481A.59 Pigeons — interference prohibited.
1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, except the owner or the owner’s representatives, to shoot, kill, maim, injure, steal, capture, detain, or to interfere with any homing pigeon, commonly called “carrier pigeon”, which shall at the time, have the name, initials, or other identification of its owner, stamped, marked, or attached thereon; or to remove any mark, band, or other means of identification from such pigeon which has the name, initials, or emblem of the owner stamped or marked upon it.
2. A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished as is provided in section 481A.32.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.59]
C93, §481A.59
2018 Acts, ch 1026, §152