SF 50 (LSB 1105XS (4) 88)

SENATE FILE 50

BY  CHAPMAN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to landowner wild turkey and deer hunting tags.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraphs b and c, Code 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   b.  Upon written application on forms furnished by the department, the department shall issue annually without fee one wild turkey license to the owner of a farm unit or to a member of the owner’s family, but not to both, and to the tenant or to a member of the tenant’s family, but not to both. The wild turkey hunting licenses issued shall be valid only on the farm unit for which an applicant qualifies pursuant to this subsection and shall be equivalent to the least restrictive license issued under section 481A.38. The owner or the tenant need not reside on the farm unit to qualify for a free license to hunt on that farm unit. The free turkey hunting licenses issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be valid and may be used during any bow or firearm established turkey hunting season using the method of take authorized by rule for each season being hunted. If a tag is filled during one of the seasons, the license will not be valid in subsequent seasons.
   c.  Upon written application on forms furnished by the department, the department shall issue annually without fee two deer hunting licenses, one antlered or any sex deer hunting license and one antlerless deer only deer hunting license, to the owner of a farm unit or a member of the owner’s family, but only a total of two licenses for both, and to the tenant of a farm unit or a member of the tenant’s family, but only a total of two licenses for both. The deer hunting licenses issued shall be valid only for use on the farm unit for which the applicant applies pursuant to this paragraph. The owner or the tenant need not reside on the farm unit to qualify for the free deer hunting licenses to hunt on that farm unit. The free deer hunting licenses issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be valid and may be used during any bow or firearm established deer hunting season using the method of take authorized by rule for each season being hunted. If a tag is filled during one of the seasons, the license will not be valid in subsequent seasons. The licenses may be used to harvest deer in two different seasons. In addition, a person who receives a free deer hunting license pursuant to this paragraph shall pay a one dollar fee for each license that shall be used and is appropriated for the purpose of deer herd population management, including assisting with the cost of processing deer donated to the help us stop hunger program administered by the commission.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Current law allows an owner or tenant of a farm unit or a member of that person’s family who receives a wild turkey license for use on that person’s farm unit to use the license during any bow or firearm turkey hunting season. An owner or tenant of a farm unit or a member of that person’s family who receives a deer hunting license for use on that person’s farm unit may use the license during any bow or firearm deer hunting season. 
   This bill allows an owner or tenant of a farm unit or a member of that person’s family to use on the farm unit a wild turkey hunting license during any established turkey hunting season and a deer hunting license during any established deer hunting season using the method of take authorized by rule for the respective season being hunted. A tag filled during one of the seasons will not be valid in subsequent seasons.