Bill Text: IA HF2329 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the issuance of special hunting licenses to certain nonresident disabled veterans and disabled members of the armed forces serving on active federal service. (Formerly HF 2026)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-17 - Amendment S-5214 filed. S.J. 815. [HF2329 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2329-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the issuance of special hunting licenses to certain nonresident disabled veterans and disabled members of the armed forces serving on active federal service. (Formerly HF 2026)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-17 - Amendment S-5214 filed. S.J. 815. [HF2329 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2329-Introduced.html
House
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2026)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
issuance
of
special
hunting
licenses
1
to
certain
nonresident
disabled
veterans.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.24,
subsections
3
and
4,
Code
1
Supplement
2011,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
The
director
shall
provide
up
to
seventy-five
3
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
for
allocation
as
provided
4
in
this
subsection.
5
a.
Thirty-five
of
the
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
6
shall
be
allocated
as
requested
by
a
majority
of
a
committee
7
consisting
of
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
speaker
of
8
the
house
of
representatives,
and
director
of
the
economic
9
development
authority,
or
their
designees.
The
licenses
10
provided
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
in
addition
11
to
the
number
of
nonresident
licenses
authorized
pursuant
12
to
section
483A.8
.
The
purpose
of
the
special
nonresident
13
licenses
is
to
allow
state
officials
and
local
development
14
groups
to
promote
the
state
and
its
natural
resources
to
15
nonresident
guests
and
dignitaries.
Photographs,
videotapes,
16
or
any
other
form
of
media
resulting
from
the
hunting
17
visitation
shall
not
be
used
for
political
campaign
purposes.
18
The
nonresident
licenses
shall
be
issued
without
application
19
upon
payment
of
the
nonresident
deer
hunting
license
fee
and
20
the
wildlife
habitat
fee.
The
licenses
are
valid
in
all
zones
21
open
to
deer
hunting.
The
hunter
safety
and
ethics
education
22
certificate
requirement
pursuant
to
section
483A.27
is
waived
23
for
a
nonresident
issued
a
license
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
24
b.
Forty
of
the
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
shall
be
25
allocated
as
provided
in
subsection
4A.
26
4.
The
director
shall
provide
up
to
twenty-five
27
seventy-five
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
licenses
for
28
allocation
as
provided
in
this
subsection.
29
a.
Thirty-five
of
the
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
30
licenses
shall
be
allocated
as
requested
by
a
majority
of
a
31
committee
consisting
of
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
32
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives,
and
director
of
the
33
economic
development
authority,
or
their
designees.
The
34
licenses
provided
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
in
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addition
to
the
number
of
nonresident
licenses
authorized
1
pursuant
to
section
483A.7
.
The
purpose
of
the
special
2
nonresident
licenses
is
to
allow
state
officials
and
local
3
development
groups
to
promote
the
state
and
its
natural
4
resources
to
nonresident
guests
and
dignitaries.
Photographs,
5
videotapes,
or
any
other
form
of
media
resulting
from
the
6
hunting
visitation
shall
not
be
used
for
political
campaign
7
purposes.
The
nonresident
licenses
shall
be
issued
without
8
application
upon
payment
of
the
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
9
license
fee
and
the
wildlife
habitat
fee.
The
licenses
are
10
valid
in
all
zones
open
to
wild
turkey
hunting.
The
hunter
11
safety
and
ethics
education
certificate
requirement
pursuant
to
12
section
483A.27
is
waived
for
a
nonresident
issued
a
license
13
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
14
b.
Forty
of
the
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
licenses
15
shall
be
allocated
as
provided
in
subsection
4A.
16
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.24,
Code
Supplement
2011,
is
amended
by
17
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
Forty
of
the
nonresident
deer
19
hunting
licenses
and
wild
turkey
hunting
licenses
allocated
20
when
subsections
3
and
4
shall
be
available
for
issuance
to
21
nonresidents
who
have
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
22
States
on
active
federal
service
and
who
were
disabled
during
23
the
veteran’s
military
service
to
enable
the
disabled
veteran
24
to
participate
in
a
hunt
that
is
conducted
by
an
organization
25
that
conducts
hunting
experiences
in
this
state
for
disabled
26
veterans.
The
licenses
shall
be
issued
as
follows:
27
a.
The
department
shall
prepare
an
application
to
be
used
by
28
a
person
requesting
a
special
license
under
this
subsection.
29
(1)
The
department
shall
verify
that
the
license
will
be
30
used
by
the
applicant
in
connection
with
a
hunt
conducted
by
31
an
approved
organization
that
conducts
hunting
experiences
32
in
this
state
for
disabled
veterans.
The
department
shall
33
specify,
by
rules
adopted
under
chapter
17A,
what
requirements
34
an
organization
must
meet
in
order
to
be
approved
to
conduct
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hunts
for
disabled
veterans
who
obtain
licenses
under
this
1
subsection.
2
(2)
The
department
of
veterans
affairs
shall
assist
the
3
department
in
verifying
the
status
or
claims
of
applicants
4
under
this
subsection.
As
used
in
this
subsection,
“disabled”
5
means
entitled
to
a
service
connected
rating
under
38
U.S.C.
6
ch.
11
with
a
degree
of
disability
of
thirty
percent
or
more
or
7
a
person
who
is
on
active
duty
and
has
been
awarded
the
purple
8
heart
for
disabilities
incurred
in
action.
9
b.
A
license
issued
under
this
subsection
shall
be
in
10
addition
to
the
number
of
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
11
licenses
authorized
pursuant
to
section
483A.7
and
nonresident
12
deer
hunting
licenses
authorized
pursuant
to
section
483A.8.
13
However,
a
nonresident
who
obtains
a
license
pursuant
to
14
this
subsection
is
not
eligible
to
obtain
a
nonresident
deer
15
hunting
license
or
wild
turkey
hunting
license
under
any
other
16
provision
of
law.
17
c.
A
disabled
veteran
who
receives
a
special
license
18
under
this
subsection
shall
purchase
a
hunting
license,
and
19
a
wild
turkey
hunting
license
or
a
deer
hunting
license,
if
20
applicable,
and
pay
the
wildlife
habitat
fee,
all
for
the
same
21
fee
that
is
charged
to
resident
hunters.
If
hunting
deer,
22
the
disabled
veteran
shall
also
pay
a
one
dollar
fee
that
23
shall
be
used
and
is
appropriated
for
the
purpose
of
deer
herd
24
population
management,
including
assisting
with
the
cost
of
25
processing
deer
donated
to
the
help
us
stop
hunger
program
26
administered
by
the
commission.
27
d.
A
disabled
veteran
who
receives
a
special
license
under
28
this
subsection
shall
complete
the
hunter
safety
and
ethics
29
education
course.
30
e.
A
license
issued
under
this
subsection
is
valid
for
use
31
only
on
a
hunt
conducted
by
an
organization
approved
under
this
32
subsection.
33
f.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
under
chapter
17A
for
34
the
administration
of
this
subsection.
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EXPLANATION
1
This
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
2
natural
resources
to
issue
special
deer
hunting
licenses
and
3
wild
turkey
hunting
licenses
to
certain
nonresident
disabled
4
veterans
for
use
on
hunts
conducted
by
organizations
that
5
conduct
hunting
experiences
in
the
state
for
disabled
veterans.
6
The
director
is
required
to
make
available
40
of
the
75
7
special
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
that
are
currently
8
allocated
by
a
committee
to
promote
the
state
and
its
natural
9
resources
to
nonresident
guests
and
dignitaries,
for
issuance
10
to
nonresident
disabled
veterans.
The
director
is
also
11
required
to
increase
the
number
of
special
nonresident
wild
12
turkey
hunting
licenses
from
25
to
75,
and
to
make
40
of
those
13
licenses
available
for
issuance
to
disabled
veterans.
14
The
special
licenses
must
be
used
in
connection
with
a
hunt
15
conducted
by
an
approved
organization
that
conducts
hunting
16
experiences
in
the
state
for
disabled
veterans.
The
department
17
is
to
adopt
rules
specifying
what
requirements
an
organization
18
must
meet
to
be
approved.
19
The
special
licenses
are
available
to
nonresident
veterans
20
who
are
entitled
to
a
service
connected
rating
under
federal
21
law
with
a
degree
of
disability
of
30
percent
or
more
or
to
22
nonresidents
who
are
on
active
military
duty
and
have
been
23
awarded
the
purple
heart
for
disabilities
incurred
in
action.
24
The
department
of
veterans
affairs
shall
assist
the
department
25
in
verifying
the
status
of
applicants
for
the
licenses.
26
The
special
licenses
are
in
addition
to
the
number
of
27
nonresident
wild
turkey
and
deer
hunting
licenses
that
are
28
otherwise
authorized
by
law.
A
nonresident
who
obtains
one
29
of
the
special
licenses
is
not
eligible
to
obtain
another
30
nonresident
wild
turkey
or
deer
hunting
license
under
any
other
31
provision
of
law.
32
A
nonresident
who
purchases
a
special
license
must
also
33
purchase
a
hunting
license,
and
pay
the
wildlife
habitat
fee,
34
all
for
the
same
fees
as
a
resident
hunter.
A
nonresident
who
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purchases
a
special
deer
hunting
license
must
also
pay
the
1
$1
fee
for
the
purpose
of
deer
herd
population
management,
2
including
assisting
with
the
cost
of
processing
deer
donated
to
3
the
help
us
stop
hunger
program.
4
A
disabled
veteran
who
receives
one
of
the
special
licenses
5
must
complete
the
hunter
safety
and
ethics
education
course.
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