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1 1 Section 1. Section 455A.1, Code l997, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 0A. "Council" means the deer population
1 4 control council created under section 455A.12.
1 5 Sec. 2. Section 455A.5, subsection 6, Code l997, is
1 6 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 7 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. Receive recommendations of the deer
1 8 population control council and implement deer population
1 9 control programs to provide a balance to the interests of deer
1 10 hunting, general recreation, forestry preservation,
1 11 agriculture, and highway safety.
1 12 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 455A.12 DEER POPULATION CONTROL
1 13 COUNCIL – MEMBERSHIP, POWERS AND DUTIES, COMPENSATION.
1 14 1. A deer population control council is created, which
1 15 consists of seven members appointed by the governor for
1 16 staggered terms of six years beginning and ending as provided
1 17 in section 69.19. The council members are subject to senate
1 18 confirmation. The members shall be electors of the state.
1 19 The membership of the council shall be as follows:
1 20 a. Two members shall be persons actively engaged in
1 21 farming.
1 22 b. One member shall be an officer or employee of the
1 23 forests and forestry division of the department.
1 24 c. One member shall be an officer or employee of the fish
1 25 and wildlife division of the department.
1 26 d. One member shall be an officer or employee of the state
1 27 department of transportation.
1 28 e. One member shall be actively engaged in the casualty
1 29 insurance industry.
1 30 f. One member shall be an elector of the state.
1 31 2. A vacancy on the council shall be filled for the
1 32 unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment
1 33 was made.
1 34 3. The members of the council shall be reimbursed for
1 35 actual and necessary travel and related expenses incurred in
2 1 the discharge of official duties. A member who is not a state
2 2 officer or employee may also be eligible to receive
2 3 compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
2 4 4. The council shall hold an organizational meeting within
2 5 thirty days of the beginning of a new regular term for one or
2 6 more of its members. The council shall organize by electing a
2 7 chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary, and any other
2 8 officers as desired. The council shall meet at least
2 9 quarterly throughout the year.
2 10 5. Except as otherwise provided by law, the council shall
2 11 do all the following:
2 12 a. Determine the extent of crop and tree damage caused by
2 13 deer throughout the state.
2 14 b. Determine the extent of loss of human life and property
2 15 damage caused by accidents involving vehicles and deer.
2 16 c. Make recommendations annually to the natural resource
2 17 commission regarding deer management which take into
2 18 consideration both a biological balance and a recognition of
2 19 damage caused by deer to crops, forests, and forestry
2 20 restoration, and accidents involving deer and vehicles.
2 21 d. Adopt rules as necessary to administer the requirements
2 22 of this section.
2 23 6. The department shall provide the necessary staff for
2 24 the council to carry out its duties.
2 25 Sec. 4. Section 481A.10A, Code l997, is repealed.
2 26 EXPLANATION
2 27 This bill creates a deer population control council within
2 28 the department of natural resources. The deer population
2 29 control council has seven members: two engaged in farming,
2 30 one associated with the casualty insurance industry, one
2 31 member associated with the forests and forestry division of
2 32 the department of natural resources, one member associated
2 33 with the fish and wildlife division of the department of
2 34 natural resources, one member associated with the state
2 35 department of transportation, and one member who is an elector
3 1 of the state. The council members will serve six-year,
3 2 staggered terms of office. The duties of the council are to
3 3 collect and study information related to crop damage, tree
3 4 damage, loss of life, and property damage caused by the deer
3 5 population. The council is also to make recommendations to
3 6 the natural resource commission to develop and implement
3 7 programs to manage the deer population so as to provide a
3 8 balance among the interests of deer hunting, other
3 9 recreational interests, forestry preservation, agriculture,
3 10 and highway safety.
3 11 The bill also repeals section 481A.10A which created a
3 12 farmer advisory committee appointed by the director of the
3 13 department of natural resources to provide information to the
3 14 department regarding crop and tree damage caused by deer, wild
3 15 turkey, and predators.
3 16 LSB 1248HH 77
3 17 tj/sc/14
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