HF 2238 (LSB 5875YH (2) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2238

BY  WINDSCHITL

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring the issuance of a special any sex deer hunting license to certain nonresident minors who are relatives of residents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  17.  The commission shall issue a special any sex deer hunting license to a nonresident of the state under eighteen years of age that is purchased by a resident who is a close relative of the minor and is otherwise qualified to hunt, has a hunting license and a deer hunting license, and will accompany the minor while hunting.
   a.  The deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to the number of nonresident deer hunting licenses authorized pursuant to section 483A.8.
   b.  A nonresident minor who receives a special deer hunting license pursuant to this subsection shall also purchase a hunting license, pay the wildlife habitat fee, and pay a one dollar fee for each license, that shall be used and is appropriated for the purpose of deer herd population management, including assisting with the cost of processing deer donated to the help us stop hunger program administered by the commission. The fee for a hunting license and a deer hunting license issued pursuant to this subsection shall be the same as for a resident who is under eighteen years of age.
   c.  The deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to this subsection are valid in all zones open to deer hunting and shall be available for issuance and use during any deer hunting season.
   d.  A nonresident minor who is issued a license pursuant to this subsection is not required to complete the hunter safety and ethics education course, but the resident who accompanies the minor must be within arm’s reach of the nonresident minor at all times while hunting.
   e.  The commission shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for the administration of this subsection.
   f.  For the purposes of this subsection, a nonresident minor is a “close relative” of a resident if the nonresident minor is a lineal descendent of the resident or the resident’s spouse, a child of a sibling of the resident or the resident’s spouse, or a sibling of the resident or the resident’s spouse.
EXPLANATION
   This bill requires the natural resource commission to issue a special any sex deer hunting license to a nonresident under 18 years of age for purchase by a resident who is a close relative of the minor and is otherwise qualified to hunt, has a hunting and a deer hunting license, and will accompany the minor while hunting. 
   The special deer hunting licenses are in addition to those available to nonresidents under Code section 483A.8. A person who is issued the special license must also purchase a hunting license, and pay the wildlife habitat and deer herd population management fees. The cost of the licenses is the same as for minor resident hunters. The special licenses are valid in all zones open to deer hunting and are available for issuance and use during any deer hunting season.
   A nonresident minor who obtains one of the licenses is not required to complete the hunter safety and ethics education course but the resident who accompanies the minor must be within arm’s reach of the minor at all times while hunting. The commission is required to adopt rules to administer the subsection.
   For the purposes of the subsection, a nonresident minor is a “close relative” of a resident if the minor is a lineal descendent of the resident or the resident’s spouse, a child of a sibling of the resident or the resident’s spouse, or a sibling of the resident or the resident’s spouse.