Senate File 2230 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
                                           RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2086)


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