House File 300 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 300 BY WINDSCHITL A BILL FOR An Act directing the department of natural resources to develop 1 and offer for use a mobile application for purchasing and 2 displaying licenses and tags for hunting and fishing. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2225YH (2) 88 js/rn

H.F. 300 Section 1. Section 483A.6A, subsection 3, Code 2019, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. The commission shall establish the number of annual 3 paddlefish fishing licenses that may be issued pursuant to 4 section 481A.39 for use on the Missouri or Big Sioux river. 5 A paddlefish fishing license shall be accompanied by a tag 6 designed to be used only once. If a paddlefish is taken 7 pursuant to a paddlefish fishing license, the paddlefish 8 shall be tagged immediately , or an electronic tag established 9 pursuant to section 483A.18A shall be filled immediately, and 10 the tag shall be dated. 11 Sec. 2. Section 483A.7, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 2. The wild turkey hunting license shall be accompanied 14 by a tag designed to be used only once. If a wild turkey 15 is taken, the wild turkey shall be tagged , or an electronic 16 tag established pursuant to section 483A.18A shall be filled 17 immediately, and the tag shall be dated. 18 Sec. 3. Section 483A.8, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 19 by adding the following new paragraph: 20 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. Notwithstanding paragraphs “a” and “b” , 21 a person hunting deer who has purchased a deer hunting license 22 and tag through a mobile application pursuant to section 23 483A.18A shall immediately fill an electronic tag except as 24 provided in section 483A.18A, subsection 2. 25 Sec. 4. Section 483A.18, Code 2019, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 483A.18 Form of licenses. 28 All hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses shall 29 contain a general description of the licensee. Such licenses 30 shall be upon such forms as the commission shall adopt. The 31 address and the signature of the applicant and all signatures 32 and other required information shall be in writing except as 33 provided in section 483A.18A . All licenses shall clearly 34 indicate the nature of the privilege granted. 35 -1- LSB 2225YH (2) 88 js/rn 1/ 4

H.F. 300 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 483A.18A Mobile application to 1 purchase and display a permit, license, or tag —— rules. 2 1. The department shall develop and make available for use 3 a mobile application on which a person may purchase any permit, 4 license, or tag issued pursuant to this chapter. Permits, 5 licenses, and tags carried in an electronic format shall 6 display either a digitized image of a handwritten signature or 7 some other form of an electronic signature. 8 2. A physical tag is required if a hunter who takes a wild 9 turkey or deer leaves the immediate presence of the harvested 10 wild turkey or deer. 11 3. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 12 to implement this section. 13 Sec. 6. Section 483A.19, Code 2019, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 483A.19 Showing license document to officer. 16 1. Every person shall, while fishing, hunting, or fur 17 harvesting, show the person’s license document to any peace 18 officer or the owner or person in lawful control of the land 19 or water upon which licensee may be hunting, fishing, or 20 fur harvesting when requested by the persons to do so. Any 21 failure to so carry or refusal to show or so exhibit the 22 person’s license document shall be a violation of this chapter . 23 However, except for possession and exhibition of deer licenses 24 and tags or wild turkey licenses and tags, a person charged 25 with violating this section shall not be convicted if the 26 person produces in court, within a reasonable time, a license 27 document for hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting issued to that 28 person and valid when the person was charged with a violation 29 of this section . 30 2. Display of a permit, license, or tag purchased pursuant 31 to section 483A.18A on a cellular telephone or other electronic 32 mobile or portable device shall satisfy the requirements of 33 subsection 1 of this section. 34 Sec. 7. Section 483A.24, subsection 7, Code 2019, is amended 35 -2- LSB 2225YH (2) 88 js/rn 2/ 4

H.F. 300 to read as follows: 1 7. A license shall not be required of minor pupils of the 2 state school for the blind, state school for the deaf, or of 3 minor residents of other state institutions under the control 4 of an administrator of a division of the department of human 5 services. In addition, a person who is on active duty with the 6 armed forces of the United States, on authorized leave from 7 a duty station located outside of this state, and a resident 8 of the state of Iowa shall not be required to have a license 9 to hunt or fish in this state. The military person shall 10 carry the person’s leave papers and a copy of the person’s 11 current earnings statement showing a deduction for Iowa income 12 taxes while hunting or fishing. In lieu of carrying the 13 person’s earnings statement, the military person may also claim 14 residency if the person is registered to vote in this state. 15 If a deer or wild turkey is taken, the military person shall 16 immediately contact a state conservation officer or use the 17 mobile application developed pursuant to section 483A.18A to 18 obtain an appropriate tag to transport the animal. A license 19 shall not be required of residents of county care facilities 20 or any person who is receiving supplementary assistance under 21 chapter 249 . 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill directs the department of natural resources to 26 develop and offer for use a mobile application on which a 27 person may purchase permits, licenses, and tags for hunting 28 and fishing. A permit, license, or fee purchased through the 29 mobile application shall display either a digitized image 30 of a handwritten signature or some other form of electronic 31 signature. The bill requires a person to physically tag 32 a harvested wild turkey or deer if the person leaves the 33 immediate presence of the harvested wild turkey or deer. When 34 required to show a license document to a peace officer or 35 -3- LSB 2225YH (2) 88 js/rn 3/ 4

H.F. 300 person in lawful control of the land or water upon which a 1 licensee may be hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting, the hunter 2 may display a permit, license, or tag purchased through the 3 mobile application on a cellular telephone or other electronic 4 mobile or portable device. 5 The bill requires the department to adopt rules to regulate 6 the use of the mobile application. 7 -4- LSB 2225YH (2) 88 js/rn 4/ 4