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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 483A.28 REGISTRATION OF HUNTING
1 2 OUTFITTERS OR HUNTING GUIDES – PENALTY.
1 3 1. A person shall not engage in or be employed for any
1 4 compensation in the business of a hunting outfitter or a
1 5 hunting guide in this state unless the person is registered as
1 6 a hunting outfitter or a hunting guide with the department.
1 7 The commission shall define, by rule, the activities that
1 8 constitute hunting outfitter activities or hunting guide
1 9 activities for the purposes of this section. The rules shall
1 10 require an applicant for registration to identify the location
1 11 and acreage to be hunted and the equipment and services to be
1 12 provided by the outfitter or the guide.
1 13 2. The department shall establish, by rule, a conduct
1 14 board consisting of hunting outfitters and hunting guides
1 15 selected by the department, to compose standards of ethical
1 16 and professional conduct concerning hunting outfitters and
1 17 hunting guides and to review complaints and make
1 18 recommendations to the department for the revocation of
1 19 registrations of hunting outfitters and hunting guides who are
1 20 in violation of this section or the rules adopted pursuant to
1 21 this section.
1 22 3. The commission shall establish, by rule, the annual fee
1 23 for a hunting outfitter or hunting guide registration required
1 24 pursuant to this section. In determining an annual fee, the
1 25 commission shall consider the costs of providing for the
1 26 registration and administering and enforcing the provisions of
1 27 this section.
1 28 4. A violation of this section or the rules adopted
1 29 pursuant to this section is punishable as provided in section
1 30 483A.42.
1 31 5. This section does not apply to the activities of a
1 32 hunting outfitter or hunting guide that are conducted on a
1 33 hunting preserve pursuant to chapter 484B.
1 34 EXPLANATION
1 35 This bill provides for the registration of persons engaged
2 1 in the business of a hunting outfitter or hunting guide. The
2 2 department of natural resources is directed to define what
2 3 activities constitute hunting outfitter activities or hunting
2 4 guide activities and register hunting outfitters or hunting
2 5 guides upon application and payment of an annual fee
2 6 determined by rule of the natural resource commission. An
2 7 applicant shall identify the location and acreage to be hunted
2 8 and the equipment and services to be provided by the outfitter
2 9 or the hunting guide.
2 10 The bill also requires the department of natural resources
2 11 to establish, by rule, a conduct board consisting of hunting
2 12 outfitters and hunting guides to compose standards of ethics
2 13 and conduct, to review complaints, and to make recommendations
2 14 concerning revocations of registrations of hunting outfitters
2 15 and hunting guides.
2 16 The bill does not apply to activities that are conducted on
2 17 a hunting preserve.
2 18 A violator is guilty of a simple misdemeanor and subject to
2 19 a scheduled fine of $100 for each offense.
2 20 LSB 1943HV 80
2 21 av/pj/5
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