Bill Text: IA HF322 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to free deer hunting licenses issued to owners and tenants of farm units.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-23 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. [HF322 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-HF322-Introduced.html
House File 322 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 322 BY HORA A BILL FOR An Act relating to free deer hunting licenses issued to owners 1 and tenants of farm units. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2148YH (2) 90 js/rn
H.F. 322 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. (1) Upon written application on forms furnished by the 3 department, the department shall issue annually without fee two 4 deer hunting licenses, one antlered or any sex deer hunting 5 license and one antlerless deer only deer hunting license, to 6 the owner of a farm unit or a member of the owner’s family, 7 but only a total of two licenses for both, and to the tenant 8 of a farm unit or a member of the tenant’s family, but only 9 a total of two licenses for both. The deer hunting licenses 10 issued shall be valid only for use on the farm unit for which 11 the applicant applies pursuant to this paragraph subparagraph . 12 The owner or the tenant need not reside on the farm unit to 13 qualify for the free deer hunting licenses to hunt on that farm 14 unit. The free deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to this 15 paragraph subparagraph shall be valid and may be used during 16 any bow or firearm deer hunting season. The licenses may be 17 used to harvest deer in two different seasons. In addition, 18 a person who receives a free deer hunting license pursuant to 19 this paragraph subparagraph shall pay a one dollar fee for each 20 license that shall be used and is appropriated for the purpose 21 of deer herd population management, including assisting with 22 the cost of processing deer donated to the help us stop hunger 23 program administered by the commission. 24 (2) After receiving a license pursuant to subparagraph (1), 25 the recipient of the license may sell or otherwise transfer the 26 license to another person for use on the property. The other 27 person must have a valid hunting license in order to use a deer 28 hunting license issued pursuant to subparagraph (1). 29 EXPLANATION 30 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 31 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 32 This bill relates to free deer hunting licenses issued to 33 owners and tenants of farm units. Under current law, upon 34 application, the department of natural resources shall issue 35 -1- LSB 2148YH (2) 90 js/rn 1/ 2
H.F. 322 annually without fee two deer hunting licenses, one antlered 1 or any sex deer hunting license and one antlerless deer only 2 deer hunting license, to the owner of a farm unit or a member of 3 the owner’s family, but only a total of two licenses for both, 4 and to the tenant of a farm unit or a member of the tenant’s 5 family, but only a total of two licenses for both. The free 6 deer hunting licenses are valid only for use on the farm unit 7 and may be used during any bow or firearm deer hunting season. 8 After receiving a free deer hunting license, the bill 9 authorizes the recipient of the license to sell or otherwise 10 transfer the license to another person for use on the property. 11 The other person must have a valid hunting license in order to 12 use the free deer hunting license. 13 -2- LSB 2148YH (2) 90 js/rn 2/ 2
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