Senate File 2054 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2054 BY BROWN A BILL FOR An Act relating to special deer hunting licenses available to 1 nonresident family members. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5339XS (3) 88 js/rn

S.F. 2054 Section 1. Section 483A.8, Code 2020, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 9. a. As used in this subsection, “family 3 member” means a person who is a parent, stepparent, child, 4 stepchild, sibling, stepsibling, grandparent, grandchild, or 5 spouse. 6 b. Notwithstanding subsection 3, a nonresident who is a 7 family member of a resident may purchase a special nonresident 8 deer hunting license for a fee that is one-half the fee for a 9 nonresident deer hunting license established by rule pursuant 10 to section 483A.1. A nonresident may only use a nonresident 11 family member hunting license while hunting with a resident 12 who is a family member of the nonresident. A person using 13 a nonresident family member deer hunting license is entitled 14 to the same privileges as a person using a resident deer 15 hunting license and the nonresident family member deer hunting 16 license shall not be subject to quotas or requirements imposed 17 on nonresidents, except that a person issued a license under 18 this subsection is required to purchase an annual nonresident 19 hunting license. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 This bill creates a special deer hunting license available 24 to certain nonresident family members. 25 In order to hunt deer under current law, a nonresident who 26 does not own land in Iowa may apply for an antlered or any sex 27 deer hunting license that is subject to a specified zone and an 28 annual quota. A nonresident who is unsuccessful in acquiring 29 an antlered or any sex deer hunting license receives preference 30 to purchase an antlerless deer only deer hunting license. 31 The bill allows a nonresident who is a family member of a 32 resident to purchase a nonresident family member deer hunting 33 license for a fee that is one-half the fee of a nonresident 34 deer hunting license established by the natural resource 35 -1- LSB 5339XS (3) 88 js/rn 1/ 2

S.F. 2054 commission by rule. A nonresident may only use a nonresident 1 family member hunting license while hunting with a resident 2 who is a family member of the nonresident. A person using 3 a nonresident family member deer hunting license is entitled 4 to the same privileges as a person using a resident deer 5 hunting license and the nonresident family member deer hunting 6 license is not subject to requirements or quotas imposed on 7 nonresidents. However, the nonresident family member is 8 required to purchase an annual nonresident hunting license. 9 For purposes of the bill, “family member” means a person who is 10 a parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, sibling, stepsibling, 11 grandparent, grandchild, or spouse. 12 -2- LSB 5339XS (3) 88 js/rn 2/ 2