle, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF2112?
- In committee as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (February 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2112?
- Jones, Megan (R, 6).
- Where is the official record for HF2112?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2112&ga=91
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