A bill for an act relating to open season exceptions for taking geese.

HF 866 amends Iowa law to allow agricultural property owners or tenants outside city limits to take geese on their land without prior permission if they deem the geese a nuisance, expanding an existing exception that already covers raccoons, opossums, and skunks. The bill permits destruction or temporary possession using methods like cage traps or shooting, but only for geese not protected under federal law (like those covered by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act). It does not create a new hunting season but allows landowners to address geese causing damage during non-hunting periods. The bill applies specifically to nuisance management on agricultural properties, excluding federally protected species.