Senate Study Bill 1225
SENATE FILE
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENT BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON BLACK)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act providing preferences for nonresident landowners to obtain
2 wild turkey and antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 2424SC 82
5 av/es/88
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.7, Code 2007, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. Nonresidents owning land in this state
1 4 shall be given preference for twenty=five percent of the
1 5 nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses that are available
1 6 under subsection 3. The wild turkey hunting licenses issued
1 7 pursuant to this subsection shall be valid to hunt on the
1 8 nonresident's land only. The commission, by rule, shall
1 9 establish procedures for applying for the licenses issued
1 10 pursuant to this subsection. If one or more parcels of land
1 11 have multiple nonresident owners, only one of the nonresident
1 12 owners is eligible for a nonresident wild turkey hunting
1 13 license issued pursuant to this subsection. If a nonresident
1 14 jointly owns land in this state with a resident, the
1 15 nonresident shall not be given a preference for a nonresident
1 16 wild turkey hunting license. The department shall require a
1 17 nonresident landowner applying for a nonresident wild turkey
1 18 hunting license pursuant to this subsection to prove land
1 19 ownership by exhibiting proof that the nonresident pays
1 20 property taxes in this state.
1 21 Sec. 2. Section 483A.8, Code 2007, is amended by adding
1 22 the following new subsection:
1 23 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. Nonresidents owning land in this
1 24 state shall be given a preference for twenty=five percent of
1 25 the nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses that
1 26 are available under subsection 3. Licenses issued pursuant to
1 27 this subsection shall be valid to hunt on the nonresident's
1 28 land only. The commission, by rule, shall establish
1 29 procedures for applying for the licenses issued pursuant to
1 30 this subsection. If one or more parcels of land have multiple
1 31 nonresident owners, only one of the nonresident owners is
1 32 eligible for a nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting
1 33 license. If a nonresident jointly owns land in this state
1 34 with a resident, the nonresident shall not be given preference
1 35 for a nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting license.
2 1 The department shall require a nonresident landowner applying
2 2 for a license pursuant to this subsection to prove land
2 3 ownership by exhibiting proof that the nonresident pays
2 4 property taxes in this state.
2 5 Sec. 3. Section 483A.8, subsection 5, Code 2007, is
2 6 amended to read as follows:
2 7 5. A nonresident owning land in this state may apply for a
2 8 nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting license, and the
2 9 provisions of subsection subsections 3 and 4A shall apply.
2 10 However, if a nonresident owning land in this state is
2 11 unsuccessful in obtaining one of the nonresident antlered or
2 12 any sex deer hunting licenses, the landowner shall be given
2 13 preference for one of the antlerless deer only nonresident
2 14 deer hunting licenses available pursuant to subsection 3. A
2 15 nonresident owning land in this state shall pay the fee for a
2 16 nonresident antlerless only deer license and the license shall
2 17 be valid to hunt on the nonresident's land only. If one or
2 18 more parcels of land have multiple nonresident owners, only
2 19 one of the nonresident owners is eligible for a nonresident
2 20 antlerless only deer license. If a nonresident jointly owns
2 21 land in this state with a resident, the nonresident shall not
2 22 be given preference for a nonresident antlerless only deer
2 23 license. The department may require proof of land ownership
2 24 from a nonresident landowner applying for a nonresident
2 25 antlerless only deer license.
2 26 EXPLANATION
2 27 This bill provides preferences for nonresident landowners
2 28 to obtain wild turkey and antlered or any sex deer hunting
2 29 licenses.
2 30 The bill requires that nonresidents owning land in this
2 31 state be given preference for 25 percent of the 2,300
2 32 nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses that are available
2 33 for issuance each year. A license issued pursuant to the new
2 34 provision is valid to hunt on the nonresident landowner's
2 35 property only. If there are multiple nonresident landowners
3 1 of a parcel of land, only one of the owners is eligible for a
3 2 license pursuant to this provision. If a nonresident jointly
3 3 owns land with a resident, the nonresident is not entitled to
3 4 the preference. The department of natural resources is
3 5 authorized to establish procedures by rule for applying for
3 6 the license and to require a nonresident landowner applying
3 7 for a license to prove land ownership by exhibiting proof of
3 8 payment of property taxes in this state.
3 9 The bill also requires that nonresidents owning land in
3 10 this state be given preference for 25 percent of the 6,000
3 11 nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses that are
3 12 available for issuance each year. A license issued pursuant
3 13 to this provision is valid to hunt on the nonresident
3 14 landowner's property only. The department of natural
3 15 resources is authorized to establish procedures by rule for
3 16 applying for the license and to require a nonresident
3 17 landowner applying for a license to prove land ownership by
3 18 exhibiting proof of payment of property taxes in this state.
3 19 The stipulations concerning multiple nonresident landowners
3 20 and joint resident and nonresident landowners are the same as
3 21 for wild turkey hunting licenses. If a nonresident landowner
3 22 is unsuccessful in obtaining an antlered or any sex deer
3 23 hunting license pursuant to Code section 483A.8, subsection 3
3 24 or 4A, the landowner is given preference to obtain an
3 25 antlerless deer only deer hunting license pursuant to Code
3 26 section 483A.8, subsection 5.
3 27 LSB 2424SC 82
3 28 av:nh/es/88