House File 2329 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2329 BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2026) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 8, 2012 ) A BILL FOR An Act providing for the issuance of special hunting licenses 1 to certain nonresident disabled veterans and disabled 2 members of the armed forces serving on active federal 3 service. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 HF 2329 (4) 84 av/nh

H.F. 2329 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsections 3 and 4, Code 1 Supplement 2011, are amended to read as follows: 2 3. The director shall provide up to seventy-five 3 nonresident deer hunting licenses for allocation as provided 4 in this subsection. 5 a. Thirty-five of the nonresident deer hunting licenses 6 shall be allocated as requested by a majority of a committee 7 consisting of the majority leader of the senate, speaker of 8 the house of representatives, and director of the economic 9 development authority, or their designees. The licenses 10 provided pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition 11 to the number of nonresident licenses authorized pursuant 12 to section 483A.8 . The purpose of the special nonresident 13 licenses is to allow state officials and local development 14 groups to promote the state and its natural resources to 15 nonresident guests and dignitaries. Photographs, videotapes, 16 or any other form of media resulting from the hunting 17 visitation shall not be used for political campaign purposes. 18 The nonresident licenses shall be issued without application 19 upon payment of the nonresident deer hunting license fee and 20 the wildlife habitat fee. The licenses are valid in all zones 21 open to deer hunting. The hunter safety and ethics education 22 certificate requirement pursuant to section 483A.27 is waived 23 for a nonresident issued a license pursuant to this subsection . 24 b. Forty of the nonresident deer hunting licenses shall be 25 allocated as provided in subsection 4A. 26 4. The director shall provide up to twenty-five 27 seventy-five nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses for 28 allocation as provided in this subsection. 29 a. Thirty-five of the nonresident wild turkey hunting 30 licenses shall be allocated as requested by a majority of a 31 committee consisting of the majority leader of the senate, 32 speaker of the house of representatives, and director of the 33 economic development authority, or their designees. The 34 licenses provided pursuant to this subsection shall be in 35 -1- HF 2329 (4) 84 av/nh 1/ 4

H.F. 2329 addition to the number of nonresident licenses authorized 1 pursuant to section 483A.7 . The purpose of the special 2 nonresident licenses is to allow state officials and local 3 development groups to promote the state and its natural 4 resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries. Photographs, 5 videotapes, or any other form of media resulting from the 6 hunting visitation shall not be used for political campaign 7 purposes. The nonresident licenses shall be issued without 8 application upon payment of the nonresident wild turkey hunting 9 license fee and the wildlife habitat fee. The licenses are 10 valid in all zones open to wild turkey hunting. The hunter 11 safety and ethics education certificate requirement pursuant to 12 section 483A.27 is waived for a nonresident issued a license 13 pursuant to this subsection . 14 b. Forty of the nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses 15 shall be allocated as provided in subsection 4A. 16 Sec. 2. Section 483A.24, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by 17 adding the following new subsection: 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. Forty of the nonresident deer 19 hunting licenses and wild turkey hunting licenses allocated 20 under subsections 3 and 4 shall be available for issuance 21 to nonresidents who have served in the armed forces of the 22 United States on active federal service and who were disabled 23 during the veteran’s military service or who are serving in the 24 armed forces of the United States on active federal service 25 and have been disabled during military service to enable the 26 disabled person to participate in a hunt that is conducted by 27 an organization that conducts hunting experiences in this state 28 for disabled persons. The licenses shall be issued as follows: 29 a. The department shall prepare an application to be used by 30 a person requesting a special license under this subsection. 31 (1) The department shall verify that the license will be 32 used by the applicant in connection with a hunt conducted by an 33 approved organization that conducts hunting experiences in this 34 state for disabled veterans and members of the armed forces 35 -2- HF 2329 (4) 84 av/nh 2/ 4

H.F. 2329 serving on active federal service who have been disabled during 1 military service. The department shall specify, by rules 2 adopted under chapter 17A, what requirements an organization 3 must meet in order to be approved to conduct hunts for disabled 4 persons who obtain licenses under this subsection. 5 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall assist the 6 department in verifying the status or claims of applicants 7 under this subsection. As used in this subsection, “disabled” 8 means entitled to a service connected rating under 38 U.S.C. 9 ch. 11 with a degree of disability of thirty percent or more. 10 b. A license issued under this subsection shall be in 11 addition to the number of nonresident wild turkey hunting 12 licenses authorized pursuant to section 483A.7 and nonresident 13 deer hunting licenses authorized pursuant to section 483A.8. 14 However, a nonresident who obtains a license pursuant to 15 this subsection is not eligible to obtain a nonresident deer 16 hunting license or wild turkey hunting license under any other 17 provision of law. 18 c. A disabled person who receives a special license 19 under this subsection shall purchase a hunting license, and 20 a wild turkey hunting license or a deer hunting license, if 21 applicable, and pay the wildlife habitat fee, all for the 22 same fee that is charged to resident hunters. If hunting 23 deer, the disabled person shall also pay a one dollar fee that 24 shall be used and is appropriated for the purpose of deer herd 25 population management, including assisting with the cost of 26 processing deer donated to the help us stop hunger program 27 administered by the commission. 28 0d. A special hunting license shall be available for 29 issuance under this subsection to a disabled veteran or 30 disabled member of the armed forces serving on active federal 31 service for the same fee that is charged to a resident hunter 32 to enable such a disabled person to participate in a hunt 33 conducted by an organization approved under this subsection for 34 which only a hunting license is required. 35 -3- HF 2329 (4) 84 av/nh 3/ 4

H.F. 2329 d. A disabled person who receives a special license under 1 this subsection shall complete the hunter safety and ethics 2 education course. 3 e. A license issued under this subsection is valid for use 4 only on a hunt conducted by an organization approved under this 5 subsection. 6 f. The commission shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for 7 the administration of this subsection. 8 -4- HF 2329 (4) 84 av/nh 4/ 4