Bill Text: IA HSB205 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to hunting by persons with disabilities arising from military service.(See HF 582.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 582. [HSB205 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB205-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
205
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
INGELS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
hunting
by
persons
with
disabilities
arising
1
from
military
service.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35A.14,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
Moneys
appropriated
to
or
received
3
by
the
department
for
purposes
of
this
section
may
be
used
4
to
issue
a
grant
for
the
purchase
of
an
archery
season
deer
5
hunting
license
and
tag
by
a
veteran
who
is
eligible
under
6
subsection
4.
A
veteran
receiving
a
license
and
tag
under
7
this
subsection
is
authorized
to
use
a
crossbow
in
any
archery
8
season
while
hunting
with
the
tag
pursuant
to
section
483A.8.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.4,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
person
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
12
the
United
States
and
has
an
injury
arising
from
that
person’s
13
military
service.
14
Sec.
3.
Section
483A.8,
subsection
8,
Code
2023,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
8.
a.
The
commission
shall
adopt
a
rule
rules
permitting
17
a
resident
to
use
a
crossbow
for
taking
deer
during
the
late
18
season
that
is
designated
for
taking
deer
by
muzzleloading
19
rifle
or
muzzleloading
pistol.
20
b.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
allowing
a
person
21
who
has
a
permanent
disability
due
to
an
injury
specified
in
22
section
483A.4,
subsection
3,
to
use
a
crossbow
while
hunting
23
with
a
tag
designated
for
use
in
any
archery
season.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
hunting
by
persons
with
disabilities
28
arising
from
military
service.
Current
law
provides
a
29
definition
of
“permanent
disability”
for
the
purposes
of
30
obtaining
a
hunting
or
fishing
license.
A
resident
who
has
a
31
permanent
disability
may
purchase
a
hunting
or
fur
harvester
32
license
that
does
not
include
the
wildlife
habitat
fee.
33
Additionally,
a
resident
who
has
a
permanent
disability
whose
34
income
falls
below
the
federal
poverty
guidelines
may
receive
a
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free
annual
fishing
or
combined
hunting
and
fishing
license.
1
The
bill
adds
a
person
who
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
2
United
States
and
has
an
injury
arising
from
that
person’s
3
military
service
to
the
definition
of
“permanent
disability”.
4
The
bill
requires
the
natural
resource
commission
to
adopt
5
rules
allowing
a
person
who
has
a
permanent
disability
based
6
on
an
injury
arising
from
that
person’s
military
service
to
7
use
a
crossbow
while
hunting
with
a
tag
designated
for
use
in
8
any
archery
season.
Moneys
appropriated
to
or
received
by
the
9
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
for
purposes
of
funding
the
10
injured
veterans
grant
program
may
be
used
to
issue
a
grant
for
11
the
purchase
of
an
archery
season
deer
hunting
license
and
tag
12
by
a
veteran
who
is
otherwise
eligible
to
receive
a
grant
under
13
the
program.
A
veteran
receiving
a
license
and
tag
through
the
14
use
of
a
grant
is
authorized
to
use
a
crossbow
in
any
archery
15
season
while
hunting
with
the
tag.
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