Iowa-2017-HF2217-Introduced
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:
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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 hunting license licenses 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 any shotgun bow 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.
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