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PAG LIN 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 1093SS 78 2 35 tj/cf/28.1
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