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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraph a, 1 2 subparagraph (2), Code 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 (2) "Farm unit" means all parcels of land in tracts of ten 1 4 acres or more, not necessarily contiguous, which are operated 1 5 as a unit for agricultural purposes and which are under the 1 6 lawful control of the owner or tenant. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraphs b and c, 1 8 Code 2003, are amended to read as follows: 1 9 b. Upon written application on forms furnished by the 1 10 department, the department shall issue annually without fee 1 11 one any sex deerorlicense, one antlerless deer license, and 1 12 one wild turkey license, or both,to the owner of a farm unit 1 13 or to a member of the owner's family, but not to both, and to 1 14 the tenant or to a member of the tenant's family, but not to 1 15 both. The deer huntinglicenselicenses or wild turkey 1 16 hunting license issued shall be valid only on the farm unit 1 17 for which an applicant qualifies pursuant to this subsection 1 18 and shall be equivalent to the least restrictive license 1 19 issued under section 481A.38. The owner or the tenant need 1 20 not reside on the farm unit to qualify for a free license to 1 21 hunt on that farm unit. A free deer hunting license issued 1 22 pursuant to this subsection shall be valid during all shotgun 1 23 deer seasons. 1 24 c. In addition to the free deer huntinglicenselicenses 1 25 received, an owner of a farm unit or a member of the owner's 1 26 family and the tenant or a member of the tenant's family may 1 27 purchase a deer hunting license for any option offered to 1 28 paying deer hunting licensees. An owner of a farm unit or a 1 29 member of the owner's family and the tenant or a member of the 1 30 tenant's family may also purchase two additional antlerless 1 31 deer hunting licenses which are valid only on the farm unit 1 32 for a fee of ten dollars each. 1 33 Sec. 3. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 1 34 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 35 d. If the commission establishes a deer hunting season to 2 1 occur in the first quarter of a calendar year that is separate 2 2 from a deer hunting season that continues from the last 2 3 quarter of the preceding calendar year, each owner and each 2 4 tenant of a farm unit located within a zone where a deer 2 5 hunting season is established, upon application, shall be 2 6 issuedaone free deer hunting license foreach ofthetwo2 7 first calendarquartersquarter of the calendar year, and two 2 8 free deer hunting licenses for the last quarter of the 2 9 preceding calendar year, one of which shall be an antlerless 2 10 only deer hunting license. Each license is valid only for 2 11 hunting on the farm unit of the owner and tenant. 2 12 EXPLANATION 2 13 This bill relates to the issuance of special free deer and 2 14 wild turkey hunting licenses to certain landowners and tenants 2 15 and their families. The bill provides that an owner of a farm 2 16 unit or a member of the owner's family or a tenant or a member 2 17 of a tenant's family may, upon application, receive one free 2 18 any sex deer license, one free antlerless deer license, and 2 19 one free wild turkey license that are valid only on the farm 2 20 unit for which the applicant qualifies under the bill. 2 21 Currently, an owner or a member of the owner's family may each 2 22 receive one free deer license and one free wild turkey 2 23 license. 2 24 The bill redefines a "farm unit" to mean that all parcels 2 25 of land must be in tracts of 10 acres or more. 2 26 The bill also provides that if the natural resource 2 27 commission establishes a deer hunting season in the first 2 28 quarter of a calendar year that is separate from a deer 2 29 hunting season in the last quarter of the preceding calendar 2 30 year, an owner and tenant of a farm unit located within a zone 2 31 where such deer hunting seasons are established may apply for 2 32 one free deer hunting license for the first calendar quarter 2 33 of the calendar year, and two free deer hunting licenses for 2 34 the last quarter of the preceding calendar year, one of which 2 35 shall be an antlerless only deer license. 3 1 LSB 6265HV 80 3 2 av/sh/8
Text: HF02431 Text: HF02433 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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