SF 47 (LSB 1118XS (3) 88)

SENATE FILE 47

BY  CHAPMAN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to youth deer and youth wild turkey hunting licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  483A.8D  Youth deer and youth wild turkey hunting licenses —— cost —— season length.
   1.  The cost for a youth deer hunting license shall be no more than fifty percent of the cost of a resident deer hunting license, as provided in rules adopted pursuant to section 483A.1. The cost for a youth wild turkey hunting license shall be no more than fifty percent of the cost of a resident wild turkey hunting license, as provided in rules adopted pursuant to section 483A.1.
   2.  The department shall make available for purchase youth deer hunting licenses and youth wild turkey hunting licenses during the entire calendar year.
   3.  Youth wild turkey hunting season shall last for nine days, including two full weekends. The department may reduce the length of the youth wild turkey hunting season only after it submits to the public a report stating the biological reason such a reduction is necessary and only after it eliminates all other wild turkey hunting seasons.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   The department of natural resources currently regulates the cost and availability of youth deer and youth wild turkey hunting licenses and the length of the youth wild turkey hunting season by rule. This bill prohibits the department from establishing a cost on a youth deer or youth wild turkey hunting license that is higher than 50 percent of a resident deer or resident wild turkey hunting license, respectively. The bill also requires the department to sell youth deer and youth wild turkey hunting licenses during the entire calendar year. Last, the bill sets the season length for the youth wild turkey hunting season at nine days. The department may shorten the season only after it submits to the public a report in which it explains the biological reason why reducing the length of the season is necessary and only after it eliminates all other wild turkey hunting seasons.