HOUSE FILE 2143

BY  ARNOLD

A BILL FOR

An Act related to wild turkey hunting by owners and tenants of farm units and their families.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Upon written application on forms furnished by the department, the department shall issue annually without fee one wild turkey license to the owner of a farm unit or to a member of the owner’s family, but not to both, and to the tenant or to a member of the tenant’s family, but not to both. The wild turkey hunting license issued shall be valid only on the farm unit for which an applicant qualifies pursuant to this subsection and shall be equivalent to the least restrictive license issued under section 481A.38
 
valid and may be used during any wild turkey hunting season. The owner or the tenant need not reside on the farm unit to qualify for a free license to hunt on that farm unit.
EXPLANATION
   This bill provides that free wild turkey hunting licenses that are issued to the owner and tenant of a farm unit or to members of their families shall be valid and may be used during any wild turkey hunting season.