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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.93, Code 1997, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 481A.93 HUNTING BY ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. 1 4 1. A person shall not throw or cast the rays of a 1 5 spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light on a highway, 1 6 or in a field, woodland, or forest for the purpose of 1 7 spotting, locating, or taking or attempting to take or hunt a 1 8 bird or animal, except raccoons or other fur-bearing animals 1 9 when treed with the aid of dogs, while having in possession or 1 10 control, either singly or as one of a group of persons, any 1 11 firearm, bow, or other implement or device whereby a bird or 1 12 animal could be killed or taken. 1 13 2. This section does not apply to deer being taken by or 1 14 under the control of a local governmental body within its 1 15 corporate limits pursuant to an approved special deer 1 16 population control plan. 1 17 Sec. 2. Section 481C.2, Code Supplement 1997, is amended 1 18 to read as follows: 1 19 481C.2 DUTIES. 1 20 The director of the department of natural resources shall 1 21 enter into a memorandum of agreement with the United States 1 22 department of agriculture, animal damage control division. 1 23 The wild animal depredation unit shall serve and act as the 1 24 liaison to the department for the producers in the state who 1 25 suffer crop and nursery damage due to wild animals. The 1 26 department shall issue depredation permitsas necessary to1 27reduceto any landowner who incurs crop and nursery damage of 1 28 five hundred dollars or more due to wild animals. The 1 29 criteria for issuing depredation permits shall be established 1 30 in administrative rules in consultation with the farmer 1 31 advisory committee created in section 481A.10A. The 1 32 administrative rules adopted pursuant to this section shall 1 33 not require a producer to erect or maintain fencing at a cost 1 34 exceeding five hundred dollars as a requisite for receiving a 1 35 depredation permit or for participation in a depredation plan. 2 1 Sec. 3. Section 483A.8, subsection 3, Code 1997, is 2 2 amended to read as follows: 2 3 3. A nonresident deer hunter is required to have only a 2 4 nonresident deer license and a wildlife habitat stamp.The2 5commission shall annually limit to five thousand licenses the2 6number of nonresidents allowed to have deer hunting licenses.2 7 The number of nonresident deer hunting licenses shall be 2 8 determined as provided in section 481A.38. The commission 2 9 shall allocate the nonresident deer hunting licenses issued 2 10 among the zones based on the populations of deer. However, a 2 11 nonresident applicant may request one or more hunting zones, 2 12 in order of preference, in which the applicant wishes to hunt. 2 13 If the request cannot be fulfilled, the applicable fees shall 2 14 be returned to the applicant. A nonresident applying for a 2 15 deer hunting license must exhibit proof of having successfully 2 16 completed a hunter safety and ethics education program as 2 17 provided in section 483A.27 or its equivalent as determined by 2 18 the department before the license is issued. 2 19 Sec. 4. Section 483A.8, Code 1997, is amended by adding 2 20 the following new subsection: 2 21 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The commission may provide, by rule, 2 22 for the issuance of an additional antlerless deer license to a 2 23 person who has been issued an antlerless deer license. The 2 24 rules shall specify the number of additional antlerless deer 2 25 licenses which may be issued, and the season and zone in which 2 26 the license is valid. The fee for an additional antlerless 2 27 deer license shall be ten dollars for residents. If the 2 28 commission provides for antlerless deer licenses for 2 29 nonresidents, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars. 2 30 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 4 of this Act, being 2 31 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 2 32 SF 2256 2 33 tj/cc/26
Text: SF02255 Text: SF02257 Text: SF02200 - SF02299 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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