House File 2312 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  RAECKER


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to special permits for Canada goose hunting and
  2    providing a penalty.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5768YH 82
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  484A.3  CANADA GOOSE HUNTING ==
  1  2 SPECIAL PERMITS.
  1  3    1.  The commission may issue permits to allow landowners
  1  4 and tenants to hunt Canada geese on land owned or farmed by
  1  5 them that is in an area closed to Canada goose hunting.
  1  6    2.  Canada goose hunting permits issued to such landowners
  1  7 and tenants are valid only for use on the land for which the
  1  8 applicant applies pursuant to this section.  Individuals
  1  9 qualified to request a goose hunting permit pursuant to this
  1 10 section include landowners and tenants and their spouses,
  1 11 parents, children, children's spouses, grandchildren,
  1 12 siblings, and siblings' spouses.
  1 13    3.  The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
  1 14 17A to implement this section.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill provides that the natural resource commission may
  1 17 issue permits to allow landowners and tenants to hunt Canada
  1 18 geese on land owned or farmed by them that is in an area
  1 19 closed to Canada goose hunting.  The bill also provides that
  1 20 the Canada goose hunting permits that are issued are valid
  1 21 only for use on the land for which the applicant applies and
  1 22 are available for issuance to landowners and tenants as well
  1 23 as their spouses, parents, children, children's spouses,
  1 24 grandchildren, siblings, and siblings' spouses.
  1 25    A person who violates the provisions of the bill is guilty
  1 26 of a simple misdemeanor.  A simple misdemeanor is punishable
  1 27 by confinement for no more than 30 days or a fine of at least
  1 28 $65 but not more than $625 or by both.
  1 29 LSB 5768YH 82
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