Senate
File
2076
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2076
BY
MATHIS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
hunting,
trapping,
and
fishing
privileges
1
for
disabled
veterans.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
16,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
16.
a.
Upon
payment
of
the
fee
established
by
rules
adopted
3
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
for
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
4
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
combined
license,
the
department
5
shall
issue
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
lifetime
hunting
and
6
fishing
combined
license
to
a
resident
of
Iowa
who
has
served
7
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
federal
active
8
duty
and
who
was
disabled
or
was
a
prisoner
of
war
during
that
9
veteran’s
military
service.
The
department
shall
prepare
10
an
application
to
be
used
by
a
person
requesting
a
lifetime
11
fishing
license
or
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
combined
12
license
under
this
subsection
.
The
department
of
veterans
13
affairs
shall
assist
the
department
in
verifying
the
status
or
14
claims
of
applicants
under
this
subsection
.
As
used
in
this
15
subsection
,
“disabled”
means
entitled
to
a
service
connected
16
rating
under
38
U.S.C.
ch.
11
paragraph
.
17
b.
A
resident
of
Iowa
who
has
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
18
the
United
States
on
federal
active
duty
and
who
was
disabled
19
may
hunt
without
acquiring
a
hunting
license,
hunt
or
trap
a
20
fur-bearing
animal
without
acquiring
a
fur
harvester
license,
21
or
fish
without
acquiring
a
fishing
license.
While
hunting,
22
trapping,
or
fishing
pursuant
to
this
paragraph,
the
resident
23
shall,
upon
request
of
an
officer
of
the
department,
display
24
proof
of
the
veteran’s
age,
residency,
veteran
status,
and
25
disability
status.
As
used
in
this
paragraph,
“disabled”
means
26
entitled
to
a
service
connected
rating
under
38
U.S.C.
ch.
11.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
relates
to
hunting,
trapping,
and
fishing
31
privileges
for
certain
disabled
veterans.
Under
current
law,
a
32
resident
who
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
33
federal
active
duty
and
who
was
disabled
during
that
veteran’s
34
military
service
is
eligible
to
obtain
a
lifetime
fishing
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license
or
a
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
combined
license.
1
Under
the
bill,
a
resident
who
is
a
disabled
veteran
may
hunt
2
without
acquiring
a
hunting
license,
hunt
or
trap
a
fur-bearing
3
animal
without
acquiring
a
fur
harvester
license,
or
fish
4
without
acquiring
a
fishing
license.
A
resident
hunting,
5
trapping,
or
fishing
in
such
manner
shall,
upon
request
of
an
6
officer
of
the
department
of
natural
resources,
display
proof
7
of
the
veteran’s
age,
residency,
veteran
status,
and
disability
8
status.
9
As
a
matter
of
law,
a
person
who
is
not
required
to
possess
a
10
fishing
license
to
fish
is
not
required
to
pay
a
trout
fishing
11
fee
to
fish
for
or
possess
trout.
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