House File 421

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 36)


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the registration of hunting outfitters or
  2    hunting guides and providing a penalty.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1943HV 80
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  483A.28  REGISTRATION OF HUNTING
  1  2 OUTFITTERS OR HUNTING GUIDES == PENALTY.
  1  3    1.  A person shall not engage in or be employed for any
  1  4 compensation in the business of a hunting outfitter or a
  1  5 hunting guide in this state unless the person is registered as
  1  6 a hunting outfitter or a hunting guide with the department.
  1  7 The commission shall define, by rule, the activities that
  1  8 constitute hunting outfitter activities or hunting guide
  1  9 activities for the purposes of this section.  The rules shall
  1 10 require an applicant for registration to identify the location
  1 11 and acreage to be hunted and the equipment and services to be
  1 12 provided by the outfitter or the guide.
  1 13    2.  The department shall establish, by rule, a conduct
  1 14 board consisting of hunting outfitters and hunting guides
  1 15 selected by the department, to compose standards of ethical
  1 16 and professional conduct concerning hunting outfitters and
  1 17 hunting guides and to review complaints and make
  1 18 recommendations to the department for the revocation of
  1 19 registrations of hunting outfitters and hunting guides who are
  1 20 in violation of this section or the rules adopted pursuant to
  1 21 this section.
  1 22    3.  The commission shall establish, by rule, the annual fee
  1 23 for a hunting outfitter or hunting guide registration required
  1 24 pursuant to this section.  In determining an annual fee, the
  1 25 commission shall consider the costs of providing for the
  1 26 registration and administering and enforcing the provisions of
  1 27 this section.
  1 28    4.  A violation of this section or the rules adopted
  1 29 pursuant to this section is punishable as provided in section
  1 30 483A.42.
  1 31    5.  This section does not apply to the activities of a
  1 32 hunting outfitter or hunting guide that are conducted on a
  1 33 hunting preserve pursuant to chapter 484B.
  1 34                           EXPLANATION
  1 35    This bill provides for the registration of persons engaged
  2  1 in the business of a hunting outfitter or hunting guide.  The
  2  2 department of natural resources is directed to define what
  2  3 activities constitute hunting outfitter activities or hunting
  2  4 guide activities and register hunting outfitters or hunting
  2  5 guides upon application and payment of an annual fee
  2  6 determined by rule of the natural resource commission.  An
  2  7 applicant shall identify the location and acreage to be hunted
  2  8 and the equipment and services to be provided by the outfitter
  2  9 or the hunting guide.
  2 10    The bill also requires the department of natural resources
  2 11 to establish, by rule, a conduct board consisting of hunting
  2 12 outfitters and hunting guides to compose standards of ethics
  2 13 and conduct, to review complaints, and to make recommendations
  2 14 concerning revocations of registrations of hunting outfitters
  2 15 and hunting guides.
  2 16    The bill does not apply to activities that are conducted on
  2 17 a hunting preserve.
  2 18    A violator is guilty of a simple misdemeanor and subject to
  2 19 a scheduled fine of $100 for each offense.
  2 20 LSB 1943HV 80
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