§ 4.21.010. Definitions.

The following terms shall be defined as follows:

"Antlerless" means a deer with no visible forked antler.

"Arrow" shall be limited to the arrows allowed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR); except, a hunter with a disability may qualify under DNR guidelines to use an alternative propelled device.

"Bow" shall be limited to the bows allowed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR); except, a hunter with a disability may qualify under DNR guidelines to use an alternative bow.

"Button buck" means a male deer with antlers that are less than three inches long.

"Elevated stand" means at a height of at least six vertical feet off the ground in a manufactured stand (tree stand, ladder stand, tripod, quad pod, or tower), with an approved safety harness or safety system attached to the stand, to ensure that the hunter's body is not in contact with the ground and to ensure a downward thrust of the arrow released by bow hunting; except, a hunter with a disability may qualify under DNR guidelines to use an alternative to the elevated stand.

"Permission form" means a document issued by the city, which requires the hunter to receive written authorization from the property owner or property manager for the hunter to hunt on the private property, and to file the document with the city.

"Turkey" means a female wild turkey.

"Urban antlerless deer license" means a document issued by the DNR in addition to the small game hunting license to allow a bow hunter to harvest an antlerless deer under the city's urban bow hunting program.

"Usable portion" means any part of a deer or turkey that is customarily processed for consumption.

(Ord. 6008 § 1, 2008).

(Ord. No. 6210, § 1, 7-14-2014; Ord. No. 6241, § 1, 8-24-2015).