House File 173 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY LUKAN
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to free hunting and fishing licenses for active
2 duty military personnel stationed in the state.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 2001HH 83
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 6, Code 2009, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 6. A license shall not be required of minor pupils of the
1 4 state school for the blind, state school for the deaf, or of
1 5 minor residents of other state institutions under the control
1 6 of an administrator of a division of the department of human
1 7 services. In addition, a A license shall not be required of
1 8 residents of county care facilities or persons receiving
1 9 supplementary assistance under chapter 249.
1 10 6A. A person who is on active duty with the armed forces
1 11 of the United States, on authorized leave from a duty station
1 12 located outside of this state, and a resident of the state of
1 13 Iowa shall not be required to have a license to hunt or fish
1 14 in this state. The military person shall carry the person's
1 15 leave papers and a copy of the person's current earnings
1 16 statement showing a deduction for Iowa income taxes while
1 17 hunting or fishing. In lieu of carrying the person's earnings
1 18 statement, the military person may also claim residency if the
1 19 person is registered to vote in this state. If a deer or wild
1 20 turkey is taken, the military person shall immediately contact
1 21 a state conservation officer to obtain an appropriate tag to
1 22 transport the animal. A license shall not be required of
1 23 residents of county care facilities or any person who is
1 24 receiving supplementary assistance under chapter 249.
1 25 6B. A person who is on active duty with the armed forces
1 26 of the United States and is stationed in this state shall not
1 27 be required to have a license to hunt or fish in this state
1 28 and is not required to pay the wildlife habitat fee or the fee
1 29 for the purpose of deer herd population management. The
1 30 military person shall carry the person's military
1 31 identification and documentation indicating the person's duty
1 32 assignment in this state while hunting or fishing. If a wild
1 33 turkey or deer is taken, the military person shall immediately
1 34 contact a state conservation officer to obtain an appropriate
1 35 tag to transport the animal. A military person may receive
2 1 only one wild turkey tag and one any sex deer tag each year
2 2 pursuant to this subsection.
2 3 EXPLANATION
2 4 This bill amends Code section 483A.24 to provide that a
2 5 person who is on active duty with the armed forces of the
2 6 United States and is stationed in this state is not required
2 7 to have a license to hunt or fish in this state and is not
2 8 required to pay the wildlife habitat fee or the fee for the
2 9 purpose of deer herd population management. The military
2 10 person must carry the person's military identification and
2 11 documentation of the person's duty assignment in this state
2 12 while hunting or fishing.
2 13 If a wild turkey or deer is taken, the military person is
2 14 required to immediately contact a state conservation officer
2 15 to obtain an appropriate tag to transport the animal. A
2 16 person who receives such military transportation tags is
2 17 limited to one wild turkey tag and one any sex deer tag each
2 18 year.
2 19 LSB 2001HH 83
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