As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Commission" means the natural resource commission.
2. "Department" means the department of natural resources created under section 455A.2.
3. "Director" means the director of the department.
4. "License" means a privilege granted by the commission to fish, hunt, fur harvest, pursue, catch, kill, take in any manner, use, have possession of, sell, or transport all or part of a wild animal, bird, game, or fish, including any privilege related to a license granted by issuance of a stamp or a payment of a fee.
5. "License agent" means an individual, business, or governmental agency authorized to sell a license.
6. "License document" means an authorization, certificate, or permit issued by the department or a license agent that lists and confers one or more license privileges.
7. "Resident" means a natural person who meets any of the following criteria:
a. Has physically resided in this state at least thirty consecutive days immediately before applying for or purchasing a resident license under this chapter and has been issued an Iowa driver's license or an Iowa nonoperator's identification card.
b. Is a full-time student at an educational institution located in this state and resides in this state while attending the educational institution. A student qualifies as a resident pursuant to this paragraph only for the purpose of purchasing any resident license specified in section 483A.1 or 484A.2.
c. Is a nonresident under eighteen years of age whose parent is a resident of this state.
d. Is a member of the armed forces of the United States serving on active duty, claims residency in this state, and has filed a state individual income tax return as a resident pursuant to chapter 422, division II, for the preceding tax year.
e. Is registered to vote in this state.
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1858
C87, § 110.1A
C93, § 483A.1A
95 Acts, ch 76, § 1; 2000 Acts, ch 1116, §3-5; 2000 Acts, ch 1175, §1, 2; 2001 Acts, ch 134, §3
Referred to in § 483A.2
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