Bill Text: IA HSB669 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to nonresident deer hunting, creating a special nonresident hunting license, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-02-11 - Subcommittee: Bacon, Sieck and Staed. H.J. 252. [HSB669 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB669-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
669
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BACON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
nonresident
deer
hunting,
creating
a
1
special
nonresident
hunting
license,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.8,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
c.
(1)
The
commission
shall
annually
limit
to
six
thousand
3
the
number
of
nonresidents
allowed
to
have
antlered
or
any
4
sex
deer
hunting
licenses.
Of
the
six
thousand
nonresident
5
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
issued,
five
hundred
6
of
the
licenses
shall
be
reserved
for
nonresidents
who
have
7
made
a
reservation
with
a
hunting
guide
company
which
company
8
is
currently
registered
as
a
business
entity
with
the
secretary
9
of
state
and
has
maintained
registration
since
prior
to
July
10
1,
2019.
If
fewer
than
five
hundred
nonresidents
apply
for
11
a
reserved
license
by
the
application
deadline
set
by
the
12
commission
by
rule,
any
license
not
issued
shall
be
made
13
available
for
purchase
at
the
same
time
and
in
the
same
14
manner
as
other
excess
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
15
hunting
licenses.
Not
more
than
thirty-five
percent
of
the
16
issued
reserved
licenses
shall
be
bow
season
licenses.
The
17
nonresident
shall
provide
with
the
license
application
evidence
18
that
the
reservation
is
scheduled
during
a
period
in
which
the
19
license
is
valid.
Of
the
six
thousand
remaining
nonresident
20
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
issued,
not
more
21
than
thirty-five
percent
of
the
licenses
shall
be
bow
season
22
licenses.
23
(2)
Of
the
six
thousand
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
24
hunting
licenses
issued
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(1),
three
25
thousand
shall
be
allocated
for
issuance
as
part
of
the
license
26
made
available
in
section
483A.24,
subsection
19.
If
fewer
27
than
three
thousand
nonresidents
apply
for
a
license
under
28
section
483A.24,
subsection
19
by
the
application
deadline
set
29
by
the
commission
by
rule,
any
license
not
issued
shall
be
30
made
available
for
purchase
at
the
same
time
and
in
the
same
31
manner
as
other
excess
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
32
hunting
licenses.
Of
the
licenses
issued
pursuant
to
this
33
subparagraph
or
issued
as
excess
nonresident
antlered
or
any
34
sex
deer
hunting
licenses,
not
more
than
thirty-five
percent
of
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the
licenses
shall
be
bow
season
licenses.
1
(3)
A
fee
of
six
hundred
fifty
dollars
shall
be
paid
for
2
an
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
license
issued
pursuant
3
to
this
paragraph
that
is
not
part
of
a
nonresident
hunting
4
license
available
under
section
483A.24,
subsection
19.
5
(2)
(4)
After
the
six
thousand
antlered
or
any
sex
6
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
have
been
issued,
all
7
additional
licenses
shall
be
issued
for
antlerless
deer
8
only.
The
commission
shall
annually
determine
the
number
of
9
nonresident
antlerless
deer
only
deer
hunting
licenses
that
10
will
be
available
for
issuance.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.8,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
5.
a.
The
commission
shall
make
available
one
thousand
14
nonresident
landowner
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
15
for
use
on
the
nonresident’s
land.
Such
licenses
are
not
16
subject
to
the
limits
established
in
subsection
3,
paragraph
17
“c”
.
A
fee
of
six
hundred
fifty
dollars
shall
be
paid
for
a
18
nonresident
landowner
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
license.
19
b.
A
nonresident
owning
land
in
this
state
may
apply
for
20
a
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
license
,
and
21
the
provisions
of
subsection
3
shall
apply
or
a
nonresident
22
landowner
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
license
.
However,
23
if
a
nonresident
owning
land
in
this
state
is
unsuccessful
24
in
obtaining
one
of
the
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
25
hunting
licenses
or
one
of
the
nonresident
landowner
antlered
26
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
,
the
landowner
shall
be
given
27
preference
for
one
of
the
antlerless
deer
only
nonresident
28
deer
hunting
licenses
available
pursuant
to
subsection
3
.
A
29
nonresident
owning
land
in
this
state
shall
pay
the
fee
for
30
a
nonresident
antlerless
only
deer
hunting
license
and
the
31
license
shall
be
valid
to
hunt
on
the
nonresident’s
land
only.
32
If
one
or
more
parcels
of
land
have
multiple
nonresident
33
owners,
only
one
of
the
nonresident
owners
is
eligible
for
34
a
nonresident
antlerless
only
deer
hunting
license.
If
a
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nonresident
jointly
owns
land
in
this
state
with
a
resident,
1
the
nonresident
shall
not
be
given
preference
for
a
nonresident
2
antlerless
only
deer
hunting
license.
The
department
may
3
require
proof
of
land
ownership
from
a
nonresident
landowner
4
applying
for
a
nonresident
antlerless
only
deer
hunting
5
license.
Not
more
than
thirty-five
percent
of
the
antlered
6
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
issued
under
this
subsection
7
shall
be
bow
season
licenses.
8
Sec.
3.
Section
483A.24,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
9
following
new
subsection:
10
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
19.
The
commission
shall
make
available
11
to
a
nonresident
a
license
authorizing
the
nonresident
to
12
hunt
for
and
take
one
antlered
deer,
one
antlerless
deer,
one
13
turkey
in
the
fall
season,
and
one
coyote.
Additionally,
the
14
license
shall
authorize
the
nonresident
to
hunt
for
pheasant
15
during
the
fall
pheasant
season
and
small
game
during
all
small
16
game
seasons
established
by
the
commission.
The
commission
17
shall
charge
a
fee
of
one
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
upon
18
issuance
of
such
license,
except
that
a
nonresident
landowner
19
eligible
to
purchase
a
nonresident
landowner
antlered
or
any
20
sex
deer
hunting
license
pursuant
to
section
483A.8,
subsection
21
5,
may
purchase
that
license
as
part
of
the
license
available
22
under
this
subsection
and
the
total
fee
shall
be
one
thousand
23
two
hundred
dollars.
A
nonresident
landowner
who
purchases
24
a
nonresident
landowner
deer
hunting
license
as
part
of
the
25
license
available
under
this
subsection
shall
hunt
for
antlered
26
deer
only
on
the
nonresident’s
land,
but
may
hunt
other
game
27
as
permitted
by
law.
A
license
issued
under
this
subsection
28
is
subject
to
the
limits
for
antlered
deer
established
in
29
section
483A.8,
subsection
3,
paragraph
“c”
,
or
section
483A.8,
30
subsection
5,
and
not
more
than
thirty-five
percent
of
the
31
licenses
issued
under
this
section
shall
allow
for
the
hunting
32
of
an
antlered
deer
with
a
bow.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
relates
to
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
2
issued
by
the
natural
resource
commission.
Currently,
the
3
commission
issues
up
to
6,000
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
4
licenses
to
nonresidents,
which
are
allocated
among
zones
based
5
on
deer
populations.
Not
more
than
35
percent
of
the
licenses
6
shall
be
bow
season
licenses.
7
The
bill
requires
the
commission
to
reserve
500
of
the
8
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
for
9
nonresidents
who
have
made
a
reservation
with
a
hunting
10
guide
company
which
company
is
currently
registered
as
a
11
business
entity
with
the
secretary
of
state
and
has
maintained
12
registration
since
prior
to
July
1,
2019.
If
fewer
than
500
13
nonresidents
apply
for
a
reserved
license
by
the
application
14
deadline
set
by
the
commission,
the
excess
reserved
licenses
15
shall
be
available
for
purchase
in
the
same
manner
as
other
16
excess
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses.
17
A
nonresident
shall
include
with
the
license
application
18
evidence
that
the
reservation
is
scheduled
for
a
time
during
19
which
the
license
is
valid.
Not
more
than
35
percent
of
the
20
issued
reserved
licenses
and
not
more
than
35
percent
of
the
21
remaining
licenses
shall
be
bow
season
licenses.
22
Additionally,
the
bill
provides
that
3,000
of
the
23
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
shall
24
be
allocated
for
issuance
as
part
of
a
type
of
combination
25
license
commonly
referred
to
as
a
“grand
slam
license”.
The
26
combination
license
is
available
for
purchase
to
a
nonresident
27
for
a
fee
of
$1,500
and
allows
the
nonresident
to
hunt
for
and
28
take
one
antlered
deer,
one
antlerless
deer,
one
wild
turkey
29
during
the
fall
wild
turkey
hunting
season,
and
one
coyote.
30
Additionally,
the
license
allows
the
nonresident
to
hunt
for
31
pheasants
during
the
fall
pheasant
season
and
for
small
game
32
during
all
small
game
seasons
established
by
the
natural
33
resource
commission.
Not
more
than
35
percent
of
such
licenses
34
shall
authorize
an
antlered
deer
to
be
taken
with
a
bow.
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The
bill
also
allocates
1,000
nonresident
landowner
antlered
1
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
to
eligible
nonresidents
who
2
own
land
in
the
state.
The
nonresident
landowner
antlered
or
3
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
are
not
included
in
the
limits
4
established
for
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
5
licenses.
The
nonresident
landowner
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
6
hunting
license
shall
be
available
for
a
fee
of
$650.
A
7
nonresident
landowner
may
purchase
a
nonresident
landowner
8
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
license
as
part
of
a
grand
9
slam
license
for
a
total
fee
of
$1,200,
but
the
nonresident
may
10
only
hunt
for
antlered
deer
on
the
nonresident’s
property
when
11
using
the
grand
slam
license
in
such
manner.
12
A
person
who
violates
a
provision
of
this
bill
is
subject
to
13
a
scheduled
fine
of
$25.
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