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: 6 TLSB 2114SV 83 7 av/sc/8 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=five1 18 sixty=seven years or older ......................... $ 50.50 1 19 d. Hunting license, lifetime,sixty=five1 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 .................... $39.001 25 49.50 1 26 b. Fishing license, seven=day ................. $30.001 27 35.50 1 28 c. Hunting license, eighteen years of 1 29 age or older ...................................... $80.001 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 ...................................... $220.001 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 ....... $100.002 4 125.00 2 5 g. Deer hunting license, antlerless 2 6 deer only ......................................... $150.002 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 11h.i. Wild turkey hunting license ............. $100.002 12 125.00 2 13i.j. Fur harvester license ................... $200.002 14 275.00 2 15j.k. Fur dealer license ...................... $ 501.00 2 16k.l. Location permit for fur dealers ......... $ 56.00 2 17l.m. Aquaculture unit license ................ $ 56.00 2 18m.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 21n.o. Trout fishing fee ....................... $13.002 22 17.50 2 23o.p. Game breeder license .................... $ 26.00 2 24p.q. Taxidermy license ....................... $ 26.00 2 25q.r. Falconry license ........................ $ 26.00 2 26r.s. Wildlife habitat fee .................... $ 11.00 2 27s.t. Migratory game bird fee ................. $8.002 28 11.50 2 29t.u. Fishing license, three=day .............. $15.502 30 21.00 2 31u.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 35v.w. Fishing license, one=day ................ $8.503 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 costsfiftyseventy=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. 4 6 LSB 2114SV 83 4 7 av/sc/8