HOUSE FILE 268

BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 172)

A BILL FOR

An Act authorizing the issuance of special senior shotgun season deer hunting licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  483A.8D  Senior shotgun season deer hunting licenses.
   1.  A person who is a resident and is sixty-five years of age or older may be issued one special senior statewide antlered or any sex deer hunting license which is valid and may be used to hunt deer with a shotgun during first or second shotgun deer hunting season.
   2.  A person who obtains a license to hunt deer under this section shall purchase a deer hunting license and a hunting license, be otherwise qualified to hunt, pay the wildlife habitat fee, and pay a one dollar fee 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.
   3.  A person may obtain a deer hunting license under this section in addition to any other deer hunting licenses for which the person is eligible.
   4.  Season dates, shooting hours, limits, license quotas, and other regulations for a license obtained under this section shall be the same as set forth by the commission by rule for first and second shotgun season deer hunts.
EXPLANATION
   This bill authorizes the natural resource commission to issue a special senior statewide antlered or any sex shotgun season deer hunting license to a resident who is 65 years of age or older. The special license is valid and may be used to hunt deer with a shotgun during first or second shotgun deer hunting season.
   A person who obtains the special license must purchase a deer hunting license and a hunting license, be otherwise qualified to hunt, and pay the wildlife habitat fee and the $1 fee for the purpose of deer herd population management.
   A person may obtain a special license in addition to any other deer hunting license for which the person is eligible. Regulations for use of the license are the same as for shotgun season deer hunts.