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House Study Bill 565

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 483A.7, subsection 3, Code 2003, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    3.  A nonresident wild turkey hunter is required to have a
  1  4 nonresident hunting license and a nonresident wild turkey
  1  5 hunting license and pay the wildlife habitat fee.  The
  1  6 commission shall annually limit to two three thousand three
  1  7 five hundred licenses the number of nonresidents allowed to
  1  8 have wild turkey hunting licenses.  Of the two three thousand
  1  9 three five hundred licenses, one hundred fifty licenses shall
  1 10 be valid for hunting with muzzle loading shotguns only.  The
  1 11 commission shall allocate the nonresident wild turkey hunting
  1 12 licenses issued among the zones based on the populations of
  1 13 wild turkey.  A nonresident applying for a wild turkey hunting
  1 14 license must exhibit proof of having successfully completed a
  1 15 hunter safety and ethics education program as provided in
  1 16 section 483A.27 or its equivalent as determined by the
  1 17 department before the license is issued.
  1 18    Sec. 2.  Section 483A.8, subsections 3 and 5, Code
  1 19 Supplement 2003, are amended to read as follows:
  1 20    3.  A nonresident hunting deer is required to have a
  1 21 nonresident hunting license and a nonresident deer license and
  1 22 must pay the wildlife habitat fee.  The commission shall
  1 23 annually limit to eight twelve thousand five hundred licenses
  1 24 the number of nonresidents allowed to have any sex deer
  1 25 hunting licenses.  Of the first six thousand nonresident deer
  1 26 licenses issued, not more than thirty-five percent of the
  1 27 licenses shall be bow season licenses and, after the first six
  1 28 thousand nonresident deer licenses have been issued, all
  1 29 additional licenses shall be issued for antlerless deer only.
  1 30 Any additional two thousand five hundred nonresident
  1 31 antlerless only deer hunting licenses shall be made available
  1 32 for issuance.  The commission shall allocate the nonresident
  1 33 deer hunting licenses issued among the zones based on the
  1 34 populations of deer.  However, a nonresident applicant may
  1 35 request one or more hunting zones, in order of preference, in
  2  1 which the applicant wishes to hunt.  If the request cannot be
  2  2 fulfilled, the applicable fees shall be returned to the
  2  3 applicant.  A nonresident applying for a deer hunting license
  2  4 must exhibit proof of having successfully completed a hunter
  2  5 safety and ethics education program as provided in section
  2  6 483A.27 or its equivalent as determined by the department
  2  7 before the license is issued.
  2  8    5.  A nonresident owning land in this state may apply for
  2  9 one of the first six thousand nonresident deer licenses not
  2 10 limited to antlerless deer, and the provisions of subsection 3
  2 11 shall apply.  However, if If a nonresident owning land in this
  2 12 state is unsuccessful in obtaining one of the first six
  2 13 thousand nonresident any sex deer licenses provided for in
  2 14 subsection 3, the landowner shall be given preference for one
  2 15 of the two thousand five hundred nonresident antlerless only
  2 16 nonresident deer licenses provided for in subsection 3.  A
  2 17 nonresident owning land in this state shall pay the fee for a
  2 18 nonresident antlerless only deer license and the license shall
  2 19 be valid to hunt on the nonresident's land only.  A
  2 20 nonresident owning land in this state is eligible for only one
  2 21 nonresident deer license annually.  If one or more parcels of
  2 22 land have multiple nonresident owners, only one of the
  2 23 nonresident owners is eligible for a nonresident antlerless
  2 24 only deer license.  If a nonresident jointly owns land in this
  2 25 state with a resident, the nonresident shall not be given
  2 26 preference for a nonresident antlerless only deer license.
  2 27 The department may require proof of land ownership from a
  2 28 nonresident landowner applying for a nonresident antlerless
  2 29 only deer license.
  2 30    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  483A.28  DEER POPULATION MANAGEMENT
  2 31 PLAN.
  2 32    A person who holds an interest in land, including a
  2 33 titleholder or tenant, and charges hunters a fee to hunt deer
  2 34 on the land, shall prepare and adhere to a deer population
  2 35 management plan approved by the department.  The primary
  3  1 purpose of a deer population management plan is to manage deer
  3  2 populations on land where deer hunting for a fee is allowed so
  3  3 that damage by deer to agricultural crops on adjacent land is
  3  4 minimized.  The department shall adopt rules prescribing the
  3  5 format and content of such plans.  This section does not apply
  3  6 to licensed hunting preserves.  
  3  7                           EXPLANATION
  3  8    This bill relates to deer and turkey hunting by
  3  9 nonresidents and to the management of deer populations in the
  3 10 state.
  3 11    Code section 483A.7 is amended to provide that the
  3 12 commission shall annually limit the number of nonresident wild
  3 13 turkey hunting licenses to 3,500 instead of 2,300.
  3 14    Code section 483A.8 is amended to provide that the
  3 15 commission shall annually limit the number of nonresident deer
  3 16 hunting licenses to 12,000 any sex deer hunting licenses
  3 17 instead of 8,500 deer hunting licenses and shall make an
  3 18 additional 2,500 nonresident antlerless only deer hunting
  3 19 licenses available for issuance.  The provision is also
  3 20 modified by removing the requirements that of the first 6,000
  3 21 nonresident deer licenses issued, not more than 35 percent
  3 22 shall be bow licenses; that after the first 6,000 nonresident
  3 23 deer licenses have been issued, all additional licenses shall
  3 24 be issued for antlerless deer only; and that a nonresident
  3 25 applicant may request one or more hunting zones in order of
  3 26 preference and receive a refund of applicable fees if the
  3 27 request cannot be fulfilled.
  3 28    Code section 483A.8 is also amended to provide that if a
  3 29 nonresident owning land in this state is unsuccessful in
  3 30 obtaining one of the nonresident any sex deer hunting
  3 31 licenses, the nonresident landowner shall be given preference
  3 32 for one of the nonresident antlerless only deer hunting
  3 33 licenses.
  3 34    New Code section 483A.28 requires a person who holds an
  3 35 interest in land, including a titleholder or tenant, and who
  4  1 charges hunters a fee to hunt deer on the land, to prepare and
  4  2 adhere to a deer population management plan approved by the
  4  3 department of natural resources.  The primary purpose of a
  4  4 deer population management plan is to manage deer populations
  4  5 on land where deer hunting for a fee is allowed so that damage
  4  6 by deer to agricultural crops on adjacent land is minimized.
  4  7 The department is directed to adopt rules regarding the format
  4  8 and content of such plans.  This new provision does not apply
  4  9 to licensed hunting preserves.  
  4 10 LSB 5537DP 80
  4 11 av/gg/14

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