HSB 258 (LSB 2792YC (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON WULF)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the allocation of special nonresident hunting licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2025, are amended by striking the subsections.
    Sec. 2.  Section 483A.24, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   Seventy-five of the nonresident deer hunting licenses allocated under subsection 3 and twenty-five of the wild turkey hunting licenses allocated under subsection 4 shall be available The director shall provide up to seventy-five nonresident deer hunting licenses and up to twenty-five nonresident turkey hunting licenses for issuance to nonresidents who have served in the armed forces of the United States on active federal service and who were disabled during the veteran’s military service or who are serving in the armed forces of the United States on active federal service and have been disabled during military service to enable the disabled person to participate in a hunt that is conducted by an organization that conducts hunting experiences in this state for disabled persons. The licenses shall be issued as follows:
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 the allocation of special nonresident hunting licenses. Under current law, the department of natural resources annually allocates 50 nonresident deer hunting licenses and 25 nonresident turkey hunting licenses for the purpose of allowing state officials and local development groups to promote the state and its natural resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries. The bill removes the allocations.