Senate File 2127 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  ZAUN, MULDER, HECKROTH,
                                           and OLIVE


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to nonresident deer hunting licenses.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 6309XS 82
  4 av/nh/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 483A.1, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code
  1  2 Supplement 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    f.  Deer hunting license, antlerless deer
  1  4 only, two of which are required with the
  1  5 purchase of an antlered or any sex deer
  1  6 hunting license ....................................... $100.00
  1  7                                                           50.00
  1  8    Sec. 2.  Section 483A.8, subsection 3, paragraphs b and c,
  1  9 Code Supplement 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  1 10    b.  A nonresident who purchases an antlered or any sex deer
  1 11 hunting license pursuant to section 483A.1, subsection 2,
  1 12 paragraph "e", is required to purchase an two antlerless deer
  1 13 only deer hunting license licenses at the same time, pursuant
  1 14 to section 483A.1, subsection 2, paragraph "f".  A nonresident
  1 15 shall harvest two antlerless deer before harvesting an
  1 16 antlered or any sex deer pursuant to the licenses purchased.
  1 17    c.  The commission shall annually limit to six twelve
  1 18 thousand the number of nonresidents allowed to have antlered
  1 19 or any sex deer hunting licenses.  Of the six twelve thousand
  1 20 nonresident antlered or any sex deer licenses issued, not more
  1 21 than thirty=five percent of the licenses shall be bow season
  1 22 licenses.  After the six twelve thousand antlered or any sex
  1 23 nonresident deer licenses have been issued, all additional
  1 24 licenses shall be issued for antlerless deer only.  The
  1 25 commission shall annually determine the number of nonresident
  1 26 antlerless deer only deer hunting licenses that will be
  1 27 available for issuance.
  1 28                           EXPLANATION
  1 29    This bill requires a nonresident deer hunter to purchase
  1 30 two antlerless deer only deer hunting licenses with the
  1 31 purchase of an antlered or any sex deer hunting license and to
  1 32 harvest two antlerless deer before harvesting an antlered or
  1 33 any sex deer.  The cost of each antlerless deer only deer
  1 34 hunting license required to be purchased is reduced from $100
  1 35 to $50.
  2  1    The bill also increases the number of nonresident deer
  2  2 hunting licenses that are available for issuance each year
  2  3 from 6,000 to 12,000.
  2  4 LSB 6309XS 82
  2  5 av/nh/14.2