IA DNR: West Des Moines ordinance hunting within city limits

GOOSE HUNTING WITHIN WEST DES MOINES CITY LIMITS

The West Des Moines Police Department has received numerous letters and phone calls from hunters interested in the Special Canada goose season (September 1-15). The West Des Moines Police Department has asked that we inform hunters that the City of West Des Moines does have an ordinance (5-2-7-5) in effect that allows waterfowl hunting during this early goose season within the city limits of West Des Moines under the following conditions:

Goose hunting within the West Des Moines city limits is allowed provided that:
1) hunting is done on PRIVATE LAND, and
2) the land is ZONED AGRICULTURAL or OPEN SPACE, and
3) the land is a MINIMUM OF 20 CONTIGUOUS ACRES, and
4) LANDOWNER PERMISSION was obtained in advance, and
5) hunting is done in accordance with the Code of Iowa, administrative rules of the Iowa DNR, and Federal regulations regarding the taking of migratory birds.

Excerpted from the City of West Des Moines ordinance (5-2-7-5)
"A.1. On private property which is zoned as agricultural land or open space and/or classified by the county assessor of the county in which the land is located as agriculture land or forest preserve and with the permission of the landowner; and:

c. Which is a minimum of twenty (20) contiguous acres or more in size and the hunting activity is for migratory waterfowl and is done using a shotgun with shot ammunition and in accordance with the code of Iowa and the administrative rules adopted by the Iowa department of natural resources."

For complete information regarding hunting in the City of West Des Moines
see the Hunting Section of West Des Moines City Code.

Hunters needing additional information concerning the city limits of West Des Moines and/or hunting within the West Des Moines city limits may contact the West Des Moines Police Department.