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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.57, Code 2003, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 481A.57 POSSESSION AND STORAGE. 1 4 1. A person having lawful possession of game or fur- 1 5 bearing animals or their pelts, except deer venison, may hold 1 6 them for not to exceed thirty days after the close of the open 1 7 season for such game or furbearers. A person having lawful 1 8 possession of deer venison which is taken with a valid deer 1 9 hunting license,may hold the deer venison from the date of 1 10 taking until the following September 1. From September 1 1 11 until the first day of the next deer open season for which the 1 12 person holds a valid deer hunting license, the person shall 1 13 not possess more than twenty-five pounds of deer venison. Any 1 14 person may possess up to twenty-five pounds of deer venison if 1 15 the deer was obtained from a lawful source. A permit to hold 1 16 for a longer period may be granted by the department. 1 17 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person may lawfully 1 18 possess deer venison in any amount, if the person receives the 1 19 deer venison as a gift and receives a gift receipt from a 1 20 person who obtained lawful possession of the deer venison by 1 21 taking a deer with a valid deer hunting license, and may hold 1 22 the deer venison from the date of receipt until the following 1 23 September 1. From September 1 until the first day of the next 1 24 deer open season that corresponds to the season in which the 1 25 deer was taken, the person shall not possess more than twenty- 1 26 five pounds of the deer venison so received. A permit to hold 1 27 deer venison received as a gift for a longer period may be 1 28 granted by the department. The commission shall adopt rules 1 29 setting forth what information shall be included in the gift 1 30 receipt, including but not limited to the information 1 31 contained on the deer tag that was used when the deer was 1 32 taken. 1 33 Sec. 2. Section 483A.8, Code Supplement 2003, is amended 1 34 by adding the following new subsection: 1 35 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. The commission shall provide by rule 2 1 for the issuance of a senior antlerless deer hunting license 2 2 that is valid only during the period beginning on January 1 2 3 and ending at sunset on January 31 to a person who is a 2 4 resident and who is sixty-five years of age or older. The fee 2 5 for the permit shall be ten dollars. A resident hunting deer 2 6 with a license issued under this subsection shall be otherwise 2 7 qualified to hunt deer in this state and shall have a resident 2 8 hunting license and pay the wildlife habitat fee. 2 9 EXPLANATION 2 10 This bill amends Code section 481A.57 to provide that a 2 11 person may lawfully possess deer venison in any amount, if the 2 12 person receives the deer venison as a gift and receives a gift 2 13 receipt from the person who obtained lawful possession of the 2 14 deer venison by taking a deer with a valid hunting license, 2 15 and may hold the deer venison from the date of receipt of the 2 16 gift until the following September 1. From September 1 until 2 17 the first day of the next deer open season that corresponds to 2 18 the season in which the deer was taken, the person shall not 2 19 possess more than 25 pounds of the deer venison so received. 2 20 The bill also provides that a permit to hold venison received 2 21 as a gift for a longer period may be granted by the 2 22 department. The commission is directed to adopt rules setting 2 23 forth what information shall be included in the gift receipt, 2 24 including but not limited to the information contained on the 2 25 deer tag that was used when the deer was taken. A violation 2 26 of this provision is punishable by a scheduled fine of $100 2 27 pursuant to Code section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph "e". 2 28 The bill also directs the natural resource commission to 2 29 provide by rule for the issuance of a senior antlerless deer 2 30 hunting license to residents who are 65 years of age or older 2 31 that is valid only during the month of January and costs $10. 2 32 A resident hunting deer with such a license is required to be 2 33 otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this state and to have a 2 34 resident hunting license and pay the wildlife habitat fee. A 2 35 violation of this provision is punishable by a scheduled fine 3 1 of $25 pursuant to Code section 805.8B, subsection 3, 3 2 paragraph "c". 3 3 LSB 5488HH 80 3 4 av/gg/14
Text: HF02307 Text: HF02309 Text: HF02300 - HF02399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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