1998 Summary of Legislation

Published by the Iowa General Assembly -- Legislative Service Bureau

NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION DEVELOPMENT

Economic Development Legislation	Related Legislation
SENATE FILE 187 -- Fishing and Hunting -- Licenses and Fees SENATE FILE 347 -- Disposition of Seized Public Nuisances SENATE FILE 2294 -- Payment of Snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle Fees HOUSE FILE 2290 -- Deer Hunting and Deer Population Control	SENATE FILE 2015 -- Items Deemed Nuisances SENATE FILE 2277 -- Municipal Tort Liability Exceptions for Skateboarding and In-Line Skating SENATE FILE 2295 -- Appropriations -- Agriculture and Natural Resources SENATE FILE 2381 -- Appropriations -- Infrastructure and Capital Projects HOUSE FILE 2317 -- Drainage District Improvements in Protected Wetlands HOUSE FILE 2395 -- Supplemental and Other Appropriations and Miscellaneous Provisions H.J.R. 2004 -- Highest Elevation in State

Economic Development Legislation

Related Legislation

SENATE FILE 187 -- Fishing and Hunting -- Licenses and Fees
SENATE FILE 347 -- Disposition of Seized Public Nuisances
SENATE FILE 2294 -- Payment of Snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle Fees
HOUSE FILE 2290 -- Deer Hunting and Deer Population Control

SENATE FILE 2015 -- Items Deemed Nuisances
SENATE FILE 2277 -- Municipal Tort Liability Exceptions for Skateboarding and In-Line Skating
SENATE FILE 2295 -- Appropriations -- Agriculture and Natural Resources
SENATE FILE 2381 -- Appropriations -- Infrastructure and Capital Projects
HOUSE FILE 2317 -- Drainage District Improvements in Protected Wetlands
HOUSE FILE 2395 -- Supplemental and Other Appropriations and Miscellaneous Provisions
H.J.R. 2004 -- Highest Elevation in State

NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGISLATION

SENATE FILE 187 - Fishing and Hunting -- Licenses and Fees (full text of act): BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY. This Act provides for the issuance of licenses and collection of fees for hunting, fishing, fur harvesting, and related wildlife and game activities by the use of electronic means.; The fees for certain licenses currently issued by the Department of Natural Resources are increased by 50 cents to provide a writing fee for county recorders and license depositaries. A new lifetime fishing license and a lifetime hunting license for residents who are 65 years of age or older are added for a one-time fee of $50.50 each. A general hunting license for nonresidents under 18 years of age is added for an annual fee of $25.50. The Act raises the fee for a nonresident deer hunting license from $110 to $150.50, a nonresident wild turkey license from $55.00 to $75.50, and a nonresident fur harvester license from $175.50 to $180.50.; The Act also eliminates the combined hunting and fishing license for residents and the combined hunting, fishing and fur harvesting license for residents. A resident archer shall be issued two wild turkey licenses for the spring season upon payment of the required fees. The Act also increases the number of nonresident deer hunting licenses authorized each year to 6,000. (This authorization for 6,000 licenses is increased to 7,500 in H.F. 2290.); The Act provides that the Natural Resource Commission shall determine how licenses will be issued by the department, the county recorder and the license depositaries. The department shall designate the license depositaries. The writing fee is increased to 50 cents for a regular license sale, $1.00 for issuance of a free license, and $2.00 for issuance of a duplicate license.; Except for possession and exhibition of deer licenses and tags and wild turkey licenses and tags, a person who is charged with failure to possess and exhibit a license, certificate or permit to a peace officer shall not be convicted if the person produces in court a license, permit or certificate that was valid when the person was charged with the violation.; The Act authorizes the department to sell lists of licensees if the cost does not exceed the cost of preparation and duplication of the lists.; A free deer hunting license issued to a landowner, tenant or member of their respective families is valid during all shotgun deer seasons.; The Act takes effect December 15, l998, for licenses issued for calendar year 1999.

SENATE FILE 347 - Disposition of Seized Public Nuisances (full text of act): BY ANGELO. This Act provides that a device or material used to violate Code Chapter 481A, 481B, 482, 484A, or 484B (chapters relating to wildlife conservation, endangered plants and wildlife, commercial fishing, migratory waterfowl, and hunting preserves), or rules of the Natural Resource Commission, is a public nuisance and subject to seizure by the Department of Natural Resources or any peace officer. The Act also establishes procedures for disposing of the seized property or returning it to persons who claim the seized property. Procedures are also provided to appeal the court's judgment on the disposal of the seized property.

SENATE FILE 2294 - Payment of Snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle Fees (full text of act): BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT. This Act provides that a snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle dealer shall pay all title fees, if applicable, on behalf of a purchaser of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle. Under prior law, the dealer was required to pay only the registration fees on behalf of the purchaser.

HOUSE FILE 2290 - Deer Hunting and Deer Population Control (full text of act): BY ARNOLD. This Act increases the civil penalty for illegally taking antlered deer, authorizes the use of artificial light to take deer in urban areas pursuant to an approved special deer population control plan, provides for the issuance of depredation permits to certain landowners, increases the number of nonresident deer hunting licenses, and provides for issuance of additional licenses for antlerless deer.; The civil penalty for taking of an antlered deer during September, October, November, or December before the regular gun season is increased to $2,000 plus 80 hours of community service or a total of $4,000 without community service.; The Department of Natural Resources shall issue a depredation permit to any landowner who incurs crop or nursery damage of $1,000 or more from wild animals and a producer shall not be required to erect or maintain a fence at a cost exceeding $1,000 as a requisite for receiving a depredation permit.; The maximum limit for nonresident deer licenses is increased from 5,000 to 7,500 annually. Of the first 6,000 nonresident licenses, not more than 35 percent of the licenses shall be bow season licenses and, after the first 6,000 nonresident licenses have been issued, all additional licenses shall be issued for antlerless deer only.; The Natural Resource Commission is also authorized to issue an additional antlerless deer license to a person who has been issued an antlerless deer license. The fee for the second license is $10 for residents. This provision takes effect May 19, 1998.

RELATED LEGISLATION

SENATE FILE 2015 -- Items Deemed Nuisances (Complete summary under LOCAL GOVERNMENT.): This Act removes cotton-bearing cottonwood trees and all other cotton-bearing poplar trees in cities from a list of items or conditions that constitute a nuisance.

SENATE FILE 2277 -- Municipal Tort Liability Exceptions for Skateboarding and In-Line Skating (Complete summary under CIVIL LAW, PROCEDURE & COURT ADMINISTRATION.): This Act provides certain exceptions to the tort liability of a governmental subdivision in relation to skateboarding and in-line skating.

SENATE FILE 2295 -- Appropriations -- Agriculture and Natural Resources (Complete summary under APPROPRIATIONS.): This Act relates to agriculture and natural resources by making appropriations to support related entities, including the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Department of Natural Resources.

SENATE FILE 2381 -- Appropriations -- Infrastructure and Capital Projects (Complete summary under APPROPRIATIONS.): This Act makes appropriations to and from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund. The Act also establishes the Blufflands Protection Program and Revolving Fund and a Recreational Grant Matching Program.

HOUSE FILE 2317 -- Drainage District Improvements in Protected Wetlands (Complete summary under AGRICULTURE.): This Act provides that restrictions on the use of drainage improvements to land designated as a wetland do not apply to a person maintaining, repairing or replacing an improvement to a drainage district as long as the improvement continues to serve the drainage district and the functions of the improvement are not expanded beyond the scope of functions as designed prior to the maintenance, repair or replacement.

HOUSE FILE 2395 -- Supplemental and Other Appropriations and Miscellaneous Provisions (Complete summary under APPROPRIATIONS.): This Act relates to various public expenditure and regulatory matters by making supplemental appropriations for FY 1997-1998, appropriations for subsequent fiscal years, and various statutory changes. The Act includes additional time for expenditure of an existing FY 1997-1998 appropriation of marine fuel tax moneys for capital projects.

H.J.R. 2004 -- Highest Elevation in State (Complete summary under STATE GOVERNMENT.: This Joint Resolution designates a site located in Osceola County as the official highest elevation in the state of Iowa and provides that the site will be designated and referred to as Hawkeye Point.

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