HF 2403 (LSB 5684HV (2) 87)

HOUSE FILE 2403

BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2273)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the rescission of an administrative rule relating to the use of certain handguns for hunting deer and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  RESCISSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULE.
   1.  571 Iowa administrative code, rule 106.7, subrule 3, paragraph e, is rescinded.
   2.  As soon as practicable, the Iowa administrative code editor shall remove the language of the Iowa administrative code rule referenced in subsection 1 of this section from the Iowa administrative code.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill rescinds an administrative rule relating to the use of certain handguns for hunting deer. Currently, the administrative rule rescinded by the bill specifies the types of legal handgun calibers for hunting deer in Iowa. The administrative rule rescinded by the bill also requires that centerfire handguns and black powder handguns have a 4-inch minimum barrel length, and centerfire handguns shall not have any parts that extend beyond the back of the pistol grip. The administrative rule rescinded by the bill also prohibits a shoulder stock or long-barrel modifications to any handgun.
   The bill includes an immediate effective date.