House Study Bill 174
HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES BILL
BY CHAIRPERSON FREEMAN)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the establishment of a special late season
2 deer hunt and making a penalty applicable.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 2402HC 81
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 483A.24B SPECIAL LATE SEASON
1 2 DEER HUNTS.
1 3 1. The commission may establish a special season deer hunt
1 4 for antlerless deer in those counties where paid antlerless
1 5 only deer hunting licenses remain available for issuance.
1 6 2. Antlerless deer may be taken by shotgun, muzzleloading
1 7 rifle, muzzleloading pistol, handgun, or bow during the
1 8 special season as provided by the commission by rule.
1 9 3. Prior to October 1, a person may obtain up to three
1 10 paid antlerless only deer hunting licenses for the special
1 11 season regardless of how many paid or free gun or bow deer
1 12 hunting licenses the person may have already obtained.
1 13 Beginning October 1, a person may purchase an unlimited number
1 14 of antlerless only deer hunting licenses for the special
1 15 season.
1 16 4. All antlerless deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to
1 17 this section shall be included in the quotas established by
1 18 the commission by rule for each county and shall be available
1 19 in each county only until the quota established by the
1 20 commission for that county is filled.
1 21 5. The daily bag and possession limit during the special
1 22 season is one deer per license. The tagging requirements are
1 23 the same as for the regular gun season.
1 24 6. A person who receives a license pursuant to this
1 25 section may be a resident or a nonresident and shall be
1 26 otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this state and shall have
1 27 a hunting license and pay the wildlife habitat fee.
1 28 7. A person violating a provision of this section or a
1 29 rule adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a simple
1 30 misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation as provided in
1 31 section 483A.42.
1 32 EXPLANATION
1 33 This bill allows the natural resource commission to
1 34 establish a special season deer hunt.
1 35 The bill provides that the commission may establish a
2 1 special season deer hunt for antlerless deer in those counties
2 2 where paid antlerless only deer hunting licenses remain
2 3 available for issuance. Deer may be taken during the special
2 4 season with a shotgun, muzzleloading rifle or pistol, handgun,
2 5 or bow. Prior to October 1, a person may obtain up to three
2 6 such licenses for the special season regardless of how many
2 7 paid or free gun or bow deer hunting licenses the person may
2 8 have already obtained. Beginning October 1, a person may
2 9 purchase an unlimited number of the licenses for the special
2 10 season so long as the quotas established by the commission for
2 11 the issuance of such licenses remain unfilled.
2 12 The daily bag limit and possession limit during the special
2 13 season is one deer per license and the tagging requirements
2 14 are the same as for the regular gun season.
2 15 A person may receive a license pursuant to this new
2 16 provision whether the person is a resident or a nonresident so
2 17 long as the person is otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this
2 18 state and has a hunting license and pays the wildlife habitat
2 19 fee.
2 20 A person who violates the new provision or a rule adopted
2 21 pursuant thereto is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable
2 22 with a scheduled fine of $100.
2 23 LSB 2402HC 81
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