SSB 3070 (LSB 5698XC (2) 88)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SMITH)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to special nonresident deer and wild turkey hunting licenses issued to nonresident guests and dignitaries.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Fifty of the nonresident deer hunting licenses shall be allocated as requested by a majority of a committee consisting of the majority leader of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and director of the economic development authority, or their designees determined by the department. The licenses provided pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to the number of nonresident licenses authorized pursuant to section 483A.8. The purpose of the special nonresident licenses is to allow state officials and local development groups to promote the state and its natural resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries. Photographs, videotapes, or any other form of media resulting from the hunting visitation shall not be used for political campaign purposes. The nonresident licenses shall be issued without application upon purchase of a nonresident annual hunting license that includes the wildlife habitat fee and the purchase of a nonresident deer hunting license. The licenses are valid in all zones open to deer hunting. The hunter education certificate requirement pursuant to section 483A.27 is waived for a nonresident issued a license pursuant to this subsection.
    Sec. 2.  Section 483A.24, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Fifty of the nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses shall be allocated as requested by a majority of a committee consisting of the majority leader of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and director of the economic development authority, or their designees determined by the department. The licenses provided pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to the number of nonresident licenses authorized pursuant to section 483A.7. The purpose of the special nonresident licenses is to allow state officials and local development groups to promote the state and its natural resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries. Photographs, videotapes, or any other form of media resulting from the hunting visitation shall not be used for political campaign purposes. The nonresident licenses shall be issued without application upon purchase of a nonresident annual hunting license that includes the wildlife habitat fee and the purchase of a nonresident wild turkey hunting license. The licenses are valid in all zones open to wild turkey hunting. The hunter education certificate requirement pursuant to section 483A.27 is waived for a nonresident issued a license pursuant to this subsection.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to special nonresident deer and wild turkey hunting licenses allocated to nonresident dignitaries and guests.
   Under current law, a committee consisting of the majority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the director of the economic development authority, or their respective designees, may allocate up to 50 nonresident deer hunting licenses to nonresident guests and dignitaries. A committee consisting of the same persons may allocate up to 50 nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses to nonresident guests and dignitaries. These licenses are issued in addition to the number of nonresident licenses the natural resource commission authorizes for nonresident deer and wild turkey hunters. The deer hunting licenses are valid in all zones open to deer hunting and the wild turkey hunting licenses are valid in all zones open to wild turkey hunting. The purpose of these licenses is to allow state officials and local development groups to promote the state and its natural resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries.
   The bill eliminates the committees and requires the department of natural resources to allocate the licenses.