House
File
631
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
631
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
574)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
175)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
certain
licenses
and
1
fees
by
rules
adopted
by
the
natural
resource
commission
2
and
including
coordinating
and
transition
provisions,
and
3
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
LICENSES
AND
FEES
——
RULES
2
Section
1.
Section
483A.1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
striking
3
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
4
483A.1
Licenses
——
fees
——
rules.
5
1.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
chapter,
a
person
6
shall
not
fish,
trap,
hunt,
pursue,
catch,
kill,
take
in
7
any
manner,
use,
have
possession
of,
sell,
or
transport
all
8
or
a
part
of
any
wild
animal,
bird,
game,
turtle,
or
fish,
9
the
protection
and
regulation
of
which
is
desirable
for
10
the
conservation
of
resources
of
the
state,
without
first
11
obtaining
a
license
for
that
purpose,
and
the
payment
of
a
fee
12
as
established
by
rules
adopted
by
the
commission
pursuant
to
13
chapter
17A.
14
2.
a.
The
fees
established
by
rule
pursuant
to
subsection
1
15
shall
be
periodically
evaluated
by
the
department,
but
not
less
16
often
than
once
every
three
years,
to
ensure
that
the
fees
paid
17
are
sufficient
to
meet
the
needs
of
natural
resource
management
18
and
the
public.
19
b.
By
December
15
of
each
year
on
and
after
December
15,
20
2018,
that
an
evaluation
of
the
license
fees
is
completed,
the
21
department
shall
file
a
written
report
with
the
commission
and
22
the
general
assembly
which
shall
include
the
evaluation
and
23
recommendations
for
changes,
if
any.
Any
fee
increase
proposed
24
in
such
a
report
shall
not
take
effect
until
on
or
after
25
December
15
of
the
year
succeeding
the
report
and
an
individual
26
license
fee
shall
not
be
increased
in
any
calendar
year
in
an
27
amount
that
exceeds
five
percent.
28
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
29
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
a.
A
resident
or
nonresident
person
required
to
have
a
31
hunting
or
fur
harvester
license
shall
not
hunt
or
trap
unless
32
the
person
purchases
a
hunting
or
fur
harvester
license
that
33
includes
the
wildlife
habitat
fee
,
in
an
amount
established
by
34
rules
adopted
by
the
commission
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
.
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Sec.
3.
Section
483A.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2017,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
2
Sec.
4.
Section
483A.3,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
d
and
e,
3
Code
2017,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
d.
All
wildlife
habitat
fees
shall
be
administered
in
5
the
same
manner
as
hunting
and
fur
harvester
licenses
except
6
all
revenue
derived
from
wildlife
habitat
fees
shall
be
used
7
within
the
state
of
Iowa
for
habitat
development
and
shall
be
8
deposited
in
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund,
except
9
as
provided
in
subsection
2
.
The
revenue
may
be
used
for
10
the
matching
of
federal
funds.
The
revenues
and
any
matched
11
federal
funds
shall
be
used
for
acquisition
of
land,
leasing
of
12
land,
or
obtaining
of
easements
from
willing
sellers
for
use
13
as
wildlife
habitats.
Notwithstanding
the
exemption
provided
14
by
section
427.1
,
any
land
acquired
with
the
revenues
and
15
matched
federal
funds
shall
be
subject
to
the
full
consolidated
16
levy
of
property
taxes
,
which
shall
be
paid
from
those
the
17
income
generated
from
those
lands
or,
if
no
such
income
is
18
generated,
from
the
wildlife
habitat
fee
revenues.
In
addition
19
the
revenue
may
be
used
for
the
development
and
enhancement
of
20
wildlife
lands
and
habitat
areas.
21
e.
Not
less
than
fifty
percent
of
all
revenue
three
dollars
22
from
each
wildlife
habitat
fees
fee
shall
be
allocated
as
23
specified
in
section
483A.3B
and
not
less
than
fifty
percent
24
of
the
balance
of
each
fee
shall
be
used
by
the
commission
25
to
enter
into
agreements
with
county
conservation
boards
or
26
other
public
agencies
in
order
to
carry
out
the
purposes
of
27
this
section
.
The
However,
the
state
share
of
funding
of
those
28
agreements
provided
by
the
revenue
from
wildlife
habitat
fees
29
shall
not
exceed
seventy-five
percent.
30
Sec.
5.
Section
483A.3,
subsections
3
and
4,
Code
2017,
are
31
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
3.
Notwithstanding
subsections
1
and
2
,
any
increase
in
33
wildlife
habitat
fee
revenues
received
collected
on
or
after
34
July
1,
2007
December
15,
2017
,
pursuant
to
this
section
as
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a
result
of
wildlife
habitat
fee
increases
pursuant
to
2007
1
Iowa
Acts,
ch.
194
established
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
2
section
483A.1
,
shall
be
used
by
the
commission
only
for
3
the
purpose
of
the
game
bird
habitat
development
program
as
4
provided
for
any
of
the
purposes
set
forth
in
this
section
or
5
in
section
483A.3B
,
except
that
such
increases
in
revenues
6
collected
shall
not
be
used
by
the
commission
for
the
purpose
7
of
land
acquisition
.
The
commission
shall
not
reduce
on
an
8
annual
basis
for
these
purposes
the
amount
of
other
funds
being
9
expended
as
of
July
1,
2007
December
15,
2017
.
10
4.
A
three-year
multi-year
hunting
license
purchased
11
pursuant
to
section
483A.1,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“j”
12
483A.9A
,
includes
the
payment
of
a
wildlife
habitat
fee
for
13
each
of
the
three
years
for
which
the
license
is
valid
and
14
those
fees
shall
be
used
as
provided
in
this
section
.
15
Sec.
6.
Section
483A.3A,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
16
follows:
17
483A.3A
Fish
habitat
development
funding.
18
Three
dollars
from
each
resident
and
nonresident
annual
and
19
seven-day
fishing
license
and
nine
dollars
from
each
resident
20
three-year
multi-year
fishing
license
sold
shall
be
deposited
21
in
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund
and
shall
be
used
22
within
this
state
for
fish
habitat
development.
Not
less
than
23
fifty
percent
of
this
amount
shall
be
used
by
the
commission
to
24
enter
into
agreements
with
county
conservation
boards
to
carry
25
out
the
purposes
of
this
section
.
26
Sec.
7.
Section
483A.3B,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
27
to
read
as
follows:
28
1.
Allocation
of
revenue
——
accounts.
All
revenue
collected
29
from
increases
in
wildlife
habitat
fees
as
provided
in
section
30
483A.3,
subsection
3
1,
paragraph
“e”
,
that
is
deposited
in
31
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund
and
that
is
allocated
32
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
allocated
as
follows:
33
a.
Two
Not
less
than
two
dollars
of
each
wildlife
habitat
34
fee
collected
shall
be
allocated
to
the
game
bird
wetlands
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conservation
account.
1
b.
One
Not
less
than
one
dollar
of
each
wildlife
habitat
2
fee
collected
shall
be
allocated
to
the
game
bird
buffer
strip
3
assistance
account.
4
c.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2
,
interest
or
5
earnings
on
moneys
collected
from
wildlife
habitat
fees
that
6
are
deposited
in
each
account
created
under
this
section
shall
7
be
credited
to
that
account.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
or
8
section
456A.17
,
moneys
credited
to
each
account
created
under
9
this
section
shall
not
revert
to
the
state
general
fund
at
the
10
close
of
a
fiscal
year.
11
d.
All
revenue
generated
by
increases
in
the
collected
12
from
wildlife
habitat
fee
fees
as
provided
in
section
483A.3,
13
subsection
3
1,
paragraph
“e”
,
that
is
allocated
pursuant
to
14
this
section
shall
be
used
as
provided
in
this
section
,
except
15
for
that
part
which
is
specified
by
the
department
for
use
in
16
paying
administrative
expenses
as
provided
in
section
456A.17
.
17
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
483A.6B
Nonresident
five-day
hunting
18
license
——
fee.
19
1.
A
nonresident
may
be
issued
a
five-day
hunting
license
20
that
costs
an
amount
as
set
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
21
section
483A.1,
including
the
wildlife
habitat
fee.
A
22
nonresident
hunting
with
a
license
issued
under
this
section
23
shall
be
otherwise
qualified
to
hunt
in
this
state.
24
2.
This
section
is
repealed
on
December
15,
2020.
25
Sec.
9.
Section
483A.17,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
483A.17
Tenure
of
license.
28
Every
license,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
29
chapter
,
is
valid
from
the
date
issued
to
January
10
of
the
30
succeeding
calendar
year
for
which
it
is
issued.
A
license
31
shall
not
be
issued
prior
to
December
15
for
the
subsequent
32
calendar
year
except
for
a
three-year
multi-year
fishing
33
license
or
a
three-year
multi-year
hunting
license
issued
to
a
34
resident
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
,
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subsection
1
.
1
DIVISION
II
2
COORDINATING
PROVISIONS
3
Sec.
10.
Section
331.605,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
4
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
(1)
The
fees
specified
in
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
6
483A.1
.
7
Sec.
11.
Section
331.605,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
8
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
c.
A
state
migratory
game
bird
fee
as
provided
in
rules
10
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
.
11
Sec.
12.
Section
481A.93,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
12
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
(2)
The
totally
blind
person
is
accompanied
and
aided
14
by
a
person
who
is
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age
and
whose
15
vision
is
not
seriously
impaired.
The
accompanying
person
must
16
purchase
a
hunting
license
that
includes
the
wildlife
habitat
17
fee
as
provided
in
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
18
if
applicable.
If
the
accompanying
person
is
not
required
19
to
have
a
hunting
license
the
person
is
not
required
to
pay
20
the
wildlife
habitat
fee.
During
the
hunt,
the
accompanying
21
adult
must
be
within
arm’s
reach
of
the
totally
blind
person,
22
and
must
be
able
to
identify
the
target
and
the
location
of
23
the
laser
sight
beam
on
the
target.
A
person
other
than
the
24
totally
blind
person
shall
not
shoot
the
laser
sight-equipped
25
gun
or
bow.
26
Sec.
13.
Section
483A.1A,
subsection
10,
paragraph
c,
Code
27
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
c.
Is
a
student
who
qualifies
as
a
resident
pursuant
to
29
paragraph
“b”
only
for
the
purpose
of
purchasing
any
resident
30
license
specified
in
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
.
31
Sec.
14.
Section
483A.7,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
32
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
b.
The
commission
shall
assign
one
preference
point
to
a
34
nonresident
whose
application
for
a
nonresident
wild
turkey
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hunting
license
is
denied
due
to
limitations
on
the
number
1
of
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
licenses
available
for
2
issuance
that
year.
An
additional
preference
point
shall
be
3
assigned
to
that
person
each
subsequent
year
the
person’s
4
license
application
is
denied
for
that
reason.
A
nonresident
5
may
purchase
additional
preference
points
pursuant
to
rules
6
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
7
“j”
.
The
first
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
license
drawing
8
each
year
shall
be
made
from
the
pool
of
applicants
with
the
9
most
preference
points
and
continue
to
pools
of
applicants
10
with
successively
fewer
preference
points
until
all
available
11
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
licenses
have
been
issued.
If
12
a
nonresident
applicant
receives
a
wild
turkey
hunting
license,
13
all
of
the
applicant’s
assigned
preference
points
at
that
time
14
shall
be
removed.
15
Sec.
15.
Section
483A.8,
subsection
3,
paragraphs
a,
b,
and
16
e,
Code
2017,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
a.
A
nonresident
hunting
deer
is
required
to
purchase
18
a
nonresident
annual
hunting
license
that
includes
the
19
wildlife
habitat
fee
and
a
nonresident
deer
hunting
license.
20
In
addition,
a
nonresident
who
purchases
a
deer
hunting
21
license
shall
pay
a
one
dollar
fee
that
shall
be
used
and
22
is
appropriated
for
the
purpose
of
deer
herd
population
23
management,
including
assisting
with
the
cost
of
processing
24
deer
donated
to
the
help
us
stop
hunger
program
administered
25
by
the
commission.
26
b.
A
nonresident
who
purchases
an
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
27
hunting
license
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
28
483A.1
,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“i”
,
is
required
to
purchase
29
an
antlerless
deer
only
deer
hunting
license
at
the
same
30
time,
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
,
31
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“k”
.
32
e.
The
commission
shall
assign
one
preference
point
to
a
33
nonresident
whose
application
for
a
nonresident
antlered
or
any
34
sex
deer
hunting
license
is
denied
due
to
limitations
on
the
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number
of
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
licenses
1
available
for
issuance
that
year.
An
additional
preference
2
point
shall
be
assigned
to
that
person
each
subsequent
year
3
the
person’s
license
application
is
denied
for
that
reason.
A
4
nonresident
may
purchase
additional
preference
points
pursuant
5
to
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
,
subsection
2
,
6
paragraph
“j”
.
The
first
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
7
hunting
license
drawing
each
year
shall
be
made
from
the
pool
8
of
applicants
with
the
most
preference
points
and
continue
9
to
pools
of
applicants
with
successively
fewer
preference
10
points
until
all
available
nonresident
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
11
hunting
licenses
have
been
issued.
If
a
nonresident
applicant
12
receives
an
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
license,
all
of
13
the
applicant’s
assigned
preference
points
at
that
time
shall
14
be
removed.
15
Sec.
16.
Section
483A.8,
subsections
4
and
6,
Code
2017,
are
16
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
4.
The
commission
may
provide,
by
rule,
for
the
issuance
of
18
an
additional
antlerless
deer
hunting
license
to
a
person
who
19
has
been
issued
an
antlerless
deer
hunting
license.
The
rules
20
shall
specify
the
number
of
additional
antlerless
deer
hunting
21
licenses
which
may
be
issued,
and
the
season
and
zone
in
which
22
the
license
is
valid.
The
fee
for
an
additional
antlerless
23
deer
hunting
license
shall
be
ten
dollars
an
amount
established
24
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
for
residents.
25
6.
The
commission
shall
provide
by
rule
for
the
annual
26
issuance
to
a
nonresident
of
a
nonresident
antlerless
deer
27
hunting
license
that
is
valid
for
use
only
during
the
period
28
beginning
on
December
24
and
ending
at
sunset
on
January
2
of
29
the
following
year
and
costs
seventy-five
dollars
an
amount
30
established
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
.
A
31
nonresident
hunting
deer
with
a
license
issued
under
this
32
subsection
shall
be
otherwise
qualified
to
hunt
deer
in
this
33
state
and
shall
purchase
a
nonresident
annual
hunting
license
34
that
includes
the
wildlife
habitat
fee,
and
pay
the
one
dollar
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fee
for
the
purpose
of
deer
herd
population
management
as
1
provided
in
subsection
3
.
Pursuant
to
this
subsection
,
the
2
commission
shall
make
available
for
issuance
only
the
remaining
3
nonresident
antlerless
deer
hunting
licenses
allocated
under
4
subsection
3
that
have
not
yet
been
issued
for
the
current
5
year’s
nonresident
antlerless
deer
hunting
seasons.
6
Sec.
17.
Section
483A.9A,
subsection
3,
Code
2017,
is
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
3.
The
commission
shall
offer
to
residents
a
combination
9
package
of
an
annual
fishing
license
and
an
annual
hunting
10
license,
as
provided
in
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
11
483A.1,
subsection
1
,
the
cost
of
which
includes
the
wildlife
12
habitat
fee.
13
Sec.
18.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
Code
14
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
d.
In
addition
to
the
free
deer
hunting
licenses
received
16
pursuant
to
paragraph
“c”
,
an
owner
of
a
farm
unit
or
a
17
member
of
the
owner’s
family
and
the
tenant
or
a
member
of
the
18
tenant’s
family
may
purchase
a
deer
hunting
license
for
any
19
option
offered
to
paying
deer
hunting
licensees.
An
owner
of
a
20
farm
unit
or
a
member
of
the
owner’s
family
and
the
tenant
or
a
21
member
of
the
tenant’s
family
may
also
purchase
two
additional
22
antlerless
deer
hunting
licenses
which
are
valid
only
on
the
23
farm
unit
for
a
fee
of
ten
dollars
each
established
by
rules
24
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
.
25
Sec.
19.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
26
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
a.
Fifty
of
the
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
shall
be
28
allocated
as
requested
by
a
majority
of
a
committee
consisting
29
of
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
speaker
of
the
house
30
of
representatives,
and
director
of
the
economic
development
31
authority,
or
their
designees.
The
licenses
provided
pursuant
32
to
this
subsection
shall
be
in
addition
to
the
number
of
33
nonresident
licenses
authorized
pursuant
to
section
483A.8
.
34
The
purpose
of
the
special
nonresident
licenses
is
to
allow
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state
officials
and
local
development
groups
to
promote
the
1
state
and
its
natural
resources
to
nonresident
guests
and
2
dignitaries.
Photographs,
videotapes,
or
any
other
form
3
of
media
resulting
from
the
hunting
visitation
shall
not
4
be
used
for
political
campaign
purposes.
The
nonresident
5
licenses
shall
be
issued
without
application
upon
purchase
of
a
6
nonresident
annual
hunting
license
that
includes
the
wildlife
7
habitat
fee
and
the
purchase
of
a
nonresident
deer
hunting
8
license.
The
licenses
are
valid
in
all
zones
open
to
deer
9
hunting.
The
hunter
education
certificate
requirement
pursuant
10
to
section
483A.27
is
waived
for
a
nonresident
issued
a
license
11
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
12
Sec.
20.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
13
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
a.
Fifty
of
the
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
licenses
15
shall
be
allocated
as
requested
by
a
majority
of
a
committee
16
consisting
of
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
speaker
of
17
the
house
of
representatives,
and
director
of
the
economic
18
development
authority,
or
their
designees.
The
licenses
19
provided
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
in
addition
20
to
the
number
of
nonresident
licenses
authorized
pursuant
21
to
section
483A.7
.
The
purpose
of
the
special
nonresident
22
licenses
is
to
allow
state
officials
and
local
development
23
groups
to
promote
the
state
and
its
natural
resources
to
24
nonresident
guests
and
dignitaries.
Photographs,
videotapes,
25
or
any
other
form
of
media
resulting
from
the
hunting
26
visitation
shall
not
be
used
for
political
campaign
purposes.
27
The
nonresident
licenses
shall
be
issued
without
application
28
upon
purchase
of
a
nonresident
annual
hunting
license
that
29
includes
the
wildlife
habitat
fee
and
the
purchase
of
a
30
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
license.
The
licenses
are
31
valid
in
all
zones
open
to
wild
turkey
hunting.
The
hunter
32
education
certificate
requirement
pursuant
to
section
483A.27
33
is
waived
for
a
nonresident
issued
a
license
pursuant
to
this
34
subsection
.
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Sec.
21.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
16,
Code
2017,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
16.
Upon
payment
of
the
fee
of
five
dollars
established
by
3
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
for
a
lifetime
fishing
4
license
or
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
combined
license,
the
5
department
shall
issue
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
lifetime
6
hunting
and
fishing
combined
license
to
a
resident
of
Iowa
7
who
has
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
8
federal
active
duty
and
who
was
disabled
or
was
a
prisoner
of
9
war
during
that
veteran’s
military
service.
The
department
10
shall
prepare
an
application
to
be
used
by
a
person
requesting
11
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
12
combined
license
under
this
subsection
.
The
department
of
13
veterans
affairs
shall
assist
the
department
in
verifying
the
14
status
or
claims
of
applicants
under
this
subsection
.
As
used
15
in
this
subsection
,
“disabled”
means
entitled
to
a
service
16
connected
rating
under
38
U.S.C.
ch.
11.
17
Sec.
22.
Section
483A.28,
subsection
4,
Code
2017,
is
18
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
4.
Any
person
who
is
issued
a
valid
fishing
license
pursuant
20
to
this
chapter
may
fish
with
a
third
line
as
provided
in
21
section
481A.72
only
upon
the
annual
purchase
of
a
third
line
22
fishing
permit
as
provided
in
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
23
483A.1
.
24
Sec.
23.
Section
717F.7,
subsection
3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
25
to
read
as
follows:
26
3.
A
person
who
keeps
falcons,
if
the
person
has
been
issued
27
a
falconry
license
by
the
department
of
natural
resources
28
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
.
29
Sec.
24.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
3,
paragraph
o,
30
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
For
violations
of
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
33
relating
to
licenses
and
permits,
the
scheduled
fines
are
as
34
follows:
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DIVISION
III
1
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS
AND
EFFECTIVE
DATES
2
Sec.
25.
RULEMAKING.
The
natural
resource
commission
shall
3
submit
a
notice
of
intended
action
to
the
administrative
rules
4
coordinator
and
the
administrative
code
editor
pursuant
to
5
section
17A.4,
subsection
1,
not
later
than
July
14,
2017,
for
6
the
adoption
of
rules
establishing
fees
pursuant
to
section
7
483A.1,
subsection
1,
as
enacted
by
this
Act.
Such
rules
shall
8
be
effective
December
15,
2017.
9
Sec.
26.
EFFECTIVE
DATES
——
TRANSITION.
10
1.
Divisions
I
and
II
of
this
Act
take
effect
December
15,
11
2017.
A
license
issued
or
in
effect
prior
to
December
15,
12
2017,
is
subject
to
the
provisions
of
Code
2017.
This
Act
does
13
not
affect
the
validity
of
a
license
issued
prior
to
December
14
15,
2017.
15
2.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
16
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
DIVISION
I.
This
bill
authorizes
the
natural
resource
21
commission
to
adopt
rules
providing
for
the
issuance
of
22
licenses
for
fishing,
hunting,
and
fur
harvesting
and
23
setting
fees
for
those
licenses.
The
bill
provides
that
fees
24
established
by
such
rules
shall
be
periodically
evaluated
by
25
the
department
of
natural
resources,
but
not
less
than
once
26
every
three
years
to
ensure
that
the
fees
paid
are
sufficient
27
to
meet
the
needs
of
natural
resource
management
and
the
28
public.
29
By
December
15
of
each
year
on
and
after
December
15,
2018,
30
that
an
evaluation
of
license
fees
is
completed,
the
department
31
is
required
to
file
a
written
report
with
the
commission
32
and
the
general
assembly
which
includes
the
evaluation
and
33
recommendations
for
changes,
if
any.
Any
fee
increase
proposed
34
in
such
a
report
shall
not
take
effect
until
on
or
after
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December
15
of
the
succeeding
year
and
an
individual
license
1
fee
shall
not
be
increased
in
any
calendar
year
by
more
than
5
2
percent.
3
The
bill
provides
that
income
generated
from
land
acquired
4
with
revenues
from
wildlife
habitat
fees
and
matched
federal
5
funds
shall
be
used
to
pay
property
taxes
on
that
land,
and
if
6
no
income
is
generated,
wildlife
habitat
fee
revenue
shall
be
7
used
to
pay
the
taxes.
Currently,
the
taxes
are
paid
only
with
8
wildlife
habitat
fee
revenues.
9
The
bill
provides
that
$3
from
each
wildlife
habitat
fee
10
shall
be
allocated
to
game
bird
habitat
development
programs
as
11
specified
in
Code
section
483A.3B
and
not
less
than
50
percent
12
of
the
balance
of
each
fee
shall
be
used
by
the
commission
to
13
enter
into
agreements
with
county
conservation
boards
or
public
14
agencies
in
order
to
carry
out
the
purposes
of
Code
section
15
483A.3.
16
The
bill
amends
Code
section
483A.3(3)
to
provide
that
17
any
increase
in
wildlife
habitat
fees
collected
on
or
after
18
December
15,
2017,
as
a
result
of
new
rules
adopted
shall
be
19
used
by
the
commission
for
any
of
the
purposes
set
forth
in
20
Code
section
483A.3
or
483A.3B,
except
that
such
increases
in
21
revenue
cannot
be
used
by
the
commission
for
land
acquisition.
22
Currently,
the
increase
in
wildlife
habitat
fee
revenues
23
received
as
a
result
of
an
increase
in
the
resident
and
24
nonresident
wildlife
habitat
fees
in
2007,
from
$8
to
$11,
25
can
be
used
by
the
commission
only
for
game
bird
habitat
26
development
programs.
27
The
bill
also
provides
that
of
the
$3
from
each
wildlife
28
habitat
fee
that
is
allocated
to
game
bird
habitat
development
29
programs,
not
less
than
$2
must
be
allocated
to
the
game
bird
30
wetlands
conservation
account
and
not
less
than
$1
must
be
31
allocated
to
the
game
bird
buffer
strip
assistance
account.
32
The
bill
changes
any
references
to
three-year
licenses
to
33
instead
refer
to
multi-year
licenses
that
may
be
issued
on
or
34
after
December
17,
2017.
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The
bill
allows
the
commission
to
establish
by
rule,
a
new
1
five-day
nonresident
adult
hunting
license
that
includes
the
2
wildlife
habitat
fee.
However,
the
bill
also
provides
that
3
a
nonresident
who
purchases
a
hunting
license
in
conjunction
4
with
a
deer
or
turkey
hunting
license
must
purchase
an
annual
5
hunting
license.
6
DIVISION
II.
Numerous
coordinating
amendments
are
made
7
to
the
Code
as
necessitated
by
the
changes
that
are
made
in
8
division
I
of
the
bill
allowing
the
commission
to
provide
for
9
licenses
and
fees
by
rule.
10
DIVISION
III.
The
bill
directs
the
natural
resource
11
commission
to
commence
rulemaking
procedures
by
July
14,
2017,
12
for
the
adoption
of
rules
pursuant
to
the
bill’s
provisions
13
that
must
be
effective
December
15,
2017.
14
The
bill
provides
that
divisions
I
and
II
of
the
bill
take
15
effect
December
15,
2017,
and
that
licenses
issued
or
in
16
effect
prior
to
this
date
remain
valid
and
are
subject
to
the
17
provisions
of
Code
2017.
18
Division
III
of
the
bill
is
effective
upon
enactment.
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