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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE FILE 397 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF HUNTING LICENSES FOR ANTLERLESS 1 5 DEER, PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF HARVESTED DEER MEAT 1 6 TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, REQUIRING A REPORT, AND PROVIDING A 1 7 PENALTY. 1 8 1 9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 10 1 11 Section 1. Section 483A.8, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 12 the following new subsection: 1 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The commission shall provide, by rule, 1 14 for the issuance to a nonresident, of a nonresident antlerless 1 15 deer hunting license that is valid for use only during the 1 16 period beginning on December 24, 2003, and ending at sunset on 1 17 January 2, 2004, and costs fifty dollars. A nonresident 1 18 hunting deer with a license issued under this subsection shall 1 19 be otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this state and shall 1 20 have a nonresident hunting license and pay the wildlife 1 21 habitat fee. Pursuant to this subsection, the commission 1 22 shall make available for issuance only the remaining 1 23 nonresident antlerless deer hunting licenses allocated under 1 24 subsection 3 that have not yet been issued for the 2003-2004 1 25 antlerless deer hunting seasons. 1 26 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 483A.24A HARVESTED DEER. 1 27 1. INTENT. It is the intent of the general assembly in 1 28 enacting this section, to express its concern to the natural 1 29 resource commission about the burgeoning deer population in 1 30 this state, by requiring the natural resource commission to 1 31 make additional antlerless deer hunting licenses available to 1 32 encourage hunters in this state to assist the commission in 1 33 bringing the state's deer population under control. 1 34 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this section: 1 35 a. "Department of corrections" means the Iowa department 2 1 of corrections. 2 2 b. "Establishment" means an establishment as defined in 2 3 section 189A.2 where animals or poultry are prepared for food 2 4 purposes or where wild deer may be processed or dressed for 2 5 human consumption. 2 6 c. "Public institution" means a state institution listed 2 7 under section 904.102, subsections 1 through 10, that is 2 8 administered by the department of corrections. 2 9 3. The natural resource commission shall provide, by rule, 2 10 for the distribution of antlerless deer hunting licenses, 2 11 annually to resident hunters and to applicants qualified under 2 12 section 483A.24. The licenses shall be in addition to deer 2 13 hunting licenses otherwise allocated in this chapter to 2 14 resident hunters and applicants qualified under section 2 15 483A.24 and shall be equivalent to the least restrictive 2 16 license issued pursuant to section 481A.38. Pursuant to this 2 17 section, the department shall make available for issuance at 2 18 least an additional eighteen thousand antlerless deer hunting 2 19 licenses for resident hunters for 2003-2004 antlerless deer 2 20 hunting seasons than were available for the 2002-2003 2 21 antlerless deer hunting seasons. 2 22 4. A resident hunter or an applicant qualified under 2 23 section 483A.24, who receives an antlerless deer hunting 2 24 license under this section may deliver the deer harvested with 2 25 the license to an establishment designated by the department 2 26 of corrections for processing, packaging, and delivery to 2 27 locations designated by the department of corrections. Each 2 28 antlerless deer hunting license issued under this section 2 29 shall be accompanied by a list of establishments that will 2 30 accept deer harvested with the license. 2 31 5. Each resident hunter or applicant qualified under 2 32 section 483A.24 shall be otherwise qualified to hunt deer in 2 33 this state. A wildlife habitat fee shall not be required. 2 34 The commission shall establish, by rules adopted pursuant to 2 35 chapter 17A, the procedures for allocating the antlerless deer 3 1 hunting licenses. 3 2 6. The department of corrections, may, in cooperation with 3 3 the commission, contract with one or more establishments to 3 4 receive, process, package, and deliver the harvested deer meat 3 5 to the public institutions in the manner specified by the 3 6 department of corrections and at a cost to the department of 3 7 corrections that is competitive with the cost of obtaining 3 8 similar meat products in the private sector. 3 9 7. A person violating a provision of this section or a 3 10 rule adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a simple 3 11 misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation as provided in 3 12 section 483A.42. 3 13 Sec. 3. REPORT. The natural resource commission, in 3 14 consultation with the department of corrections, shall 3 15 evaluate the results of the deer harvesting program created in 3 16 section 483A.24A, and shall make recommendations suggesting 3 17 improvements to the program and whether the program should be 3 18 expanded to allow receipt of harvested deer meat by other 3 19 governmental agencies and nonprofit entities. The natural 3 20 resource commission and the department of corrections shall 3 21 file a joint report containing their findings and 3 22 recommendations with the legislative service bureau by 3 23 February 1, 2004, for distribution to the general assembly. 3 24 3 25 3 26 3 27 MARY E. KRAMER 3 28 President of the Senate 3 29 3 30 3 31 3 32 CHRISTOPHER C. RANTS 3 33 Speaker of the House 3 34 3 35 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 4 1 is known as Senate File 397, Eightieth General Assembly. 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL 4 6 Secretary of the Senate 4 7 Approved , 2003 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 11 THOMAS J. VILSACK 4 12 Governor
Text: SF00396 Text: SF00398 Text: SF00300 - SF00399 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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