House File 189 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ARNOLD


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the issuance of free wild turkey hunting
  2    licenses to owners and tenants of farm units.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1978YH 83
  5 av/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraph b,
  1  2 Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    b.  Upon written application on forms furnished by the
  1  4 department, the department shall issue annually without fee
  1  5 one wild turkey license to the owner of a farm unit or to a
  1  6 member of the owner's family, but not to both, and to the
  1  7 tenant or to a member of the tenant's family, but not to both.
  1  8 The wild turkey hunting license issued shall be valid only on
  1  9 the farm unit for which an applicant qualifies pursuant to
  1 10 this subsection and shall be equivalent to the least
  1 11 restrictive license issued under section 481A.38.  The free
  1 12 wild turkey hunting licenses issued pursuant to this paragraph
  1 13 shall be valid and may be used during any wild turkey hunting
  1 14 season.  The owner or the tenant need not reside on the farm
  1 15 unit to qualify for a free license to hunt on that farm unit.
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This bill amends Code section 483A.24 to provide that free
  1 18 wild turkey hunting licenses that are issued to owners and
  1 19 tenants of farm units are valid and may be used during any
  1 20 wild turkey hunting season.
  1 21 LSB 1978YH 83
  1 22 av/nh/5