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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 331.605, subsection 2, paragraph a, 1 2 Code Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 a. The feesspecified in section 483A.1established by the 1 4 natural resource commission pursuant to section 455A.5. 1 5 Sec. 2. Section 331.605, subsection 3, Code Supplement 1 6 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 7 3. A state migratory game bird fee asprovided in section1 8483A.1established by the natural resource commission pursuant 1 9 to section 455A.5. 1 10 Sec. 3. Section 455A.5, subsection 6, Code 1999, is 1 11 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 12 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. Establish, by rule, the fees for all 1 13 hunting, fishing, fur harvesting, and trout fishing licenses; 1 14 for licenses for fishers of commercial species, for commercial 1 15 gear tags, and for bait dealers, aquaculture units, fur 1 16 dealers, taxidermy, game breeders, and falconry licenses; and 1 17 for nongame support, wildlife habitat, fish habitat, and 1 18 migratory game bird programs; and for related licenses under 1 19 the jurisdiction of the commission for the seasons beginning 1 20 on or after January 1, 2003. The commission shall not 1 21 increase any fee provided for in this paragraph more often 1 22 than once during a two-year period and a fee increase shall 1 23 not exceed the percentage increase in the consumer price index 1 24 published in the federal register by the United States 1 25 department of labor for the fiscal period since the last 1 26 increase for that fee. Each fee increase shall be rounded to 1 27 the nearest fifty cents. 1 28 Sec. 4. Section 481A.38, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1 29 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 30 2. If the commission finds that the number of hunters 1 31 licensed or the type of license issued to take deer or wild 1 32 turkey should be limited or further regulated the commission 1 33 shall conduct a drawing to determine which applicants shall 1 34 receive a license and the type of license. Applications for 1 35 licenses shall be received during a period established by the 2 1 commission. At the end of the period a drawing shall be 2 2 conducted. The commission may establish rules to issue 2 3 licenses after the established application period. If an 2 4 applicant receives a deer license which is more restrictive 2 5 than licenses issued to others for the same period and place, 2 6 the applicant shall receive a certificate with the license 2 7 entitling the applicant to priority in the drawing for the 2 8 less restrictive deer licenses the following year. The 2 9 certificate must accompany that person's application the 2 10 following year, or the applicant will not receive this 2 11 priority. Persons purchasing a deer license for the gun 2 12 season under this section and under section483A.1455A.5 are 2 13 not eligible for a gun deer-hunting license under section 2 14 483A.24, except as authorized by rules of the department. 2 15 This subsection does not apply to the hunting of wild turkey 2 16 on a hunting preserve licensed under chapter 484B. 2 17 Sec. 5. Section 483A.1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1999, 2 18 is amended by striking the unnumbered paragraph and inserting 2 19 in lieu thereof the following: 2 20 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person 2 21 shall not fish, trap, hunt, pursue, catch, kill, take, use, 2 22 possess, sell, or transport all or part of a wild animal, 2 23 bird, game, or fish, the protection and regulation of which is 2 24 desirable for the conservation of resources of this state, 2 25 without first obtaining a license for that purpose and paying 2 26 a fee as established by rule of the commission. 2 27 Sec. 6. Section 483A.1, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 2 28 l999, are amended to read as follows: 2 29 1. Residents: 2 30 a. Fishing license ........................ $10.502 31 16.00 2 32 b. Fishing license, lifetime, sixty-five 2 33 years or older ................................ $ 50.50 2 34 c. Hunting license ........................ $12.502 35 16.00 3 1 d. Hunting license, lifetime, sixty-five 3 2 years or older ................................ $ 50.50 3 3 e. Deer hunting license ................... $25.503 4 26.00 3 5 f. Wild turkey hunting license ............ $22.503 6 23.00 3 7 g. Fur harvester license, sixteen years 3 8 or older ...................................... $20.503 9 26.00 3 10 h. Fur harvester license, under sixteen 3 11 years of age .................................. $5.503 12 6.00 3 13 i. Fur dealer license ..................... $225.503 14 250.00 3 15 j. Aquaculture unit license ............... $25.503 16 30.00 3 17 k. Bait dealer license .................... $30.503 18 36.00 3 19 l. Deer and turkey combination bow and 3 20 arrow ......................................... $ 38.00 3 21 2. Nonresidents: 3 22 a. Fishing license ........................ $22.503 23 36.00 3 24 b. Hunting license, eighteen years of 3 25 age or older .................................. $60.503 26 80.00 3 27 c. Hunting license, under eighteen years 3 28 of age ........................................ $25.503 29 30.00 3 30 d. Deer hunting license ................... $150.503 31 176.00 3 32 e. Wild turkey hunting license ............ $75.503 33 76.00 3 34 f. Fur harvester license .................. $180.503 35 200.00 4 1 g. Fur dealer license ..................... $500.504 2 501.00 4 3 h. Location permit for fur dealers ........ $55.504 4 56.00 4 5 i. Aquaculture unit license ............... $50.504 6 56.00 4 7 j. Bait dealer license .................... $60.504 8 66.00 4 9 3. Residents and Nonresidents: 4 10 a. Fishing, seven-day license ............ $8.504 11 12.00 4 12 b. Trout fishing fee ...................... $10.504 13 13.00 4 14 c. Game breeder license ................... $15.504 15 26.00 4 16 d. Taxidermy license ...................... $15.504 17 26.00 4 18 e. Falconry license ....................... $20.504 19 26.00 4 20f. Nongame support fee .................... $ 5.004 21 f. Fish habitat fee ....................... $ 3.00 4 22 g. Wildlife habitat fee ................... $5.504 23 8.00 4 24 h. Migratory game bird fee ................ $5.504 25 8.00 4 26 Sec. 7. Section 483A.1A, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 4 27 1999, is amended to read as follows: 4 28 b. Is a full-time student at an educational institution 4 29 located in this state and resides in this state while 4 30 attending the educational institution. A student qualifies as 4 31 a resident pursuant to this paragraph only for the purpose of 4 32 purchasing any resident license specified in section483A.14 33 455A.5 or 484A.2. 4 34 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 483A.2 FISH HABITAT FEE. 4 35 A resident or nonresident required to have a fishing 5 1 license shall not fish unless the person has paid the fish 5 2 habitat fee or trout fishing fee. Fish habitat fees shall be 5 3 administered in the same manner as fishing licenses except 5 4 that all revenue derived from fish habitat fees shall be 5 5 deposited in the state fish and game protection fund and shall 5 6 be used within this state for fish habitat development. This 5 7 section shall not apply to residents who are younger than 5 8 sixteen years of age or sixty-five years of age or more, or to 5 9 residents or nonresidents when fishing in privately owned farm 5 10 ponds or lakes. 5 11 Sec. 9. Section 482.4, subsections 6 and 7, Code 1999, are 5 12 amended by striking the subsections. 5 13 Sec. 10. Section 483A.1, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 5 14 1999, as amended by section 6 of this Act, are amended by 5 15 striking the subsections. 5 16 Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE AND APPLICABILITY DATES. 5 17 1. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of this Act take effect 5 18 January 1, 2003. 5 19 2. Sections 6 and 8 of this Act take effect December 15, 5 20 2000, and apply to licenses, permits, and fees for wildlife 5 21 and game activities for the years beginning on or after 5 22 January 1, 2001. 5 23 3. Sections 9 and 10 of this Act take effect January 1, 5 24 2003. It is the intent of the general assembly that 5 25 intervening amendments to the Code provisions stricken in 5 26 sections 9 and 10 of this Act are also to be stricken 5 27 effective January 1, 2003. 5 28 EXPLANATION 5 29 This bill amends sections of the Code relating to the 5 30 regulation of fish and game. 5 31 The bill also increases the fees for hunting, fishing, and 5 32 fur harvesting, except lifetime licenses for residents, by 5 33 amounts ranging from $.50 to $25.50. Two new fees of $38.00 5 34 for deer and turkey combination bow and arrow license and of 5 35 $3.00 for fish habitat are added. Effective January 1, 2003, 6 1 the natural resource commission is authorized to establish, by 6 2 rule, the license and permit fees. The commission shall not 6 3 increase any fee more often than once during a two-year period 6 4 and the increase shall not exceed the percentage increase in 6 5 the consumer price index published in the federal register 6 6 since the last increase for that fee. Each fee increase shall 6 7 be rounded to the nearest $.50. 6 8 The fish habitat fee of $3.00 or a trout fishing fee is 6 9 required of resident and nonresident fishers in addition to 6 10 their fishing license fee. The fish habitat fee is not 6 11 required of residents who are less than 16 years of age or 65 6 12 years of age or older, or to residents or nonresidents when 6 13 fishing in farm ponds or in privately owned lakes. The 6 14 revenue shall be credited to the state fish and game 6 15 protection fund and used within the state for fish habitat 6 16 development. 6 17 The bill includes delayed effective dates for those 6 18 provisions authorizing the natural resource commission to set 6 19 license and permit fees beginning January 1, 2003. The fee 6 20 schedule in Code section 483A.1 takes effect December 15, 6 21 2000, for licenses, permits, and fees for wildlife and game 6 22 activities for the years beginning on or after January 1, 6 23 2001. The fee schedules in Code sections 482.4 and 483A.1 are 6 24 repealed effective January 1, 2003. There are also 6 25 coordinating amendments to change references to the fee 6 26 schedules which are repealed on January 1, 2003. 6 27 LSB 5293DP 78 6 28 tj/cf/24.1
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