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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 483A.28 HUNTING AND FISHING
1 2 GUIDE LICENSES – RECIPROCITY – PENALTY.
1 3 1. A person shall not engage in or be employed for any
1 4 compensation or reward for hunting guide or fishing guide
1 5 activities in this state unless the person has obtained a
1 6 hunting guide license, a fishing guide license, or a combined
1 7 hunting and fishing guide license from the department. The
1 8 department shall define, by rule, the activities that
1 9 constitute hunting guide or fishing guide activities for
1 10 purposes of this section.
1 11 2. Upon application and payment of the hunting guide
1 12 license fee, the fishing guide license fee, or the combined
1 13 hunting and fishing guide license fee as provided in
1 14 subsection 3, the department shall issue an applicable guide
1 15 license to an applicant who is a resident of this state and at
1 16 least eighteen years of age; who agrees to faithfully perform
1 17 the duties and responsibilities of a licensed hunting guide, a
1 18 licensed fishing guide, or both; and who agrees to observe and
1 19 comply with the requirements of chapters 481A and 484A, and
1 20 this chapter, and the rules of the department relating to
1 21 hunting or fishing guides and the hunting of game or fishing
1 22 in this state. A hunting guide or fishing guide is
1 23 responsible for informing hunting or fishing clients of all
1 24 applicable hunting or fishing laws and rules.
1 25 3. The department shall establish, by rule, the annual fee
1 26 for a hunting guide license, fishing guide license and a
1 27 combined hunting and fishing guide license issued pursuant to
1 28 this chapter. In determining annual fees, the department
1 29 shall consider the costs of issuing the licenses and
1 30 administering and enforcing the provisions of this section.
1 31 4. a. Reciprocal privileges for hunting or fishing guides
1 32 from another state are contingent upon a grant of similar
1 33 privileges by the other state to residents of this state.
1 34 b. The commission may negotiate fishing and hunting guide
1 35 licensing reciprocity agreements with other states.
2 1 c. When another state confers upon hunting guide or
2 2 fishing guide licensees of this state reciprocal rights,
2 3 privileges, and immunities, a hunting guide or fishing guide
2 4 license issued by that state entitles the licensee to all
2 5 rights, privileges, and immunities in this state enjoyed by
2 6 the holders of equivalent licenses issued by this state,
2 7 subject to duties, responsibilities, and liabilities imposed
2 8 on licensees in this state by the laws of this state.
2 9 5. Section 483A.26 shall apply to a nonresident who is not
2 10 covered by a reciprocity agreement and who falsely claims
2 11 residency in this state to obtain a hunting guide license, a
2 12 fishing guide license, or a combined hunting and fishing guide
2 13 license.
2 14 6. A violation of this section is a simple misdemeanor and
2 15 is punishable as provided in section 483A.42.
2 16 EXPLANATION
2 17 This bill requires the licensing of persons who provide
2 18 hunting guide services, fishing guide services, or both
2 19 services. The department of natural resources is directed to
2 20 issue hunting guide licenses, fishing guide licenses, or
2 21 combined licenses upon application and payment of an annual
2 22 fee determined by rule of the commission to residents of this
2 23 state who agree to faithfully perform the duties and
2 24 responsibilities of a licensed hunting guide or licensed
2 25 fishing guide, or both, and agree to observe and comply with
2 26 the requirements of the hunting or fishing laws and rules of
2 27 the department. A hunting or fishing guide must be at least
2 28 18 years of age to be licensed.
2 29 Code section 483A.26 prohibits nonresidents from claiming
2 30 residency in this state to obtain a resident license and
2 31 provides that a license is void if used by a person other than
2 32 the person to whom it was issued.
2 33 The bill provides reciprocal hunting guide or fishing guide
2 34 privileges for residents of other states that grant the same
2 35 privileges to residents of this state.
3 1 Violators of the new licensing provisions are guilty of a
3 2 simple misdemeanor and subject to a minimum fine of $10 for
3 3 each offense.
3 4 LSB 2388SS 78
3 5 tj/cf/24
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