HF 2517 (LSB 5330HV (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2517

BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2014)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the limits adopted for nonresident deer hunting licenses, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 483A.8, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  The commission shall annually limit to between six thousand and eight thousand the number of nonresidents allowed to have antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses. Of the six thousand nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses issued, not more than thirty-five percent of the licenses shall be bow season licenses. After the six thousand antlered or any sex nonresident deer hunting licenses have been issued, all additional licenses shall be issued for antlerless deer only. The commission shall annually determine the number of nonresident antlerless deer only deer hunting licenses that will be available for issuance.
    Sec. 2.  EMERGENCY RULES.  The natural resource commission may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of this Act and the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4.
    Sec. 3.  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 relates to nonresident deer hunting licenses issued by the natural resource commission. Currently, the commission issues up to 6,000 antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses to nonresidents, which are allocated among zones based on deer populations. The bill requires the commission to annually limit the number of nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses available for issue to between 6,000 and 8,000 licenses. The bill authorizes the commission to adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill takes effect upon enactment.