H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 8, Code 2024, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 8. A person under sixteen years of age is not required to 3 have a hunting license to hunt game or a fur harvester license 4 to trap fur-bearing animals if accompanied by the minor’s 5 parent or guardian or in company with any other competent adult 6 with the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian, if the 7 person accompanying the minor possesses a valid hunting license 8 while hunting game or fur harvester license while trapping 9 fur-bearing animals ; however, there must be one licensed adult 10 accompanying each person under sixteen years of age. The minor 11 must have a deer hunting license to hunt deer and a wild turkey 12 hunting license to hunt wild turkey appropriate for the minor’s 13 residency status. This subsection is not restricted by the 14 provisions of section 483A.31 . 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This Act relates to trapping fur-bearing animals by persons 19 under 16 years of age. 20 Under current law, a person under 16 years old is not 21 required to have a license to hunt game if the minor is 22 accompanied by the minor’s parent, guardian, or other competent 23 adult with consent from the minor’s parent or guardian and the 24 person accompanying the minor has a valid hunting license. 25 The bill allows a person under 16 years of age to also trap 26 fur-bearing animals without a license while accompanied by the 27 minor’s parent, guardian, or other competent adult with consent 28 from the minor’s parent or guardian and the person accompanying 29 the minor has a valid fur harvester license. There must be one 30 licensed adult accompanying each person under the age of 16 31 trapping pursuant to the bill. 32 -1- LSB 5861YC (1) 90 lh/js 1/ 1