Senate File 42 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  KREIMAN


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to public hunting on forest reservations.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 1742SS 81
  4 av/pj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 427C.3, Code 2005, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new unnumbered paragraph:
  1  3    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  On and after January 1, 2006, an
  1  4 owner making application for a tax exemption for a forest
  1  5 reservation shall agree to allow public access for walk=in
  1  6 hunting on the forest reservation during the period of tax
  1  7 exemption.  The county conservation board shall provide
  1  8 appropriate boundary signs for the forest reservation.  The
  1  9 signs shall be erected and maintained by the owner of the
  1 10 forest reservation.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill provides that on and after January 1, 2006, an
  1 13 owner making application for a tax exemption for a forest
  1 14 reservation shall agree to allow public access for walk=in
  1 15 hunting on the forest reservation during the period of tax
  1 16 exemption.  The county conservation board shall provide
  1 17 appropriate boundary signs for the forest reservation.  The
  1 18 signs shall be erected and maintained by the owner of the
  1 19 forest reservation.
  1 20 LSB 1742SS 81
  1 21 av/pj/5