HF 2064 (LSB 5045YH (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2064

BY  GEARHART

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, subsection 17, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   17.  Upon payment of a fee established by rules adopted pursuant to section 483A.1 of five dollars, and any processing fee, for a lifetime fur harvester license, the department shall issue a lifetime fur harvester license to a resident of Iowa who has served in the armed forces of the United States on federal active duty and who was disabled during that veteran’s military service. The department shall prepare an application to be used by a person requesting a lifetime fur harvester license under this subsection. The department of veterans affairs shall assist the department in verifying the status or claims of applicants under this subsection. As used in this subsection, “disabled” means entitled to a service connected rating under 38 U.S.C. ch. 11.
    Sec. 2.  REFUNDS.  Within thirty days of the enactment of this Act, the department of natural resources shall issue a refund to a resident of Iowa issued a lifetime fur harvester license under section 483A.24, subsection 17, Code 2025, who paid a total of greater than seven dollars in fees for a lifetime fur harvester license. The amount of the refund shall be the total amount paid by the resident for the lifetime fur harvester license in excess of seven dollars.
    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. Under current law, the fee for a lifetime fur harvester license is established by rule by the department of natural resources (DNR). The bill sets the fee at $5, plus any additional processing fee.
   Additionally, the bill requires DNR to refund a resident of Iowa who previously purchased a lifetime fur harvester license the amount the resident paid in excess of $7. Lifetime fur harvester licenses are currently available for purchase by residents of Iowa who served in the armed forces of the United States on federal active duty and who were disabled during military service.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.