House File 31 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY BAUDLER
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to deer hunting by providing for the issuance of
2 a resident deer hunting license with two tags, requiring
3 payment of a help us stop hunger program fee, appropriating
4 the fee for the use of the help us stop hunger program, and
5 providing a penalty.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.8, subsection 1, Code 2005, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. A resident hunting deer who is required to have a
1 4 hunting license must have a resident hunting license in
1 5 addition to the deer hunting license and must pay the wildlife
1 6 habitat fee and the help us stop hunger program fee.
1 7 Sec. 2. Section 483A.8, subsection 2, Code 2005, is
1 8 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
1 9 thereof the following:
1 10 2. The deer hunting license shall be accompanied by two
1 11 tags and each tag shall be used only once. The first tag
1 12 shall be used to take an antlerless deer and the second tag
1 13 may be used after the first tag has been used, to take either
1 14 an antlered deer or an antlerless deer. When a deer is taken,
1 15 the deer shall be tagged and the time and date of taking shall
1 16 be written on the tag.
1 17 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 483A.8A HUSH PROGRAM FEE.
1 18 A resident hunting deer who is required to have a deer
1 19 hunting license pursuant to section 483A.1, subsection 1,
1 20 paragraph "e", and who is required to pay the wildlife habitat
1 21 fee, shall not hunt deer unless the person has also paid the
1 22 help us stop hunger (HUSH) program fee of five dollars. The
1 23 proceeds from the fee are appropriated for the exclusive use
1 24 of assisting with the cost of processing deer meat donated to
1 25 the help us stop hunger program administered by the
1 26 commission.
1 27 Sec. 4. Section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code
1 28 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 29 b. For violations of sections 481A.54, 481A.69, 481A.71,
1 30 481A.72, 482.6, 483A.3, 483A.6, 483A.8A, 483A.19, and 483A.27,
1 31 the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
1 32 EXPLANATION
1 33 This bill provides for the issuance of a resident deer
1 34 hunting license with two tags and requires payment of a help
1 35 us stop hunger (HUSH) program fee.
2 1 The bill provides that a resident hunting deer who is
2 2 required to have a deer hunting license pursuant to Code
2 3 section 483A.1 and who is required to pay the wildlife habitat
2 4 fee must also pay a $5 HUSH program fee. The bill provides
2 5 that the HUSH program fee is appropriated for the exclusive
2 6 use of assisting with the cost of processing deer meat donated
2 7 to the HUSH program administered by the natural resource
2 8 commission. A violation of this provision is punishable by a
2 9 scheduled fine of $20.
2 10 The bill also provides that a resident deer hunting license
2 11 shall be accompanied by two tags, each of which shall only be
2 12 used once. The bill provides that the first tag shall be used
2 13 to take an antlerless deer and that the second tag may be used
2 14 only after the first tag has been used, to take either an
2 15 antlered deer or an antlerless deer. The bill also provides
2 16 that when a deer is taken, the deer shall be tagged and the
2 17 time and date of taking written on the tag. A resident deer
2 18 hunting license costs $25.50. A violation of this provision
2 19 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $25.
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