Senate Study Bill 3070 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SMITH) A BILL FOR An Act relating to special nonresident deer and wild turkey 1 hunting licenses issued to nonresident guests and 2 dignitaries. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5698XC (2) 88 js/rn

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 1 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. Fifty of the nonresident deer hunting licenses shall 3 be allocated as requested by a majority of a committee 4 consisting of the majority leader of the senate, speaker of 5 the house of representatives, and director of the economic 6 development authority, or their designees determined by the 7 department . The licenses provided pursuant to this subsection 8 shall be in addition to the number of nonresident licenses 9 authorized pursuant to section 483A.8 . The purpose of the 10 special nonresident licenses is to allow state officials and 11 local development groups to promote the state and its natural 12 resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries. Photographs, 13 videotapes, or any other form of media resulting from the 14 hunting visitation shall not be used for political campaign 15 purposes. The nonresident licenses shall be issued without 16 application upon purchase of a nonresident annual hunting 17 license that includes the wildlife habitat fee and the purchase 18 of a nonresident deer hunting license. The licenses are valid 19 in all zones open to deer hunting. The hunter education 20 certificate requirement pursuant to section 483A.27 is waived 21 for a nonresident issued a license pursuant to this subsection . 22 Sec. 2. Section 483A.24, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 23 2020, is amended to read as follows: 24 a. Fifty of the nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses 25 shall be allocated as requested by a majority of a committee 26 consisting of the majority leader of the senate, speaker of 27 the house of representatives, and director of the economic 28 development authority, or their designees determined by the 29 department . The licenses provided pursuant to this subsection 30 shall be in addition to the number of nonresident licenses 31 authorized pursuant to section 483A.7 . The purpose of the 32 special nonresident licenses is to allow state officials and 33 local development groups to promote the state and its natural 34 resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries. Photographs, 35 -1- LSB 5698XC (2) 88 js/rn 1/ 2

S.F. _____ videotapes, or any other form of media resulting from the 1 hunting visitation shall not be used for political campaign 2 purposes. The nonresident licenses shall be issued without 3 application upon purchase of a nonresident annual hunting 4 license that includes the wildlife habitat fee and the purchase 5 of a nonresident wild turkey hunting license. The licenses are 6 valid in all zones open to wild turkey hunting. The hunter 7 education certificate requirement pursuant to section 483A.27 8 is waived for a nonresident issued a license pursuant to this 9 subsection . 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill relates to special nonresident deer and wild 14 turkey hunting licenses allocated to nonresident dignitaries 15 and guests. 16 Under current law, a committee consisting of the 17 majority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of 18 representatives, and the director of the economic development 19 authority, or their respective designees, may allocate up to 20 50 nonresident deer hunting licenses to nonresident guests and 21 dignitaries. A committee consisting of the same persons may 22 allocate up to 50 nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses 23 to nonresident guests and dignitaries. These licenses are 24 issued in addition to the number of nonresident licenses the 25 natural resource commission authorizes for nonresident deer 26 and wild turkey hunters. The deer hunting licenses are valid 27 in all zones open to deer hunting and the wild turkey hunting 28 licenses are valid in all zones open to wild turkey hunting. 29 The purpose of these licenses is to allow state officials and 30 local development groups to promote the state and its natural 31 resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries. 32 The bill eliminates the committees and requires the 33 department of natural resources to allocate the licenses. 34 -2- LSB 5698XC (2) 88 js/rn 2/ 2