Bill Text: IA SSB3129 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to nonresident deer hunting on land owned or formerly owned by nonresidents, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-13 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [SSB3129 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3129-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3129
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ROZENBOOM)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
nonresident
deer
hunting
on
land
owned
1
or
formerly
owned
by
nonresidents,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
NONRESIDENT
LANDOWNERS
2
Section
1.
Section
483A.1A,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
3
the
following
new
subsection:
4
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
“Nonresident
landowner”
means
a
5
nonresident
who
meets
all
of
the
following
criteria:
6
a.
The
nonresident
can
establish
ownership
of
at
least
7
eighty
acres
of
land
in
this
state
with
a
low
suitability
8
for
commodity
agriculture
production,
as
determined
by
the
9
department.
10
b.
The
nonresident
can
prove
ownership
of
the
property
in
11
paragraph
“a”
for
at
least
five
years.
12
c.
The
nonresident
has
not
used
an
exemption
from
property
13
taxes
under
chapter
427C
for
any
property
owned
by
the
14
nonresident.
15
d.
The
nonresident
has
not
enrolled
the
land
in
the
16
conservation
reserve
program
as
described
in
7
C.F.R.
pt.
1410.
17
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.8,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
18
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
c.
The
commission
shall
annually
limit
to
six
thousand
20
the
number
of
nonresidents
allowed
to
have
antlered
or
any
21
sex
deer
hunting
licenses.
Of
the
six
thousand
nonresident
22
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
issued,
not
23
more
than
thirty-five
percent
of
the
licenses
shall
be
bow
24
season
licenses.
After
the
six
thousand
antlered
or
any
25
sex
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
have
been
issued,
all
26
additional
nonresident
deer
licenses
shall
be
issued
for
27
antlerless
deer
only.
The
commission
shall
annually
determine
28
the
number
of
nonresident
antlerless
deer
only
deer
hunting
29
licenses
that
will
be
available
for
issuance.
The
limits
30
established
in
this
paragraph
shall
not
apply
to
licenses
for
31
nonresident
landowners
issued
pursuant
to
subsection
5.
32
Sec.
3.
Section
483A.8,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
5.
A
nonresident
owning
land
in
this
state
who
is
not
a
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nonresident
landowner
as
defined
in
section
483A.1,
subsection
1
8A,
or
is
otherwise
ineligible
under
subsection
5A
of
this
2
section
may
apply
for
a
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
3
hunting
license,
and
the
provisions
of
subsection
3
shall
4
apply.
However,
if
a
nonresident
owning
land
in
this
state
5
is
unsuccessful
in
obtaining
one
of
the
nonresident
antlered
6
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses,
the
landowner
nonresident
7
owning
land
in
this
state
shall
be
given
preference
for
one
8
of
the
antlerless
deer
only
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
9
available
pursuant
to
subsection
3
.
A
nonresident
owning
land
10
in
this
state
shall
pay
the
fee
for
a
nonresident
antlerless
11
only
deer
hunting
license
and
the
license
shall
be
valid
to
12
hunt
on
the
nonresident’s
land
only.
If
one
or
more
parcels
13
of
land
have
multiple
nonresident
owners,
only
one
of
the
14
nonresident
owners
is
eligible
for
a
nonresident
antlerless
15
only
deer
hunting
license.
If
a
nonresident
jointly
owns
land
16
in
this
state
with
a
resident,
the
nonresident
shall
not
be
17
given
preference
for
a
nonresident
antlerless
only
deer
hunting
18
license.
The
department
may
require
proof
of
land
ownership
19
from
a
nonresident
landowner
applying
for
a
nonresident
20
antlerless
only
deer
hunting
license.
21
Sec.
4.
Section
483A.8,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
22
following
new
subsection:
23
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
a.
A
nonresident
landowner
meeting
all
24
the
criteria
outlined
in
this
subsection
may
apply
and
shall
be
25
eligible
for
two
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
26
licenses
valid
to
hunt
on
all
land
owned
by
the
nonresident
27
only,
and
the
provisions
of
subsection
3
,
paragraph
“a”
,
shall
28
apply.
29
b.
A
nonresident
landowner
may
only
make
one
application
30
annually.
31
c.
If
one
or
more
parcels
of
land
have
multiple
nonresident
32
landowners,
no
more
than
two
nonresident
landowner
deer
hunting
33
licenses
may
be
used
on
a
shared
parcel.
34
d.
The
department
shall
require
proof
of
land
ownership
from
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a
nonresident
landowner
applying
for
a
nonresident
landowner
1
deer
hunting
license
and
a
depredation
agreement
under
2
chapter
481C
to
limit
potential
damage
to
crops,
horticultural
3
products,
trees,
or
nurseries
due
to
wild
animals.
4
e.
A
nonresident
landowner
who
owns
additional
land
5
suitable
for
crop
or
livestock
production,
as
determined
by
the
6
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
shall
include
7
with
the
application
an
affidavit
explaining
the
nonresident
8
landowner’s
efforts
to
secure
a
beginning
farmer,
as
defined
9
in
section
16.58,
as
a
tenant.
10
DIVISION
II
11
FORMER
OWNERS
12
Sec.
5.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
1.
Owners
,
former
owners,
as
defined
in
subsection
2,
or
15
tenants
of
land,
and
their
minor
children,
may
hunt,
fish
,
16
or
trap
upon
such
lands
and
may
shoot
by
lawful
means
ground
17
squirrels,
gophers,
or
woodchucks
upon
adjacent
roads
without
18
securing
a
license
so
to
do;
except
however
,
special
licenses
19
to
hunt
deer
and
wild
turkey
shall
be
required
of
owners
and
20
tenants
,
and
former
owners
hunting
deer,
but
they
owners
and
21
tenants
shall
not
be
required
to
have
a
special
wild
turkey
22
hunting
license
to
hunt
wild
turkey
on
a
hunting
preserve
23
licensed
under
chapter
484B
.
24
Sec.
6.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
25
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
26
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(03)
“Former
owner”
means
a
person
who
is
27
a
nonresident
but
previously
qualified
as
an
owner
and
has
a
28
current
resident
spouse
or
child
who
is
a
current
owner
of
the
29
same
land.
30
Sec.
7.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
c,
d,
and
31
e,
Code
2020,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
c.
Upon
written
application
on
forms
furnished
by
the
33
department,
the
department
shall
issue
annually
without
fee
two
34
deer
hunting
licenses,
one
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
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license
and
one
antlerless
deer
only
deer
hunting
license,
1
to
the
owner
of
a
farm
unit
,
a
former
owner
of
a
farm
unit,
2
or
a
member
of
the
owner’s
family,
but
only
a
total
of
two
3
licenses
for
both
between
them
,
and
to
the
tenant
of
a
farm
4
unit
or
a
member
of
the
tenant’s
family,
but
only
a
total
of
5
two
licenses
for
both.
The
deer
hunting
licenses
issued
shall
6
be
valid
only
for
use
on
the
farm
unit
for
which
the
applicant
7
applies
pursuant
to
this
paragraph.
The
owner
,
former
owner,
8
or
the
tenant
need
not
reside
on
the
farm
unit
to
qualify
for
9
the
free
deer
hunting
licenses
to
hunt
on
that
farm
unit.
The
10
free
deer
hunting
licenses
issued
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
11
shall
be
valid
and
may
be
used
during
any
bow
or
firearm
deer
12
hunting
season.
The
licenses
may
be
used
to
harvest
deer
in
13
two
different
seasons.
In
addition,
a
person
who
receives
a
14
free
deer
hunting
license
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
shall
15
pay
a
one
dollar
fee
for
each
license
that
shall
be
used
16
and
is
appropriated
for
the
purpose
of
deer
herd
population
17
management,
including
assisting
with
the
cost
of
processing
18
deer
donated
to
the
help
us
stop
hunger
program
administered
19
by
the
commission.
20
d.
In
addition
to
the
free
deer
hunting
licenses
received
21
pursuant
to
paragraph
“c”
,
an
owner
of
a
farm
unit
,
a
former
22
owner
of
a
farm
unit,
or
a
member
of
the
owner’s
family
and
the
23
tenant
or
a
member
of
the
tenant’s
family
may
purchase
a
deer
24
hunting
license
for
any
option
offered
to
paying
deer
hunting
25
licensees.
An
owner
of
a
farm
unit
,
a
former
owner
of
a
farm
26
unit,
or
a
member
of
the
owner’s
family
and
the
tenant
or
a
27
member
of
the
tenant’s
family
may
also
purchase
two
additional
28
antlerless
deer
hunting
licenses
which
that
are
valid
only
on
29
the
farm
unit
for
a
fee
established
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
30
to
section
483A.1
.
31
e.
If
the
commission
establishes
a
deer
hunting
season
to
32
occur
in
the
first
quarter
of
a
calendar
year
that
is
separate
33
from
a
deer
hunting
season
that
continues
from
the
last
quarter
34
of
the
preceding
calendar
year,
each
owner
,
each
former
owner,
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and
each
tenant
of
a
farm
unit
located
within
a
zone
where
a
1
deer
hunting
season
is
established,
upon
application,
shall
be
2
issued
a
free
deer
hunting
license
for
each
of
the
two
calendar
3
quarters.
Each
license
is
valid
only
for
hunting
on
the
farm
4
unit
of
the
owner
and
tenant.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
nonresident
deer
hunting
on
land
owned
9
or
formerly
owned
by
a
nonresident.
10
The
bill
creates
a
definition
for
“nonresident
landowner”,
11
which
is
a
nonresident
who
owns
80
acres
of
land
in
this
state
12
with
a
low
suitability
for
commodity
agriculture
production,
as
13
determined
by
the
department
of
natural
resources,
has
owned
14
that
land
for
at
least
five
years,
has
not
used
an
exemption
15
from
property
taxes
for
forest
and
fruit
tree
reservations
16
for
any
property
the
nonresident
owns,
and
has
not
enrolled
17
the
land
in
the
federal
conservation
reserve
program.
The
18
bill
allows
a
nonresident
landowner
to
apply
once
per
year
19
for
two
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
for
use
20
on
the
nonresident
landowner’s
property.
Licenses
issued
in
21
this
manner
are
not
included
in
the
allotment
of
nonresident
22
deer
hunting
licenses
issued
by
the
commission.
If
one
or
23
more
parcels
of
land
have
multiple
nonresident
landowners,
24
no
more
than
two
nonresident
landowner
deer
hunting
licenses
25
may
be
used
on
a
shared
parcel.
The
department
shall
require
26
proof
of
land
ownership
from
the
nonresident
landowner
and
the
27
nonresident
landowner
shall
enter
a
wild
animal
depredation
28
agreement
with
the
department
for
purposes
of
limiting
29
potential
damage
to
crops,
horticultural
products,
trees,
and
30
nurseries
due
to
wild
animals.
If
the
nonresident
landowner
31
owns
additional
land
that
the
department
of
agriculture
and
32
land
stewardship
determines
is
suitable
for
crop
or
livestock
33
production,
the
nonresident
landowner
shall
include
with
the
34
application
an
affidavit
explaining
the
nonresident
landowner’s
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efforts
to
secure
a
beginning
farmer
as
a
tenant.
1
The
bill
creates
a
definition
of
“former
owner”,
which
is
2
a
nonresident
who
previously
qualified
as
an
owner
under
Code
3
section
483A.24,
subsection
2,
and
who
has
a
resident
spouse
or
4
child
who
currently
qualifies
as
an
owner
on
the
same
property.
5
The
bill
extends
the
privilege
to
hunt
without
a
license
on
6
one’s
own
land
to
former
owners.
The
bill
makes
the
former
7
owner
eligible
to
receive
free
deer
hunting
licenses
for
use
on
8
the
property
and
purchase
additional
antlerless
deer
only
deer
9
hunting
licenses
for
use
on
the
property.
If
the
commission
10
establishes
a
deer
hunting
season
to
occur
in
the
first
quarter
11
of
a
calendar
year
that
is
separate
from
a
deer
hunting
season
12
that
continues
from
the
last
quarter
of
the
preceding
calendar
13
year,
each
former
owner
of
a
farm
unit
in
a
zone
where
a
deer
14
hunting
season
is
established
may
receive
a
free
deer
hunting
15
license
for
each
of
the
calendar
quarters
for
use
on
the
farm
16
unit.
17
A
person
who
violates
a
provision
of
the
bill
is
subject
to
a
18
scheduled
fine
of
$25.
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