Pen-reared pheasants — release by landowners and tenants.

1. As used in this section , “pen-reared pheasant” means a Chinese ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus) and its subspecies which originates from a captive population and which has been propagated and held by a hatchery. For the purposes of this section “pen-reared pheasant” does not include a Reeves (Syrmaticus reevesii) or Lady Amherst (Chrysolophus amherstiae) pheasant, a subspecies of the Chinese ring-necked pheasant classified as a Japanese (Phasianus versicolor) or a Black-necked (P. colchicus colchicus) pheasant, or a melanistic mutant (black, white, or other color mix) of the Chinese ring-necked pheasant. This subsection is not applicable to game birds released for officially sanctioned field meets or trials and retriever meets or trials on private land pursuant to section 481A.22 , pen-raised game birds used on private land pursuant to section 481A.56 , or game birds released on hunting preserves pursuant to chapter 484B . 2. Notwithstanding section 481A.60 , an owner or tenant of land may obtain pen-reared pheasants from a hatchery approved by the department, and raise or release the pen-reared pheasants on the owner’s or tenant’s land. A person shall not relocate a pen-reared pheasant to any other land. 3. A person taking a pen-reared pheasant shall comply with all requirements provided in this chapter and chapter 483A . 2010 Acts, ch 1180, §1 ; 2012 Acts, ch 1118, §5 ; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §143 Referred to in §484B.3