House File 2137 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  HUTTER


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act exempting active duty military personnel from hunting and
  2    fishing license requirements in the state.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5118HH 81
  5 av/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, subsection 6, Code Supplement
  1  2 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    6.  a.  A license shall not be required of minor pupils of
  1  4 the state school for the blind, state school for the deaf, or
  1  5 of minor residents of other state institutions under the
  1  6 control of an administrator of a division of the department of
  1  7 human services.  In addition, a
  1  8    b.  A person who is on active duty with the armed forces of
  1  9 the United States, on authorized leave from a duty station
  1 10 located outside of this state, and a resident of the state of
  1 11 Iowa shall not be required to have a license to hunt or fish
  1 12 in this state.  The military person shall carry the person's
  1 13 leave papers and a copy of the person's current earnings
  1 14 statement showing a deduction for Iowa income taxes active
  1 15 duty identification card while hunting or fishing.  In lieu of
  1 16 carrying the person's earnings statement, the military person
  1 17 may also claim residency if the person is registered to vote
  1 18 in this state.  If a deer or wild turkey is taken, the
  1 19 military person shall immediately contact a state conservation
  1 20 officer to obtain an appropriate tag to transport the animal.
  1 21    c.  A license shall not be required of residents of county
  1 22 care facilities or any person who is receiving old=age
  1 23 assistance under chapter 249.
  1 24                           EXPLANATION
  1 25    This bill exempts active duty military personnel from
  1 26 hunting and fishing license requirements in the state.
  1 27    The bill provides that such a military person is not
  1 28 required to have a license to hunt or fish in this state.  The
  1 29 bill requires such a military person to carry the person's
  1 30 active duty identification card while hunting or fishing.
  1 31    Currently, a person must be a resident of Iowa who is on
  1 32 active duty with the armed forces of the United States and who
  1 33 is on authorized leave from a duty station located outside of
  1 34 this state to hunt or fish without a license.  Such a person
  1 35 is also required to carry the person's leave papers and either
  2  1 a copy of the person's current earnings statement showing a
  2  2 deduction for Iowa income taxes or a form showing that the
  2  3 person is registered to vote in this state.
  2  4 LSB 5118HH 81
  2  5 av:rj/je/5.1