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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, Code 2003, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. a. As used in this subsection: 1 4 (1) "Agricultural land" means land in tracts of ten acres 1 5 or more, excluding any buildings or structures, that has in 1 6 the aggregate more than one-half of the acres devoted to the 1 7 production of crops or livestock or that is enrolled in a 1 8 long-term agricultural land retirement program of the federal 1 9 government. 1 10(1)(2) "Family member" means a resident of Iowa who is 1 11 the spouse or child of the owner or tenant and who resides 1 12 with the owner or tenant. 1 13(2) "Farm unit" means all parcels of land, not necessarily1 14contiguous, which are operated as a unit for agricultural1 15purposes and which are under the lawful control of the owner1 16or tenant.1 17 (3) "Owner" meansan owner of a farm unita person who is 1 18 a resident of Iowa and who is one of the following: 1 19 (a)Is the sole operator of the farm unitA person who 1 20 holds fee simple title to agricultural land. 1 21 (b)Makes all of the farm operation decisions but1 22contracts for custom farming or hires labor for all or part of1 23the work on the farm unit.A person who owns agricultural 1 24 land under a contract of purchase that has been recorded in 1 25 the office of the county recorder of the county in which the 1 26 agricultural land is located. 1 27 (c)Participates annually in farm operation decisions or1 28cropping practices on specific fields of the farm unit that1 29are rented to a tenant.A person who is a shareholder, 1 30 partner, member, or beneficiary of a person who holds fee 1 31 simple title to agricultural land or owns agricultural land 1 32 under a contract of purchase that has been recorded in the 1 33 office of the county recorder of the county in which the 1 34 agricultural land is located. 1 35(d) Raises specialty crops on the farm unit including, but2 1not limited to, orchards, nurseries, or tree farms that do not2 2always produce annual income but require annual operating2 3decisions about maintenance or improvement.2 4(e) Has all or part of the farm unit enrolled in a long-2 5term agricultural land retirement program of the federal2 6government.2 7An "owner" does not mean a person who owns a farm unit and2 8who employs a farm manager or third party to operate the farm2 9unit, or a person who owns a farm unit and who rents the2 10entire farm unit to a tenant who is responsible for all farm2 11operations. However, this paragraph does not apply to an2 12owner who is a parent of the tenant and who resides in this2 13state.2 14 (4) "Tenant" means a person who is a resident of Iowa and 2 15 who rents and actively farmsa farm unitagricultural land 2 16 owned by another person. A member of the owner's family may 2 17 be a tenant. A person who works onthe farmagricultural land 2 18 for a wage and is not a family member does not qualify as a 2 19 tenant. 2 20 b. Upon written application on forms furnished by the 2 21 department, the department shall issue annually without fee 2 22oneup to two deerorlicenses and one wild turkey license,or2 23both,tothean ownerof a farm unitor to a member of the 2 24 owner's family, but not to both, and to the tenant or to a 2 25 member of the tenant's family, but not to both. The deer 2 26 huntinglicenselicenses or wild turkey hunting license issued 2 27 shall be valid only on thefarm unitagricultural land for 2 28 which an applicant qualifies pursuant to this subsection and 2 29 shall be equivalent to the least restrictive license issued 2 30 under section 481A.38. The owner or the tenant need not 2 31 reside on thefarm unitagricultural land to qualify for a 2 32 free license to hunt on thatfarm unitagricultural land. A 2 33 free deer hunting license issued pursuant to this subsection 2 34 shall be valid during all shotgun deer seasons. 2 35 c. In addition to the free deer huntinglicenselicenses 3 1 received, an ownerof a farm unitor a member of the owner's 3 2 family and the tenant or a member of the tenant's family may 3 3 purchase a deer hunting license for any option offered to 3 4 paying deer hunting licensees. An ownerof a farm unitor a 3 5 member of the owner's family and the tenant or a member of the 3 6 tenant's family may also purchase two additional antlerless 3 7 deer hunting licenses which are valid only on thefarm unit3 8 agricultural land for which the applicant qualifies pursuant 3 9 to this subsection, for a fee of ten dollars each. 3 10 d. If the commission establishes a deer hunting season to 3 11 occur in the first quarter of a calendar year that is separate 3 12 from a deer hunting season that continues from the last 3 13 quarter of the preceding calendar year, each owner and each 3 14 tenant ofa farm unitagricultural land located within a zone 3 15 where a deer hunting season is established, upon application, 3 16 shall be issued a free deer hunting license for each of the 3 17 two calendar quarters. Each license is valid only for hunting 3 18 on thefarm unit of the owner and tenantagricultural land for 3 19 which the applicant qualifies pursuant to this subsection. 3 20 EXPLANATION 3 21 This bill relates to the issuance of special free deer and 3 22 wild turkey hunting licenses to certain landowners and tenants 3 23 and their families, by redefining who is an owner and what 3 24 type of land qualifies owners, tenants, and their families for 3 25 the special free licenses. 3 26 The bill provides that "owner" means a person who is a 3 27 resident of Iowa and who holds fee simple title to 3 28 agricultural land, owns agricultural land under a contract of 3 29 purchase that has been recorded in the office of the county 3 30 recorder of the county in which the agricultural land is 3 31 located, or is a shareholder, partner, member, or beneficiary 3 32 of a person who holds fee simple title to agricultural land or 3 33 owns agricultural land under a contract of purchase that has 3 34 been recorded in the office of the county recorder of the 3 35 county in which the agricultural land is located. The bill 4 1 provides that a "tenant" is a person who rents and actively 4 2 farms agricultural land owned by another person. 4 3 The bill provides that "agricultural land" means land in 4 4 tracts of 10 acres or more, excluding any buildings or 4 5 structures, that has in the aggregate more than one-half of 4 6 the acres devoted to the production of crops or livestock, or 4 7 that is enrolled in a long-term agricultural land retirement 4 8 program of the federal government. 4 9 The bill provides that an owner or a member of the owner's 4 10 family and a tenant or a member of the tenant's family may 4 11 upon application receive two free deer licenses and one free 4 12 wild turkey license that are valid only on the agricultural 4 13 land for which the applicant qualifies under the bill. 4 14 Currently, an owner or a member of the owner's family and a 4 15 tenant or a member of the tenant's family may each receive one 4 16 free deer license and one free wild turkey license. 4 17 LSB 6265HC 80 4 18 av/sh/8
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