Bill Text: IA HF2217 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the issuance of hunting licenses for farm owners and tenants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-02 - Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 200. [HF2217 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF2217-Introduced.html
House File 2217 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEARTSILL A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the issuance of hunting licenses for farm 2 owners and tenants. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6083YH (1) 87 js/rn PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraphs b and 1 2 c, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 b. Upon written application on forms furnished by the 1 4 department, the department shall issue annually without fee one 1 5 wild turkey license to the owner of a farm unit or to a member 1 6 of the owner's family, but not to both, and to the tenant or 1 7 to a member of the tenant's family, but not to both. The wild 1 8 turkey huntinglicenselicenses issued shall be valid only on 1 9 the farm unit for which an applicant qualifies pursuant to this 1 10 subsection and shall be equivalent to the least restrictive 1 11 license issued under section 481A.38. The owner or the tenant 1 12 need not reside on the farm unit to qualify for a free license 1 13 to hunt on that farm unit. The free turkey hunting licenses 1 14 issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be valid and may be 1 15 used during any bow or firearm turkey hunting season. 1 16 c. Upon written application on forms furnished by the 1 17 department, the department shall issue annually without fee two 1 18 deer hunting licenses, one antlered or any sex deer hunting 1 19 license and one antlerless deer only deer hunting license, to 1 20 the owner of a farm unit or a member of the owner's family, 1 21 but only a total of two licenses for both, and to the tenant 1 22 of a farm unit or a member of the tenant's family, but only 1 23 a total of two licenses for both. The deer hunting licenses 1 24 issued shall be valid only for use on the farm unit for which 1 25 the applicant applies pursuant to this paragraph. The owner or 1 26 the tenant need not reside on the farm unit to qualify for the 1 27 free deer hunting licenses to hunt on that farm unit. The free 1 28 deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to this paragraph shall 1 29 be valid and may be used during anyshotgunbow or firearm 1 30 deer hunting season. The licenses may be used to harvest deer 1 31 in two different seasons. In addition, a person who receives 1 32 a free deer hunting license pursuant to this paragraph shall 1 33 pay a one dollar fee for each license that shall be used 1 34 and is appropriated for the purpose of deer herd population 1 35 management, including assisting with the cost of processing 2 1 deer donated to the help us stop hunger program administered 2 2 by the commission. 2 3 EXPLANATION 2 4 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 5 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 6 This bill relates to the issuance of turkey and deer hunting 2 7 licenses for farm owners and tenants. Current law does not 2 8 specify when a farm owner, tenant, or family member of the farm 2 9 owner or tenant may use a free turkey hunting license on the 2 10 farm unit. The Code currently prevents a farm owner, tenant, 2 11 or family member of the farm owner or tenant from using a deer 2 12 hunting license issued without a fee from using the license in 2 13 any season other than during any shotgun season. 2 14 The bill allows a farm owner, tenant, or family member of the 2 15 farm owner or tenant to use the turkey or deer hunting licenses 2 16 issued without fee during any bow or firearm season. LSB 6083YH (1) 87 js/rn