Bill Text: IA SF581 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to fishing and hunting licenses and permits. (Formerly SF 464, SF 427.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2022-06-27 - Fiscal note. [SF581 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-SF581-Enrolled.html

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Senate File 581 - Enrolled
Senate File 581
AN ACT
RELATING TO FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES AND PERMITS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 481A.130, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
amended by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH . 0h. For each antlerless deer, seven hundred
fifty dollars.
Sec. 2. Section 481A.130, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code
2022, is amended to read as follows:
h. For each deer, except as provided in paragraph “g” , and
for each swan or crane, one thousand five hundred dollars.
Sec. 3. Section 481C.2A, subsection 5, Code 2022, is amended
to read as follows:
5. The department shall administer and enforce the
administrative rules concerning deer depredation, including
issuance of deer depredation licenses and deer shooting
permits, that are established by the commission and subject to
the following conditions:
a. Except for a free license issued under subsection 1,
paragraph “b” , the department shall require a fee of five
dollars for a license or permit issued pursuant to this
section .
b. In addition to other times the department finds
necessary, the department shall allow licenses and permits
issued pursuant to this section to be used in the months of
September, October, November, and December.

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Sec. 4. Section 483A.8, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 9. There shall be a January antlerless
deer only hunting season in a county whenever that county
has unsold antlerless deer licenses available in its county
quota as set by the commission by rule. The commission shall
establish the season dates. Licenses shall be available for
sale beginning the day after the close of the late muzzleloader
season until either the county quota allotment has been sold or
until the end of the season, whichever occurs first. A January
antlerless deer only license issued under this subsection is
valid only in the county identified on the license. A rifle
with a barrel length of at least sixteen inches and firing
centerfire ammunition propelling an expanding-type bullet with
a maximum diameter of no less than two hundred twenty-three
thousandths of one inch and no larger than five hundred
thousandths of one inch and with a published or calculated
muzzle energy of five hundred foot pounds or higher is the
approved method of take for this season.
Sec. 5. Section 483A.24, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph
1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
The director shall provide up to seventy-five one hundred
twenty-five nonresident deer hunting licenses for allocation
as provided in this subsection .
Sec. 6. Section 483A.24, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code
2022, is amended to read as follows:
b. Twenty-five Seventy-five of the nonresident deer hunting
licenses shall be allocated as provided in subsection 5 .
Sec. 7. Section 483A.24, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph
1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
Twenty-five Seventy-five of the nonresident deer hunting
licenses and wild turkey hunting licenses allocated under
subsections 3 and 4 subsection 3 and twenty-five of the wild
turkey hunting licenses allocated under subsection 4 shall be
available for issuance to nonresidents who have served in the
armed forces of the United States on active federal service and
who were disabled during the veteran’s military service or who
are serving in the armed forces of the United States on active
federal service and have been disabled during military service

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to enable the disabled person to participate in a hunt that is
conducted by an organization that conducts hunting experiences
in this state for disabled persons. The licenses shall be
issued as follows:
Sec. 8. Section 483A.24, subsection 19, Code 2022, is
amended to read as follows:
19. Upon payment of a fee established by rules adopted
pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime trout fishing
license, the department shall issue a lifetime trout fishing
license to a person who is at least sixty-five years of age or
to a person who qualifies for the disabled veteran homestead
credit under section 425.15 . The department shall prepare an
application to be used by a person requesting a lifetime trout
fishing license under this subsection .
Sec. 9. Section 483A.8C, subsection 1, Code 2022, is amended
to read as follows:
1. A nonambulatory person who is a resident may be issued
one any sex deer hunting license to hunt deer with a shotgun,
muzzleloading rifle, or any handgun or rifle described in
section 481A.48 during any established deer hunting season
using the method of take authorized by rule for each season
being hunted . If the tag is filled during one of the seasons,
the license will not be valid in subsequent seasons. A person
who applies for a license pursuant to this section shall
complete a form, as required by rule, that is signed by a
physician who verifies that the person is nonambulatory.
Sec. 10. DEER POPULATION STUDY. The department of natural
resources shall conduct a study to determine the estimated
deer population in each county in this state, which shall
include historical population numbers and population trends
and be supported by historical records dating back to 1970 if
such data is available, and prepare a report. The department
shall review and provide scientific data relating to the
environmental impact of deer populations, including the impact
to crops and nut, fruit, Christmas, and lumber trees. The
department shall also review the spread of disease in deer
and other cervidae wildlife populations. Additionally,
the report shall include information on property loss,
medical costs, and fatalities due to deer-vehicle accidents

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and incidents of airport runway incursions by deer. In
conducting the study, the department shall work with relevant
representatives from the Iowa state university of science and
technology agricultural extension service, the department of
transportation, and the insurance division of the department of
commerce. Expenses for conducting the study shall be paid from
the fish and wildlife protection fund established in section
456A.17 and such payments are considered a proper use of the
funds for purposes of section 456A.27 and Article VII, section
9, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. The department
shall submit the report summarizing the results of the study to
the general assembly by October 1, 2024, and every three years
thereafter.
______________________________ ______________________________
JAKE CHAPMAN PAT GRASSLEY
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 581, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.
______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Secretary of the Senate
Approved _______________, 2022 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor