S-5121

   Amend Senate File 581, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, line 1, by striking <2021> and inserting <2022>
   2.  Page 1, line 3, by striking <five hundred> and inserting <seven hundred fifty>
   3.  Page 1, line 6, by striking <2021> and inserting <2022>
   4.  Page 1, line 9, by striking <2021> and inserting <2022>
   5.  Page 1, line 17, by striking <two> and inserting <five>
   6.  Page 1, after line 22 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 483A.8, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  (1)  The commission shall annually limit to six thousand the number of nonresidents allowed to have antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses.  Of the six thousand nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses issued, fifty of the licenses shall be reserved for nonresidents who have made a reservation with a nonprofit organization that hosts guided hunting services for veterans of the armed forces of the United States. A nonresident may only receive one antlered or any sex deer hunting license under this subparagraph. If fewer than fifty nonresidents apply for a reserved license by the application deadline set by the commission by rule, any license not issued shall be made available for purchase at the same time and in the same manner as other excess nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses. Not more than thirty-five percent of the issued reserved licenses shall be bow season licenses. The nonresident applying for a reserved license shall provide with the license application evidence that the nonresident has a reservation with an eligible hunting guide service that is scheduled during a period in which the license is valid. Of the six thousand remaining nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses issued, not more than thirty-five percent of the licenses shall be bow season licenses.
   (2)  After the six thousand antlered or any sex nonresident deer hunting licenses have been issued, all additional licenses shall be issued for antlerless deer only. The commission shall annually determine the number of nonresident antlerless deer only deer hunting licenses that will be available for issuance.>
   7.  Page 1, line 23, by striking <2021> and inserting <2022>
   8.  By striking page 1, line 34, through page 2, line 6, and inserting <valid only in the county identified on the license. Bows, shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns, and, in counties authorized by the commission, centerfire rifles of a caliber no smaller than .24 may be used during the January antlerless-deer-only season.>
   9.  Page 2, after line 6 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 483A.24, subsection 19, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   19.  Upon payment of a fee established by rules adopted pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime trout fishing license, the department shall issue a lifetime trout fishing license to a person who is at least sixty-five years of age or to a person who qualifies for the disabled veteran homestead credit under section 425.15. The department shall prepare an application to be used by a person requesting a lifetime trout fishing license under this subsection.>
   10.  Page 2, after line 6 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 483A.8C, subsection 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A nonambulatory person who is a resident may be issued one any sex deer hunting license to hunt deer with a shotgun, muzzleloading rifle, or straight wall cartridge rifle during any established deer hunting season using the method of take authorized by rule for each season being hunted. If the tag is filled during one of the seasons, the license will not be valid in subsequent seasons. A person who applies for a license pursuant to this section shall complete a form, as required by rule, that is signed by a physician who verifies that the person is nonambulatory.>
   11.  Page 2, by striking lines 7 through 28 and inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  DEER POPULATION STUDY.  The department of natural resources shall conduct a study to determine the estimated deer population in each county in this state, which shall include historical population numbers and population trends and be supported by historical records dating back to 1970 if such data is available, and prepare a report. The department shall review and provide scientific data relating to the environmental impact of deer populations, including the impact to crops and nut, fruit, Christmas, and lumber trees. The department shall also review the spread of disease in deer and other cervidae wildlife populations. Additionally, the report shall include information on property loss, medical costs, and fatalities due to deer-vehicle accidents and incidents of airport runway incursions by deer. In conducting the study, the department shall work with relevant representatives from the Iowa state university of science and technology agricultural extension service, the department of transportation, and the insurance division of the department of commerce. Expenses for conducting the study shall be paid from the fish and wildlife protection fund established in section 456A.17 and such payments are considered a proper use of the funds for purposes of section 456A.27 and Article VII, section 9, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. The department shall submit the report summarizing the results of the study to the general assembly by October 1, 2024, and every three years thereafter.>
   12.  Title page, line 1, by striking <deer population management> and inserting <fishing and hunting licenses and permits>
   13.  By renumbering as necessary.