House Amendment to Senate File 654 S-5216 Amend Senate File 654, as passed by the Senate, as follows: 1 1. Page 1, line 15, by striking < 2025 > and inserting < 2026 > 2 2. Page 1, line 21, by striking < 2025 > and inserting < 2026 > 3 3. Page 2, line 2, by striking < 2025 > and inserting < 2026 > 4 4. Page 2, after line 7 by inserting: 5 < Sec. ___. Section 481C.2, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, 6 are amended to read as follows: 7 1. The director of the department of natural resources shall 8 enter into a memorandum of agreement with the United States 9 department of agriculture, animal damage control division. 10 The wild animal depredation unit shall serve and act as the 11 liaison to the department for the producers in the state who 12 suffer crop, horticultural product, tree, or nursery damage an 13 economic loss to agriculture, horticulture, or silviculture 14 operations due to wild animals. 15 2. The department shall issue depredation permits and 16 deer shooting permits to any landowner or tenant, as defined 17 under section 483A.24, subsection 2, upon receiving written 18 approval from the landowner, who incurs crop, horticultural 19 product, tree, or nursery damage suffers an economic loss of 20 one thousand dollars or more to agriculture, horticulture, or 21 silviculture operations due to wild animals. The department 22 shall allow any conservation officer to issue permits pursuant 23 to this chapter. 24 Sec. ___. Section 481C.2A, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 25 2026, is amended to read as follows: 26 a. Deer shooting permits shall be available for issuance 27 to landowners or tenants, as defined under section 483A.24, 28 subsection 2, upon receiving written approval from the 29 landowner, who incur crop, horticultural product, tree, 30 or nursery damage suffer an economic loss to agriculture, 31 horticulture, or silviculture operations as provided in section 32 481C.2 and shall be available for issuance for use on areas 33 where public safety may be an issue. > 34 5. Page 2, line 9, by striking < 2025 > and inserting < 2026 > 35 -1- SF 654.4241.H (1) 91 md 1/ 2 #1. #2. #3. #4.