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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 483A.28 HUNTING GUIDE LICENSES
1 2 – PENALTY.
1 3 1. A person shall not engage in or be employed for any
1 4 compensation or reward for hunting guide activities in this
1 5 state unless the person has obtained a hunting guide license
1 6 from the department. The department shall define, by rule,
1 7 the activities that constitute hunting guide activities for
1 8 purposes of this section. The rules shall require an
1 9 applicant to identify the location and number of acres to be
1 10 hunted and to submit a management plan which is subject to
1 11 approval by the department.
1 12 2. Upon application and payment of the hunting guide
1 13 license fee as provided in subsection 3 and an approved
1 14 management plan, the department shall issue a guide license to
1 15 an applicant who agrees to faithfully perform the duties and
1 16 responsibilities of a licensed hunting guide and who agrees to
1 17 observe and comply with the requirements of chapters 481A and
1 18 484A, this chapter, and the rules of the department relating
1 19 to hunting guides and the hunting of game in this state. A
1 20 hunting guide is responsible for informing hunting clients of
1 21 all applicable hunting laws and rules. A hunting guide
1 22 license shall not be issued to a person who is under eighteen
1 23 years of age.
1 24 3. The department shall establish, by rule, the annual fee
1 25 for a hunting guide license issued pursuant to this chapter.
1 26 In determining an annual fee, the department shall consider
1 27 the costs of issuing the license and administering and
1 28 enforcing the provisions of this section.
1 29 4. A violation of this section is a simple misdemeanor and
1 30 is punishable as provided in section 483A.42.
1 31 EXPLANATION
1 32 This bill requires the licensing of persons who provide
1 33 hunting guide services. The department of natural resources
1 34 is directed to issue hunting guide licenses upon application
1 35 and payment of an annual fee determined by rule of the
2 1 commission to persons who agree to faithfully perform the
2 2 duties and responsibilities of a licensed hunting guide and
2 3 agree to observe and comply with the requirements of the
2 4 hunting laws and rules of the department. An applicant shall
2 5 identify the location and number of acres of the land to be
2 6 hunted and submit a game management plan which is subject to
2 7 approval by the department. A hunting guide must be at least
2 8 18 years of age to be licensed.
2 9 Violators are guilty of a simple misdemeanor and subject to
2 10 a minimum fine of $10 for each offense. The maximum fine for
2 11 a simple misdemeanor is $500 and the court may order not more
2 12 than 30 days' imprisonment in lieu of or in addition to a
2 13 fine.
2 14 LSB 6236HH 78
2 15 tj/cf/24.1
Text: HF02255 Text: HF02257 Text: HF02200 - HF02299 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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