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1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.10A, Code l997, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 481A.10A FARMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE – CROP DAMAGE
1 4 PAYMENTS.
1 5 1. The director shall establish a farmer advisory
1 6 committee for the purpose of providing information to the
1 7 department regarding crop and tree damage caused by deer, wild
1 8 turkey, and other predators. The committee shall serve
1 9 without compensation or reimbursement for expenses.
1 10 2. The department shall compensate the owners or tenants
1 11 of agricultural land for damages caused to corn, soybean, or
1 12 other agricultural crops grown on the agricultural land as
1 13 provided in this subsection.
1 14 a. The number of acres of the damaged crops shall be
1 15 determined by an officer of the department and a trustee of
1 16 the township in which the land is located or, if a trustee is
1 17 not available, by a member of the board of supervisors of the
1 18 county in which the land is located. The value of the damage
1 19 shall be based on the corn suitability rating established for
1 20 the agricultural land multiplied by the ten-year average corn
1 21 bushel-per-acre yield and the result multiplied by a corn
1 22 market price per bushel agreed to by the owner or tenant and
1 23 the department.
1 24 b. An application for a wildlife damage claim shall be
1 25 submitted to the department not later than December 31 of the
1 26 year in which damage occurred. The claims applications shall
1 27 be reviewed by the commission and approved or denied within
1 28 ninety days after receipt. The approved claims shall be paid
1 29 from moneys appropriated from the state fish and game
1 30 protection fund by April 1 of the year following the year in
1 31 which damage occurred. If there are insufficient funds
1 32 appropriated to pay all claims in full, the moneys shall be
1 33 prorated to the approved claims.
1 34 c. A claimant may seek judicial review of a denied
1 35 application in the district court of the county in which the
2 1 alleged damage occurred pursuant to section 17A.19.
2 2 EXPLANATION
2 3 This bill provides that agricultural landowners and tenants
2 4 may receive payment for damages caused to their agricultural
2 5 crops by deer, wild turkey, and other wildlife. The number of
2 6 acres of cropland damaged is to be determined by a department
2 7 of natural resources officer and a local township trustee or
2 8 member of the board of supervisors. The value of the crop
2 9 loss is calculated by the corn suitability rating multiplied
2 10 by the 10-year average corn yield and the result multiplied by
2 11 the market value of a bushel of corn.
2 12 An application for a damage claim shall be submitted to the
2 13 department not later than December 31 of the year that the
2 14 damage occurred and approved or denied within 90 days.
2 15 Approved claims shall be paid from moneys appropriated from
2 16 the state fish and game protection fund. If the appropriation
2 17 is insufficient to pay the claims in full, the moneys shall be
2 18 prorated to the approved claims.
2 19 A claimant whose application has been denied may seek
2 20 judicial review in the district court.
2 21 LSB 2326HH 77
2 22 tj/sc/14
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