Senate File 40 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY McKINLEY
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to deer hunting on farm units by nonresidents who
2 are active duty military and on leave.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 6, Code 2009, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 6. A license shall not be required of minor pupils of the
1 4 state school for the blind, state school for the deaf, or of
1 5 minor residents of other state institutions under the control
1 6 of an administrator of a division of the department of human
1 7 services. In addition, a A license shall not be required of
1 8 residents of county care facilities or any person who is
1 9 receiving supplementary assistance under chapter 249.
1 10 6A. A person who is on active duty with the armed forces
1 11 of the United States, on authorized leave from a duty station
1 12 located outside of this state, and a resident of the state of
1 13 Iowa shall not be required to have a license to hunt or fish
1 14 in this state. The military person shall carry the person's
1 15 leave papers and a copy of the person's current earnings
1 16 statement showing a deduction for Iowa income taxes while
1 17 hunting or fishing. In lieu of carrying the person's earnings
1 18 statement, the military person may also claim residency if the
1 19 person is registered to vote in this state. If a deer or wild
1 20 turkey is taken, the military person shall immediately contact
1 21 a state conservation officer to obtain an appropriate tag to
1 22 transport the animal. A license shall not be required of
1 23 residents of county care facilities or any person who is
1 24 receiving supplementary assistance under chapter 249.
1 25 6B. A person who is on active duty with the armed forces
1 26 of the United States, on authorized leave from a duty station
1 27 located outside of this state, and a nonresident, may hunt
1 28 antlered or any sex deer on a farm unit with the written
1 29 permission of the owner or tenant of that farm unit. The
1 30 military person is not required to have a hunting license or a
1 31 deer hunting license in this state and is not required to pay
1 32 the wildlife habitat fee or the fee for the purpose of deer
1 33 herd population management. The military person shall carry
1 34 the person's leave papers and the written permission of the
1 35 owner or tenant to hunt on the farm unit while hunting. If a
2 1 deer is taken, the military person shall immediately contact a
2 2 state conservation officer to obtain an appropriate tag to
2 3 transport the animal. A person receiving a military
2 4 transportation tag pursuant to this subsection shall be
2 5 limited to one such military transportation tag annually. For
2 6 purposes of this subsection, "farm unit", "owner", and
2 7 "tenant" mean the same as defined in subsection 2.
2 8 EXPLANATION
2 9 This bill amends Code section 483A.24 to provide that a
2 10 nonresident who is on active duty with the armed forces of the
2 11 United States is not required to have a hunting license or a
2 12 deer hunting license to hunt antlered or any sex deer on a
2 13 farm unit with the written permission of the owner or tenant
2 14 of that farm unit. The military person is also not required
2 15 to pay the wildlife habitat fee or the deer herd population
2 16 management fee.
2 17 If a deer is taken, the military person is required to
2 18 contact a state conservation officer to obtain an appropriate
2 19 tag to transport the animal. A person who receives such a
2 20 military transportation tag pursuant to the new provision is
2 21 limited to one such transportation tag annually.
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