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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 481C.4 DEER DEPREDATION PERMITS 1 2 FEES RESTRICTIONS PENALTY. 1 3 1. Notwithstanding section 481C.2, a landowner who incurs 1 4 crop or nursery damage caused by deer population may apply to 1 5 the county recorder for not more than ten deer depredation 1 6 permits for each farm unit of eighty acres where the damage 1 7 has occurred. The department shall specify, by rule, a 1 8 proportional number of permits which may be issued for farm 1 9 units based on the size of the farm unit, damage done, and 1 10 deer population. The application shall specify the crops or 1 11 nursery stock damaged, the estimated amount of damage, and the 1 12 area of the farm unit where the damage occurred. Each 1 13 application shall also be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five 1 14 dollars for each deer depredation permit requested. The 1 15 permit is valid only from September 1 through the succeeding 1 16 March 1 for taking a deer of either sex on the farm unit 1 17 specified on the application. If additional deer depredation 1 18 damage occurs after ten deer have been taken on a farm unit, 1 19 not more than ten additional depredation permits may be issued 1 20 with the approval of a representative of the department for 1 21 the same fee for each permit. A postcard shall be issued with 1 22 each depredation permit. A person taking a deer with the 1 23 depredation permit shall complete and return the postcard to 1 24 the county recorder within ten days after taking the deer. An 1 25 unused depredation permit and postcard shall be returned to 1 26 the county recorder by March 10 following the expiration of 1 27 the depredation permit. 1 28 2. A landowner who has been issued a deer depredation 1 29 permit pursuant to subsection 1 may sell or give the deer 1 30 depredation permit to hunt on the specified farm unit to any 1 31 person who is otherwise licensed, except for a deer license, 1 32 to hunt in this state. If a deer depredation permit is used 1 33 by any person other than the landowner, the name and address 1 34 of the user shall be legibly written on the permit and on the 1 35 return postcard. 2 1 3. Except during a regular shotgun season, any bow and 2 2 arrow or any legal firearm may be used to take a deer with a 2 3 deer depredation permit. 2 4 4. A person who violates this section or a rule adopted 2 5 under this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor which is 2 6 punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8, 2 7 subsection 5, paragraph "e". 2 8 Sec. 2. Section 805.8, subsection 5, paragraph e, Code 2 9 2001, is amended to read as follows: 2 10 e. For violations of sections 481A.85, 481A.93, 481A.95, 2 11 481A.120, 481A.137, 481B.5, 481C.4, 482.3, 482.9, 482.15, and 2 12 483A.42, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars. 2 13 EXPLANATION 2 14 This bill authorizes the owner of a farm unit which has 2 15 incurred crop or nursery damage caused by deer population to 2 16 apply to the county recorder for not more than 10 deer 2 17 depredation permits for each farm unit of 80 acres where the 2 18 damage has occurred. The department shall specify, by rule, a 2 19 proportional number of depredation permits which may be issued 2 20 for farm units of varying size. The application shall specify 2 21 the crops or nursery stock damaged, the estimated amount of 2 22 damage, and the area of the farm unit where the damage 2 23 occurred. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee of 2 24 $25 for each depredation permit requested. Each depredation 2 25 permit is valid only from September 1 through the succeeding 2 26 March 1 for taking a deer of either sex on the farm unit 2 27 specified on the permit. If additional damage occurs after 10 2 28 deer have been taken on a farm unit, not more than 10 2 29 additional depredation permits may be issued with the approval 2 30 of a representative of the department of natural resources for 2 31 the same fee. A postcard shall be issued with each 2 32 depredation permit which shall be completed and returned by 2 33 the hunter within 10 days after taking a deer. An unused 2 34 depredation permit and postcard shall be returned to the 2 35 county recorder by March 10. 3 1 A landowner who has been issued a deer depredation permit 3 2 may sell or give the permit to hunt on the landowner's farm 3 3 unit to any person who is otherwise licensed, except for a 3 4 deer license, to hunt in this state. If a deer depredation 3 5 permit is used by any person other than the owner of the farm 3 6 unit, the name and address of the user shall be legibly 3 7 written on the permit and on the return postcard. 3 8 Except during a regular shotgun season, any bow and arrow 3 9 or other legal firearm may be used to take deer with a deer 3 10 depredation permit. 3 11 A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty 3 12 of a simple misdemeanor, which is punishable by a scheduled 3 13 fine of $100. 3 14 LSB 3108YH 79 3 15 tj/gg/8
Text: HF00502 Text: HF00504 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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