House File 133 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 133 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 10) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the discharge of a firearm near buildings or 1 feedlots by certified law enforcement officers for training 2 purposes, providing penalties, and including effective date 3 provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1519HV (2) 85 av/nh

H.F. 133 Section 1. Section 481A.123, Code 2013, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. This section does not apply to the 3 discharge of a firearm for the purpose of developing and 4 retaining the shooting proficiency of certified law enforcement 5 officers on premises owned by the state, a county, or a 6 municipality, and operated by a law enforcement agency, which 7 are not open to the general public. 8 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 9 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 10 EXPLANATION 11 This bill provides that the statutory prohibition against 12 discharging a firearm within 200 yards of a building inhabited 13 by people or domestic livestock or within 200 yards of a 14 feedlot without the owner’s consent, does not apply to the 15 discharge of a firearm for the purpose of developing and 16 retaining the shooting proficiency of certified law enforcement 17 officers on certain premises. The premises must be owned by 18 the state, a county, or a municipality, operated by a law 19 enforcement agency, and not open to the general public. 20 A violation of the bill’s provisions is punishable with a 21 scheduled fine of $25. 22 The bill is effective upon enactment. 23 -1- LSB 1519HV (2) 85 av/nh 1/ 1