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1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.7, subsection 3, Code 1999, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 3. A nonresident wild turkey hunter is required to have
1 4 only a nonresident wild turkey hunting license and pay the
1 5 wildlife habitat fee. The commission shall annually limit to
1 6 two thousand licenses the number of nonresidents allowed to
1 7 have wild turkey hunting licenses. However, a wild turkey
1 8 hunting license issued to a nonresident who owns a farm unit
1 9 shall not be included in the annual wild turkey license
1 10 limitation. The number of nonresident wild turkey hunting
1 11 licenses shall be determined as provided in section 481A.38.
1 12 The commission shall allocate the nonresident wild turkey
1 13 hunting licenses issued among the zones based on the
1 14 populations of wild turkey. A nonresident applying for a wild
1 15 turkey hunting license must exhibit proof of having
1 16 successfully completed a hunter safety and ethics education
1 17 program as provided in section 483A.27 or its equivalent as
1 18 determined by the department before the license is issued.
1 19 Sec. 2. Section 483A.7, Code 1999, is amended by adding
1 20 the following new subsection:
1 21 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. As used in this section, "farm unit"
1 22 means all parcels of land, not necessarily contiguous, which
1 23 are operated as a unit for agricultural purposes and which are
1 24 under the control of the nonresident owner.
1 25 Sec. 3. Section 483A.8, subsection 3, Code 1999, is
1 26 amended to read as follows:
1 27 3. A nonresident hunting deer is required to have a
1 28 nonresident deer license and must pay the wildlife habitat
1 29 fee. The commission shall annually limit to seven thousand
1 30 five hundred licenses the number of nonresidents allowed to
1 31 have deer hunting licenses. Of the first six thousand
1 32 nonresident deer licenses issued, not more than thirty-five
1 33 percent of the licenses shall be bow season licenses and,
1 34 after the first six thousand nonresident deer licenses have
1 35 been issued, all additional licenses shall be issued for
2 1 anterless deer only. However, a deer hunting license issued
2 2 to a nonresident who owns a farm unit shall not be included in
2 3 the annual deer license limitations. The number of
2 4 nonresident deer hunting licenses shall be determined as
2 5 provided in section 481A.38. The commission shall allocate
2 6 the nonresident deer hunting licenses issued among the zones
2 7 based on the populations of deer. However, a nonresident
2 8 applicant may request one or more hunting zones, in order of
2 9 preference, in which the applicant wishes to hunt. If the
2 10 request cannot be fulfilled, the applicable fees shall be
2 11 returned to the applicant. A nonresident applying for a deer
2 12 hunting license must exhibit proof of having successfully
2 13 completed a hunter safety and ethics education program as
2 14 provided in section 483A.27 or its equivalent as determined by
2 15 the department before the license is issued.
2 16 Sec. 4. Section 483A.8, Code 1999, is amended by adding
2 17 the following new subsection:
2 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. As used in this section, "farm unit"
2 19 means all parcels of land, not necessarily contiguous, which
2 20 are operated as a unit for agricultural purposes and which are
2 21 under the control of the nonresident owner.
2 22 EXPLANATION
2 23 This bill provides that deer and wild turkey hunting
2 24 licenses issued to a nonresident hunter who owns a farm unit
2 25 in this state shall not be included in the annual license
2 26 limitations for nonresident deer and wild turkey licenses.
2 27 Farm unit is defined to mean all parcels of land, not
2 28 necessarily contiguous, which are operated as a unit for
2 29 agricultural purposes and which are under the lawful control
2 30 of the nonresident owner. Currently, the department of
2 31 natural resources shall not issue more than 2,000 wild turkey
2 32 hunting licenses to nonresidents and not more than 7,500 deer
2 33 hunting licenses to nonresidents.
2 34 LSB 1093HH 78
2 35 tj/cf/28.1
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