Senate File 375 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1159)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act regulating various hunting, fishing, and trapping
2 activities under the jurisdiction of the department of natural
3 resources, modifying certain nonresident fees, and providing
4 an immediate effective date.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 481A.21, Code 2009, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 481A.21 BIRDS AS TARGETS.
1 4 A person shall not keep or use any live pigeon or other
1 5 bird as a target, to be shot at for amusement or as a test of
1 6 skill in marksmanship, or shoot at a bird kept or used for
1 7 such purpose, or be a party to such shooting, or lease any
1 8 building, room, field, or premises, or knowingly permit the
1 9 use thereof, for the purpose of such shooting. This section
1 10 does not prevent any person from shooting at live pigeons,
1 11 sparrows, and starlings when used in the training of hunting
1 12 dogs. This section does not prevent any person from shooting
1 13 at a bird that is released a minimum of fifty yards from that
1 14 person on a licensed hunting preserve.
1 15 Sec. 2. Section 483A.1, subsection 1, paragraphs b and d,
1 16 Code 2009, are amended to read as follows:
1 17 b. Fishing license, lifetime, sixty=five
1 18 sixty=seven years or older ......................... $ 50.50
1 19 d. Hunting license, lifetime, sixty=five
1 20 sixty=seven years or older ......................... $ 50.50
1 21 Sec. 3. Section 483A.1, subsection 2, Code 2009, is
1 22 amended to read as follows:
1 23 2. Nonresidents:
1 24 a. Fishing license, annual .................... $ 39.00
1 25 49.50
1 26 b. Fishing license, seven=day ................. $ 30.00
1 27 35.50
1 28 c. Hunting license, eighteen years of
1 29 age or older ...................................... $ 80.00
1 30 110.00
1 31 d. Hunting license, under eighteen
1 32 years of age ...................................... $ 30.00
1 33 e. Deer hunting license, antlered or
1 34 any sex deer ...................................... $ 220.00
1 35 295.00
2 1 f. Deer hunting license, antlerless
2 2 deer only, required with the purchase of
2 3 an antlered or any sex deer hunting license ....... $ 100.00
2 4 125.00
2 5 g. Deer hunting license, antlerless
2 6 deer only ......................................... $ 150.00
2 7 300.00
2 8 h. Holiday deer hunting license issued
2 9 under section 483A.8, subsection 6,
2 10 anterless deer only ............................... $ 75.00
2 11 h. i. Wild turkey hunting license ............. $ 100.00
2 12 125.00
2 13 i. j. Fur harvester license ................... $ 200.00
2 14 275.00
2 15 j. k. Fur dealer license ...................... $ 501.00
2 16 k. l. Location permit for fur dealers ......... $ 56.00
2 17 l. m. Aquaculture unit license ................ $ 56.00
2 18 m. n. Retail bait dealer license or the
2 19 amount for the same type of license in the
2 20 nonresident's state, whichever is greater ......... $ 125.00
2 21 n. o. Trout fishing fee ....................... $ 13.00
2 22 17.50
2 23 o. p. Game breeder license .................... $ 26.00
2 24 p. q. Taxidermy license ....................... $ 26.00
2 25 q. r. Falconry license ........................ $ 26.00
2 26 r. s. Wildlife habitat fee .................... $ 11.00
2 27 s. t. Migratory game bird fee ................. $ 8.00
2 28 11.50
2 29 t. u. Fishing license, three=day .............. $ 15.50
2 30 21.00
2 31 u. v. Wholesale bait dealer license
2 32 or the amount for the same type of license
2 33 in the nonresident's state, whichever
2 34 is greater ........................................ $ 250.00
2 35 v. w. Fishing license, one=day ................ $ 8.50
3 1 10.00
3 2 Sec. 4. Section 483A.8, subsection 6, Code 2009, is
3 3 amended to read as follows:
3 4 6. The commission shall provide by rule for the annual
3 5 issuance to a nonresident of a nonresident antlerless deer
3 6 hunting license that is valid for use only during the period
3 7 beginning on December 24 and ending at sunset on January 2 of
3 8 the following year, and costs fifty seventy=five dollars. A
3 9 nonresident hunting deer with a license issued under this
3 10 subsection shall be otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this
3 11 state and shall have a nonresident hunting license, pay the
3 12 wildlife habitat fee, and pay the one dollar fee for the
3 13 purpose of deer herd population management as provided in
3 14 subsection 3. Pursuant to this subsection, the commission
3 15 shall make available for issuance only the remaining
3 16 nonresident antlerless deer hunting licenses allocated under
3 17 subsection 3 that have not yet been issued for the current
3 18 year's nonresident antlerless deer hunting seasons.
3 19 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
3 20 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3 21 EXPLANATION
3 22 This bill regulates various hunting, fishing, and trapping
3 23 activities under the jurisdiction of the department of natural
3 24 resources, modifies fees, and makes penalties applicable.
3 25 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. Code section 481A.21 is amended to
3 26 provide that the prohibition against keeping or using birds as
3 27 targets does not apply to a person who shoots at a bird that
3 28 is released at least 50 yards from that person on a licensed
3 29 hunting preserve.
3 30 FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES. Code section 483A.1 is
3 31 amended to increase fees for certain nonresident hunting and
3 32 fishing licenses.
3 33 Code section 483A.1 is also amended to provide that
3 34 lifetime fishing licenses and hunting licenses are only
3 35 available to residents who are 67 years of age or older
4 1 instead of 65 years of age or older.
4 2 Code section 483A.8 is amended to increase the fee for the
4 3 special nonresident holiday antlerless deer hunting license
4 4 from $50 to $75.
4 5 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
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