House File 822 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 750)
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 304)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to deer population management and providing
2 penalties and appropriations.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.1, subsection 2, paragraphs f
1 2 through u, Code 2005, are amended to read as follows:
1 3 f. Deer hunting license, antlerless deer only, required
1 4 with the purchase of an antlered or any sex deer hunting
1 5 license ............................................... $100.00
1 6 f. g. Deer hunting license, antlerless deer only
1 7 ....................................................... $150.00
1 8 g. h. Wild turkey hunting license ................ $100.00
1 9 h. i. Fur harvester license ...................... $200.00
1 10 i. j. Fur dealer license ......................... $501.00
1 11 j. k. Location permit for fur dealers ............ $ 56.00
1 12 k. l. Aquaculture unit license ................... $ 56.00
1 13 l. m. Retail bait dealer license ................. $125.00
1 14 or the amount for the same type of license in the
1 15 nonresident's state, whichever is greater
1 16 m. n. Trout fishing fee .......................... $ 13.00
1 17 n. o. Game breeder license ....................... $ 26.00
1 18 o. p. Taxidermy license .......................... $ 26.00
1 19 p. q. Falconry license ........................... $ 26.00
1 20 q. r. Wildlife habitat fee ....................... $ 8.00
1 21 r. s. Migratory game bird fee .................... $ 8.00
1 22 s. t. Fishing license, three=day ................. $ 15.50
1 23 t. u. Wholesale bait dealer license .............. $250.00
1 24 or the amount for the same type of license in the
1 25 nonresident's state, whichever is greater
1 26 u. v. Fishing license, one=day ................... $ 8.50
1 27 Sec. 2. Section 483A.8, subsections 1, 3, and 6, Code
1 28 2005, are amended to read as follows:
1 29 1. A resident hunting deer who is required to have a
1 30 hunting license must have a resident hunting license in
1 31 addition to the deer hunting license and must pay the wildlife
1 32 habitat fee. In addition, a resident who purchases a deer
1 33 hunting license shall pay a one dollar fee that shall be used
1 34 and is appropriated for the purpose of assisting with the cost
1 35 of processing deer donated to the help us stop hunger program
2 1 administered by the commission.
2 2 3. a. A nonresident hunting deer is required to have a
2 3 nonresident hunting license and a nonresident deer license and
2 4 must pay the wildlife habitat fee. In addition, a nonresident
2 5 who purchases a deer hunting license shall pay a one dollar
2 6 fee that shall be used and is appropriated for the purpose of
2 7 assisting with the cost of processing deer donated to the help
2 8 us stop hunger program administered by the commission.
2 9 b. A nonresident who purchases an antlered or any sex deer
2 10 hunting license pursuant to section 483A.1, subsection 2,
2 11 paragraph "e", is required to purchase an antlerless deer only
2 12 deer hunting license at the same time, pursuant to section
2 13 483A.1, subsection 2, paragraph "f".
2 14 c. The commission shall annually limit to eight six
2 15 thousand five hundred licenses the number of nonresidents
2 16 allowed to have antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses. Of
2 17 the first six thousand nonresident antlered or any sex deer
2 18 licenses issued, not more than thirty=five percent of the
2 19 licenses shall be bow season licenses and, after. After the
2 20 first six thousand antlered or any sex nonresident deer
2 21 licenses have been issued, all an additional two thousand five
2 22 hundred licenses shall be issued available for issuance for
2 23 antlerless deer only.
2 24 d. The commission shall allocate the all nonresident deer
2 25 hunting licenses issued among the zones based on the
2 26 populations of deer. However, a nonresident applicant may
2 27 request one or more hunting zones, in order of preference, in
2 28 which the applicant wishes to hunt. If the request cannot be
2 29 fulfilled, the applicable fees shall be returned to the
2 30 applicant. A nonresident applying for a deer hunting license
2 31 must exhibit proof of having successfully completed a hunter
2 32 safety and ethics education program as provided in section
2 33 483A.27 or its equivalent as determined by the department
2 34 before the license is issued.
2 35 6. The commission shall provide by rule for the annual
3 1 issuance to a nonresident of a nonresident antlerless deer
3 2 hunting license that is valid for use only during the period
3 3 beginning on December 24, 2003, and ending at sunset on
3 4 January 2, 2004 of the following year, and costs fifty
3 5 dollars. A nonresident hunting deer with a license issued
3 6 under this subsection shall be otherwise qualified to hunt
3 7 deer in this state and shall have a nonresident hunting
3 8 license, and pay the wildlife habitat fee, and pay the one
3 9 dollar fee for the help us stop hunger program as provided in
3 10 subsection 3. Pursuant to this subsection, the commission
3 11 shall make available for issuance only the remaining
3 12 nonresident antlerless deer hunting licenses allocated under
3 13 subsection 3 that have not yet been issued for the 2003==2004
3 14 current year's nonresident antlerless deer hunting seasons.
3 15 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 483A.8A DEER HARVEST REPORTING
3 16 SYSTEM.
3 17 1. The commission shall provide, by rule, for the
3 18 establishment of a deer harvest reporting system for the
3 19 purpose of collecting information from deer hunters concerning
3 20 the deer population in this state. Each person who is issued
3 21 a deer hunting license in this state shall report such
3 22 information pursuant to this section. Information collected
3 23 by the commission pursuant to the deer harvest reporting
3 24 system from a deer hunter who takes a deer shall be limited to
3 25 the following:
3 26 a. The county where the deer was taken.
3 27 b. The season during which the deer was taken.
3 28 c. The sex of the deer taken.
3 29 d. The age of the deer taken.
3 30 e. The type of weapon used.
3 31 f. The hunting license number of the hunter.
3 32 g. The number of days the hunter hunted.
3 33 h. The total number of deer taken by the hunter.
3 34 2. The deer harvest reporting system established by the
3 35 commission shall utilize and is limited to utilizing one or
4 1 more of the following methods of reporting deer taken by
4 2 hunters:
4 3 a. A toll=free telephone number.
4 4 b. A postcard.
4 5 c. Reporting at an electronic licensing location.
4 6 d. Electronic internet communication.
4 7 Sec. 4. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, Code 2005, is
4 8 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
4 9 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Notwithstanding paragraph "b", upon
4 10 written application on forms furnished by the department, the
4 11 department shall issue annually without fee two deer hunting
4 12 licenses, one antlered or any sex deer hunting license and one
4 13 antlerless deer only deer hunting license, to the owner of a
4 14 farm unit or a member of the owner's family, but only two
4 15 licenses for both, and to the tenant of a farm unit or a
4 16 member of the tenant's family, but only two licenses for both.
4 17 The deer hunting licenses issued shall be valid only for use
4 18 on the farm unit for which the applicant applies pursuant to
4 19 this paragraph and shall be equivalent to the least
4 20 restrictive license issued under section 481A.38. The owner
4 21 or the tenant need not reside on the farm unit to qualify for
4 22 the free deer hunting licenses to hunt on that farm unit. The
4 23 free hunting licenses issued pursuant to this paragraph shall
4 24 be valid during all shotgun deer seasons and the licenses may
4 25 be used to harvest deer in two different seasons. In
4 26 addition, a person who receives a free deer hunting license
4 27 pursuant to this paragraph shall pay a one dollar fee that
4 28 shall be used and is appropriated for the purpose of assisting
4 29 with the cost of processing deer donated to the help us stop
4 30 hunger program administered by the commission.
4 31 Sec. 5. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraphs c and d,
4 32 Code 2005, are amended to read as follows:
4 33 c. d. In addition to the free deer hunting license
4 34 licenses received pursuant to paragraph "b" or "c", an owner
4 35 of a farm unit or a member of the owner's family and the
5 1 tenant or a member of the tenant's family may purchase a deer
5 2 hunting license for any option offered to paying deer hunting
5 3 licensees. An owner of a farm unit or a member of the owner's
5 4 family and the tenant or a member of the tenant's family may
5 5 also purchase two additional antlerless deer hunting licenses
5 6 which are valid only on the farm unit for a fee of ten dollars
5 7 each.
5 8 d. e. If the commission establishes a deer hunting season
5 9 to occur in the first quarter of a calendar year that is
5 10 separate from a deer hunting season that continues from the
5 11 last quarter of the preceding calendar year, each owner and
5 12 each tenant of a farm unit located within a zone where a deer
5 13 hunting season is established, upon application, shall be
5 14 issued a free deer hunting license for each of the two
5 15 calendar quarters. Each license is valid only for hunting on
5 16 the farm unit of the owner and tenant.
5 17 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 483A.24B SPECIAL DEER HUNTS.
5 18 1. The commission may establish a special season deer hunt
5 19 for antlerless deer in those counties where paid antlerless
5 20 only deer hunting licenses remain available for issuance.
5 21 2. Antlerless deer may be taken by shotgun, muzzleloading
5 22 rifle, muzzleloading pistol, handgun, or bow during the
5 23 special season as provided by the commission by rule.
5 24 3. Prior to December 15, a resident may obtain up to three
5 25 paid antlerless only deer hunting licenses for the special
5 26 season regardless of how many paid or free gun or bow deer
5 27 hunting licenses the person may have already obtained.
5 28 Beginning December 15, a resident or nonresident may purchase
5 29 an unlimited number of antlerless only deer hunting licenses
5 30 for the special season. Notwithstanding section 483A.1, the
5 31 fee for an antlerless only deer hunting license issued
5 32 pursuant to this section shall be ten dollars for residents.
5 33 4. All antlerless deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to
5 34 this section shall be included in the quotas established by
5 35 the commission by rule for each county and shall be available
6 1 in each county only until the quota established by the
6 2 commission for that county is filled.
6 3 5. The daily bag and possession limit during the special
6 4 season is one deer per license. The tagging requirements are
6 5 the same as for the regular gun season.
6 6 6. A person who receives a license pursuant to this
6 7 section shall be otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this
6 8 state and shall have a hunting license and pay the wildlife
6 9 habitat fee.
6 10 7. A person violating a provision of this section or a
6 11 rule adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a simple
6 12 misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation as provided in
6 13 section 483A.42.
6 14 EXPLANATION
6 15 This bill contains various provisions relating to
6 16 management of the deer population in this state.
6 17 Code section 483A.8, subsections 1 and 3, are amended to
6 18 provide that a resident or a nonresident who purchases a deer
6 19 hunting license must pay a one dollar fee that shall be used
6 20 and is appropriated for the purpose of assisting with the cost
6 21 of processing deer donated to the help us stop hunger program
6 22 administered by the natural resource commission.
6 23 Code section 483A.8, subsection 3, is also amended to
6 24 provide that a nonresident who purchases an antlered or any
6 25 sex deer hunting license pursuant to Code section 483A.1,
6 26 subsection 2, is required to purchase an antlerless deer only
6 27 deer hunting license at the same time for $100. A
6 28 corresponding change is made in Code section 483A.1.
6 29 Code section 483A.8, subsection 3, is amended to provide
6 30 that the commission is limited to issuing 6,000 nonresident
6 31 antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses per year and that
6 32 after those licenses have been issued an additional 2,500
6 33 licenses shall be available for issuance for antlerless deer
6 34 only. The bill also provides that all nonresident deer
6 35 hunting licenses issued shall be allocated by the commission
7 1 among zones based on the populations of deer.
7 2 Code section 483A.8, subsection 6, is amended to allow the
7 3 commission to continue to provide by rule for the issuance of
7 4 nonresident deer hunting licenses for use only during the
7 5 period beginning on December 24 of each year and ending on
7 6 January 2 of the following year. The bill also provides that
7 7 a person who obtains such a license is required to pay the one
7 8 dollar fee for the help us stop hunger program as provided in
7 9 Code section 483A.8, subsection 3, as amended in the bill.
7 10 The bill contains new Code section 483A.8A which requires
7 11 the commission to establish, by rule, a deer harvest reporting
7 12 system for the purpose of collecting information from deer
7 13 hunters concerning the deer population in the state. Each
7 14 person who is issued a deer hunting license in this state is
7 15 required to report such information as is required by the bill
7 16 by one or more of the reporting methods set forth in the bill.
7 17 Code section 483A.24 is amended to provide that upon
7 18 written application, the department shall issue annually
7 19 without fee one antlered or any sex deer hunting license and
7 20 one antlerless deer only deer hunting license to the owner of
7 21 a farm unit or a member of the owner's family, but only two
7 22 licenses for both, and to the tenant of a farm unit or a
7 23 member of the tenant's family, but only two licenses for both.
7 24 A person who receives a free deer hunting license pursuant to
7 25 this provision is required to pay a one dollar fee for the
7 26 purpose of assisting with the cost of processing deer donated
7 27 to the help us stop hunger program.
7 28 The bill adds new Code section 483A.24B allowing the
7 29 commission to establish special season deer hunts for
7 30 antlerless deer in those counties where paid antlerless only
7 31 deer hunting licenses remain available for issuance. Prior to
7 32 December 15, a resident may obtain up to three paid antlerless
7 33 deer only deer hunting licenses regardless of how many paid or
7 34 free deer hunting licenses the person has obtained. Beginning
7 35 December 15, a resident or nonresident may purchase an
8 1 unlimited number of antlerless deer only deer hunting licenses
8 2 for the special season. Licenses issued for the special
8 3 season are included in the quotas established by the
8 4 commission for each county and are available in each county
8 5 only until the quota for that county is filled. A person who
8 6 receives a license for the special season must be otherwise
8 7 qualified to hunt deer in this state. A person who violates
8 8 this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a
8 9 scheduled violation with a fine of $100.
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