House File 429 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  WHITAKER and SWAIM


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to deer taken without a license by military
  2    personnel.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2398HH 81
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, subsection 6, Code 2005, is
  1  2 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
  1  3 thereof the following:
  1  4    6.  A license shall not be required of minor pupils of the
  1  5 state school for the blind, state school for the deaf, or of
  1  6 minor residents of other state institutions under the control
  1  7 of an administrator of a division of the department of human
  1  8 services.  A license shall not be required of residents of
  1  9 county care facilities or any person who is receiving old=age
  1 10 assistance under chapter 249.
  1 11    Sec. 2.  Section 483A.24, Code 2005, is amended by adding
  1 12 the following new subsection:
  1 13    NEW SUBSECTION.  6A.  A person who is on active duty with
  1 14 the armed forces of the United States, on authorized leave
  1 15 from a duty station located outside of this state, and a
  1 16 resident of the state of Iowa shall not be required to have a
  1 17 license to hunt or fish in this state.  The military person
  1 18 shall carry the person's leave papers and a copy of the
  1 19 person's current earnings statement showing a deduction for
  1 20 Iowa income taxes while hunting or fishing.  In lieu of
  1 21 carrying the person's earnings statement, the military person
  1 22 may also claim residency if the person is registered to vote
  1 23 in this state.  A military person may take three deer annually
  1 24 pursuant to this subsection so long as each deer is taken
  1 25 during a different deer hunting season.  If a deer or wild
  1 26 turkey is taken, the military person shall immediately contact
  1 27 a state conservation officer to obtain an appropriate tag to
  1 28 transport the animal.
  1 29                           EXPLANATION
  1 30    This bill provides that a resident of Iowa, who is on
  1 31 active duty with the armed forces of the United States and is
  1 32 on authorized leave from a duty station outside of this state,
  1 33 may take three deer annually without a hunting or deer hunting
  1 34 license so long as each deer is taken during a different deer
  1 35 hunting season.
  2  1 LSB 2398HH 81
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