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 PAG LIN 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