Senate File 2086 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  JOHNSON

                                       (COMPANION TO LSB 5405HH
                                        BY WORTHAN)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act authorizing the issuance of special nonresident turkey and
  2    deer hunting licenses to persons who have severe physical
  3    disabilities or a terminal illness.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5405SS 82
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PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, Code Supplement 2007, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  9A.  The commission shall issue a special
  1  4 turkey hunting license or any sex deer hunting license to a
  1  5 nonresident who the commission finds has a severe physical
  1  6 disability or has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.  The
  1  7 licenses shall be issued as follows:
  1  8    a.  The commission may prepare an application to be used by
  1  9 the person requesting the special license, which requires that
  1 10 the person's attending physician sign the form declaring that
  1 11 the person has a severe physical disability or has been
  1 12 diagnosed with a terminal illness and is eligible for the
  1 13 special license.
  1 14    b.  The licenses provided pursuant to this subsection shall
  1 15 be in addition to the number of nonresident turkey hunting
  1 16 licenses authorized pursuant to section 483A.7 and nonresident
  1 17 deer hunting licenses authorized pursuant to section 483A.8.
  1 18    c.  The turkey hunting licenses are valid in all zones open
  1 19 to turkey hunting and shall be available for issuance and use
  1 20 during any turkey hunting season.  The deer hunting licenses
  1 21 are valid in all zones open to deer hunting and shall be
  1 22 available for issuance and use during any deer hunting season.
  1 23    d.  A nonresident who receives a special license pursuant
  1 24 to this subsection shall be otherwise qualified to hunt in
  1 25 this state and shall pay the applicable nonresident turkey or
  1 26 deer hunting license fee and the wildlife habitat fee.
  1 27    e.  The commission shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for
  1 28 the administration of this subsection.
  1 29                           EXPLANATION
  1 30    This bill authorizes the natural resource commission to
  1 31 issue special nonresident turkey and any sex deer hunting
  1 32 licenses to nonresidents who have a severe physical disability
  1 33 or a terminal illness.
  1 34    The commission may prepare an application for the licenses
  1 35 that requires the applicant's attending physician to sign a
  2  1 form declaring that the applicant has a severe physical
  2  2 disability or has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
  2  3    The special licenses are in addition to the number of
  2  4 nonresident turkey hunting licenses authorized pursuant to
  2  5 Code section 483A.7 and nonresident deer hunting licenses
  2  6 authorized pursuant to Code section 483A.8.  The licenses are
  2  7 valid in all applicable zones and shall be available for
  2  8 issuance and use during any applicable hunting season.  A
  2  9 nonresident who receives a special license pursuant to the
  2 10 bill must be otherwise qualified to hunt in this state and pay
  2 11 the applicable nonresident turkey or deer hunting license fee
  2 12 and the wildlife habitat fee.
  2 13    The commission is required to adopt rules under Code
  2 14 chapter 17A to administer the new license provisions.
  2 15 LSB 5405SS 82
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