H.F. 327 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 483A.8D Special nonresident 1 landowner deer hunting licenses. 2 1. As used in this section: 3 a. “Family member” means a nonresident who is the spouse or 4 child of the owner. 5 b. “Farm unit” means all parcels of land which are certified 6 by the commission pursuant to rule as meeting the following 7 requirements: 8 (1) Are in tracts of eighty or more contiguous acres. 9 (2) Are under the lawful control of the owner. 10 c. “Owner” means a nonresident who is the owner of a farm 11 unit for taxation purposes. 12 2. Notwithstanding section 483A.8, subsection 5, upon 13 written application on forms furnished by the department and 14 payment of a fee of one thousand dollars, the department shall 15 issue annually two deer hunting licenses, one antlered or any 16 sex deer hunting license and one antlerless deer only deer 17 hunting license, to the owner of a farm unit or to a family 18 member of the owner, but limited to a total of two licenses for 19 both. 20 3. In addition, if an owner of a farm unit or a family 21 member of the owner purchases deer hunting licenses pursuant to 22 subsection 2, that person may purchase additional antlerless 23 deer only deer hunting licenses which are valid only for use on 24 the farm unit under the same conditions and for the same price 25 as resident owners and their family members. 26 4. The deer hunting licenses issued shall be valid only for 27 use on the farm unit for which the applicant applies pursuant 28 to this section. 29 5. An owner who owns more than one farm unit or a family 30 member of that owner is eligible to obtain licenses pursuant to 31 this section for only one farm unit. 32 6. If a farm unit has multiple owners, only one owner and 33 that owner’s family members may apply for licenses pursuant to 34 this section. 35 -1- LSB 2047HH (3) 84 av/nh 1/ 4

H.F. 327 7. If deer hunting licenses are issued to an owner or 1 family member for use on a farm unit pursuant to this section, 2 a tenant of the farm unit is not eligible to receive a special 3 license pursuant to section 483A.24 for use on that farm unit. 4 8. The deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to this section 5 may be used during any deer hunting season. 6 9. A person who receives a deer hunting license pursuant to 7 this section shall be otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this 8 state, pay the wildlife habitat fee, and pay the one dollar fee 9 for the purpose of deer herd population management, including 10 assisting with the cost of processing deer donated to the help 11 us stop hunger program administered by the commission. 12 10. a. A deer hunting license issued pursuant to this 13 section shall be attested by the signature of the person to 14 whom the license is issued and shall contain a statement in 15 substantially the following form: 16 By signing this license I certify that I qualify as an owner 17 or family member under Iowa Code section 483A.8D. 18 b. A person who makes a false attestation under this 19 subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. In addition, the 20 person’s deer hunting license shall be revoked and the person 21 shall not be issued a deer hunting license for a period of one 22 year. 23 11. Fifty percent of the license fees collected pursuant to 24 this section and deposited in the Iowa resources enhancement 25 and protection fund created pursuant to section 455A.18 shall 26 be allocated to the open spaces account created in section 27 455A.19 to be used for the purpose of land acquisition by the 28 state. 29 EXPLANATION 30 This bill creates new Code section 483A.8D, which provides 31 for the issuance of special deer hunting licenses to certain 32 nonresident owners of farm units in the state and their family 33 members. For the purposes of the bill, a “farm unit” is a 34 parcel of land consisting of a tract of 80 or more contiguous 35 -2- LSB 2047HH (3) 84 av/nh 2/ 4

H.F. 327 acres under the lawful control of the owner. An “owner” is 1 a nonresident who is the owner of a farm unit for taxation 2 purposes. A “family member” is the nonresident spouse or child 3 of the owner. 4 The bill provides that annually, upon written application 5 and payment of a fee of $1,000, the owner of a farm unit or 6 the owner’s family member can obtain one antlered or any 7 sex deer hunting license and one antlerless deer only deer 8 hunting license, but limited to a total of two licenses for 9 both persons, that are valid for use only on the owner’s farm 10 unit. In addition, if an owner of a farm unit or a family 11 member of the owner purchases deer hunting licenses pursuant to 12 subsection 2, that person may purchase additional antlerless 13 deer only deer hunting licenses which are valid only for use on 14 the farm unit under the same conditions and for the same price 15 as resident owners and their family members. 16 The owner of more than one farm unit can obtain licenses 17 pursuant to the bill for only one farm unit. If a farm unit has 18 multiple owners, only one owner and that owner’s family members 19 can apply for such licenses. If licenses are issued to any 20 owner or family member for use on a farm unit, a tenant of that 21 farm unit is not eligible to receive special resident landowner 22 licenses pursuant to Code section 483A.24. 23 Deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to the bill’s 24 provisions may be used during any deer hunting season. 25 A person who receives a license pursuant to the new 26 provisions must be otherwise qualified to hunt deer in the 27 state, pay the wildlife habitat fee, and pay the one dollar fee 28 for the purpose of deer herd population management, including 29 assisting with the cost of processing deer donated to the help 30 us stop hunger program administered by the natural resource 31 commission. 32 A deer hunting license issued pursuant to the bill must be 33 attested by the signature of the person to whom the license 34 is issued that the person qualifies as an owner or family 35 -3- LSB 2047HH (3) 84 av/nh 3/ 4

H.F. 327 member under the new Code section. A person who makes a false 1 attestation is guilty of a simple misdemeanor and shall have 2 their deer hunting license revoked and not receive another 3 deer hunting license for one year. A simple misdemeanor is 4 punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days or a fine of 5 at least $65 but not more than $625 or by both. 6 Fifty percent of the license fees generated by the new 7 provision are to be deposited in the Iowa resources enhancement 8 and protection fund created pursuant to Code section 455A.18 9 and allocated to the open spaces account of that fund created 10 in Code section 455A.19 to be used for the purpose of land 11 acquisition by the state. 12 Currently, the natural resource commission is limited to 13 issuing only 6,000 nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting 14 licenses each year. After these licenses are issued, the 15 commission can issue additional nonresident antlerless deer 16 only deer hunting licenses. All nonresident deer hunting 17 licenses are allocated among zones based on the populations of 18 deer in the state. The fee for a nonresident antlered or any 19 sex deer hunting license is $295 and must be accompanied by the 20 purchase of an antlerless deer only deer hunting license that 21 costs an additional $125. The fee for an antlerless deer only 22 deer hunting license alone is $225. 23 A nonresident landowner who is unsuccessful in obtaining one 24 of the 6,000 available nonresident antlered or any sex deer 25 hunting licenses is given preference in obtaining a nonresident 26 antlerless deer only deer hunting license, but that license 27 is valid only for hunting on the nonresident’s land. The fee 28 for a nonresident landowner antlerless deer only deer hunting 29 license is also $225. 30 -4- LSB 2047HH (3) 84 av/nh 4/ 4