House File 227 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY REICHERT
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act allowing certain persons who are on active duty with the
2 armed forces of the United States to hunt and fish without a
3 license.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
5 TLSB 1168HH 82
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 6, Code 2007, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 6. A license shall not be required of minor pupils of the
1 4 state school for the blind, state school for the deaf, or of
1 5 minor residents of other state institutions under the control
1 6 of an administrator of a division of the department of human
1 7 services. In addition, a A license shall not be required of
1 8 residents of county care facilities or any person who is
1 9 receiving supplementary assistance under chapter 249.
1 10 6A. A person who is on active duty with the armed forces
1 11 of the United States, on authorized leave from a duty station
1 12 located outside of this state, and a resident of the state of
1 13 Iowa shall not be required to have a hunting or fishing
1 14 license to hunt or fish in this state. The military person
1 15 shall carry the person's leave papers and a copy of the
1 16 person's current earnings statement showing a deduction for
1 17 Iowa income taxes evidencing the person's active duty status
1 18 while hunting or fishing.
1 19 6B. A person who is on active duty with the armed forces
1 20 of the United States, on authorized leave from a duty station
1 21 located outside of this state, and a resident of the state of
1 22 Iowa shall not be required to have a deer hunting license or a
1 23 wild turkey hunting license to hunt deer or wild turkey in
1 24 this state. The military person shall carry the person's
1 25 leave papers and a copy of the person's current earnings
1 26 statement showing a deduction for Iowa income taxes while
1 27 hunting deer or wild turkey. In lieu of carrying the person's
1 28 earnings statement, the military person may also claim
1 29 residency if the person is registered to vote in this state.
1 30 If a deer or wild turkey is taken, the military person shall
1 31 immediately contact a state conservation officer to obtain an
1 32 appropriate tag to transport the animal. A license shall not
1 33 be required of residents of county care facilities or any
1 34 person who is receiving supplementary assistance under chapter
1 35 249.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill amends Code section 483A.24 to provide that a
2 3 person who is on active duty with the armed forces of the
2 4 United States is not required to have a hunting or fishing
2 5 license to hunt or fish in this state. The military person is
2 6 required to carry the person's papers evidencing the person's
2 7 active duty status while hunting or fishing.
2 8 The bill also provides that a person who is a resident of
2 9 the state and is on active duty with the armed forces of the
2 10 United States, on authorized leave from a duty station located
2 11 outside this state, may hunt deer and wild turkey in this
2 12 state without a deer hunting license or wild turkey hunting
2 13 license. The resident military person is required to carry
2 14 the person's leave papers and a copy of the person's current
2 15 earnings statement showing a deduction for Iowa income taxes,
2 16 or proof of registration to vote in this state while hunting
2 17 deer or wild turkey. If a deer or wild turkey is taken, the
2 18 military person is required to contact a state conservation
2 19 officer to obtain an appropriate tag to transport the animal.
2 20 Currently, the provision allowing a person on active duty
2 21 with the armed forces to hunt and fish without a hunting or
2 22 fishing license is applicable only to Iowa residents.
2 23 LSB 1168HH 82
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