House File 60 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 60 BY SORENSEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the allocation of nonresident deer hunting 1 licenses, and making penalties applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1159YH (2) 89 js/rn

H.F. 60 Section 1. Section 483A.8, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 1 2021, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. (1) The commission shall annually limit to six thousand 3 the number of nonresidents allowed to have antlered or any 4 sex deer hunting licenses. Of the six thousand nonresident 5 antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses issued, five hundred 6 of the licenses shall be reserved for nonresidents who have 7 made a reservation with a hunting guide company which company 8 is currently registered as a business entity with the secretary 9 of state and has maintained registration since prior to July 10 1, 2020. If fewer than five hundred nonresidents apply for 11 a reserved license by the application deadline set by the 12 commission by rule, any license not issued shall be made 13 available for purchase at the same time and in the same 14 manner as other excess nonresident antlered or any sex deer 15 hunting licenses. Not more than thirty-five percent of the 16 issued reserved licenses shall be bow season licenses. The 17 nonresident shall provide with the license application evidence 18 that the reservation is scheduled during a period in which the 19 license is valid. Of the six thousand remaining nonresident 20 antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses issued, not more 21 than thirty-five percent of the licenses shall be bow season 22 licenses. 23 (2) After the six thousand antlered or any sex nonresident 24 deer hunting licenses have been issued, all additional licenses 25 shall be issued for antlerless deer only. The commission shall 26 annually determine the number of nonresident antlerless deer 27 only deer hunting licenses that will be available for issuance. 28 EXPLANATION 29 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 30 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 31 This bill relates to nonresident deer hunting licenses 32 issued by the natural resource commission. Currently, the 33 commission issues up to 6,000 antlered or any sex deer hunting 34 licenses to nonresidents, which are allocated among zones 35 -1- LSB 1159YH (2) 89 js/rn 1/ 2

H.F. 60 based on deer populations. Not more than 35 percent of the 1 licenses shall be bow season licenses. The bill requires 2 the commission to reserve 500 of the nonresident antlered or 3 any sex deer hunting licenses for nonresidents who have made 4 a reservation with a hunting guide company which company is 5 currently registered as a business entity with the secretary 6 of state and has maintained registration since prior to July 7 1, 2020. If fewer than 500 nonresidents apply for a reserved 8 license by the application deadline set by the commission, the 9 excess reserved licenses shall be available for purchase in the 10 same manner as other excess nonresident antlered or any sex 11 deer hunting licenses. A nonresident shall include with the 12 license application evidence that the reservation is scheduled 13 for a time during which the license is valid. Not more than 35 14 percent of the issued reserved licenses and not more than 35 15 percent of the remaining licenses shall be bow season licenses. 16 A person who violates a provision of this bill is subject to 17 a scheduled fine of $35. 18 -2- LSB 1159YH (2) 89 js/rn 2/ 2