SF 247 (LSB 2230XS (2) 91)

SENATE FILE 247

BY  SHIPLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the size requirement of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraph a, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (a), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Are in tracts of two forty or more contiguous acres.
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 size requirements of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses.
   Under current Code section 483A.24, a “farm unit” is defined to include parcels of land in tracts of two or more contiguous acres. The bill amends the definition of “farm unit” to require the inclusion of parcels of land in tracts of 40 or more contiguous acres. Code section 483A.24 authorizes an owner or tenant of a farm unit to receive special turkey and deer hunting licenses for use on the farm unit.