S.F. 79 Section 1. Section 483A.24, Code 2023, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 16A. Upon payment of a fee established 3 by rules adopted pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime 4 trapping license, the department shall issue a lifetime 5 trapping license to a resident of Iowa who has served in the 6 armed forces of the United States on federal active duty and 7 who was disabled during that veteran’s military service. The 8 department shall prepare an application to be used by a person 9 requesting a lifetime trapping license under this subsection. 10 The department of veterans affairs shall assist the department 11 in verifying the status or claims of applicants under this 12 subsection. As used in this subsection, “disabled” means 13 entitled to a service connected rating under 38 U.S.C. ch. 11. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill creates a lifetime trapping license for a resident 18 of Iowa who has served in the armed forces of the United States 19 on federal active duty and who was disabled, as defined in 20 the bill, during that veteran’s military service. The bill 21 requires the department of natural resources (DNR) to establish 22 a fee by rule for the lifetime trapping license and prepare 23 an application to be used by a person requesting a lifetime 24 trapping license. The department of veterans affairs shall 25 assist DNR in verifying the status or claims of applicants. 26 -1- LSB 1407XS (2) 90 js/rn 1/ 1