Draft chapter 41: Public Health and Safety
§ 41.14 Hunting
The 2026 draft's § 41.14 beside the current code's § 41.11: removed words are struck through, added words underlined.
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A comparison with the August 2026 draft recodification prepared by Iowa Codification for the City. The draft has not been adopted and can still change; the current code (unofficial compilation) governs until a recodified Code is adopted. Matches between sections are made by machine from the texts and are reviewed where uncertain.
Renumbered or moved largely rewritten (66% same words)
Notable changes
- New requirement: …the landowner to allow hunting on the property. The landowner shall clearly mark those areas upon which hunting is requested. Permission shall be granted unless such activity would…
What changed
Word-level comparison of the current text with the draft's; spacing and paragraph breaks come from the documents' text. Footnotes are left out.
Current code
§ 41.11 Hunting
Hunting is allowed in areas zoned A-1 (Agricultural) upon application by the landowner to allow hunting on the property. Permission shall be granted unless such activity would be expected to violate any Federal or State law or regulation governing the use of firearms or hunting, including (but not limited to) the provisions of Section 481A.123 of the Code of Iowa. The landowner shall clearly mark those areas upon which hunting is requested.
2026 draft
§ 41.14 Hunting
Hunting may be allowed upon application by the landowner to the City to allow hunting on the property. The landowner shall clearly mark those areas upon which hunting is requested. Permission shall be granted unless such activity would be expected to violate any State or federal law governing the use of firearms or hunting, including (but not limited to) the provisions of Section 481A.123 of the Code of Iowa. Each person wishing to hunt within the City limits must possess a State hunting license.
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