Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024
(1)Placement. No person shall set or maintain any snare in any public road right-of-way so that the snare when fully extended can touch any fence. Snares may not be attached to a drag.(2)Loop size. No snare when set will have a loop larger than 8 inches in horizontal measurement except for snares set with at least one-half of the loop underwater or snares set on private land other than roadsides within 30 yards of a pond, lake, drainage ditch, creek, stream or river shall not have a loop larger than 11 inches in horizontal measurement.(3)Deer locks. All snares must have a functional deer lock that will not allow the snare loop to close smaller than 21/2 inches in diameter.(4)Mechanical snares. It shall be illegal to set any mechanically powered snare designed to capture an animal by the neck or body unless such snares are placed completely underwater.Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-110.2