Senate File 234 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY JOHNSON, BARTZ, KETTERING, McKINLEY, BEHN, KAPUCIAN, REYNOLDS, SEYMOUR, WIECK, HAMERLINCK, and BOETTGER Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing a resident pheasant hunting season on certain 2 public lands and providing a penalty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2378XS 83 5 av/sc/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.48, Code 2009, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. The commission shall establish a 1 4 pheasant hunting season for resident hunters during the first 1 5 week of the open season established for hunting pheasants in 1 6 the state. During that week only resident hunters shall be 1 7 allowed to hunt pheasants on public lands in the state under 1 8 the jurisdiction of the commission, including state=owned or 1 9 managed game management areas, state game refuges, state 1 10 parks, federal land leased or under agreement to the state as 1 11 a game production area, private land leased or under agreement 1 12 to the department for the purpose of providing access, and on 1 13 highways or other public rights=of=way. 1 14 EXPLANATION 1 15 This bill requires the natural resource commission to 1 16 establish a resident pheasant hunting season during the first 1 17 week of the open season for hunting pheasants in the state. 1 18 During that time, only residents are allowed to hunt pheasants 1 19 on certain public lands in the state under the jurisdiction of 1 20 the commission. A person who violates the provision is guilty 1 21 of a scheduled fine based on the particular violation pursuant 1 22 to Code section 805.8B(3)(h). 1 23 LSB 2378XS 83 1 24 av/sc/5