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Senate File 255 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the allocation of nonresident deer hunting
2licenses, and making penalties applicable.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 483A.8, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code
22023, is amended to read as follows:
3c. (1) (a) The commission shall annually limit to six
4thousand the number of nonresidents allowed to have antlered
5or any sex deer hunting licenses. Of the six thousand
6nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses issued,
7five hundred of the licenses shall be reserved for nonresidents
8who have made a reservation with an outfitter that is currently
9registered as a business entity with the secretary of state and
10has maintained registration since prior to July 1, 2022. A
11nonresident may only receive one license under this subsection.
12An outfitter shall certify to the department that the outfitter
13is properly registered as a business entity. If fewer than
14five hundred nonresidents apply for a reserved license by
15the application deadline set by the commission by rule, any
16license not issued shall be made available for purchase at the
17same time and in the same manner as other excess nonresident
18antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses. Not more than
19thirty-five percent of the issued reserved licenses shall be
20bow season licenses. The nonresident shall provide with the
21license application evidence that the reservation is scheduled
22during a period in which the license is valid. Of the six
23thousand remaining nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting
24licenses issued, not more than thirty-five percent of the
25licenses shall be bow season licenses.
26(b) For purposes of this subparagraph, “outfitter” means a
27business that offers any of the following services in relation
28to hunting:
29(i) Transportation services for individuals, equipment,
30supplies, or wildlife by means of a vehicle, vessel, or pack
31animal.
32(ii) Facilities services including but not limited to
33providing tents, cabins, camp gear, food, or similar supplies,
34equipment, or accommodations.
35(iii) Guiding, leading, packing, protecting, supervising,
-1-1instructing, or training individuals or groups in the take or
2attempted take of wildlife.
3(2) After the six thousand antlered or any sex nonresident
4deer hunting licenses have been issued, all additional licenses
5shall be issued for antlerless deer only. The commission shall
6annually determine the number of nonresident antlerless deer
7only deer hunting licenses that will be available for issuance.
8EXPLANATION
9The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
10the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
11This bill relates to nonresident deer hunting licenses
12issued by the natural resource commission (NRC). Currently,
13NRC issues up to 6,000 antlered or any sex deer hunting
14licenses to nonresidents, which are allocated among zones
15based on deer populations. Not more than 35 percent of the
16licenses shall be bow season licenses. The bill requires NRC
17to reserve 500 of the nonresident antlered or any sex deer
18hunting licenses for nonresidents who have made a reservation
19with an outfitter, as defined in the bill, that is currently
20registered as a business entity with the secretary of state
21and has maintained registration since prior to July 1, 2022.
22The bill prohibits a nonresident from receiving more than
23one license issued under Code section 483A.8(3). The bill
24requires an outfitter to certify to the department of natural
25resources that the outfitter is properly registered as a
26business entity. If fewer than 500 nonresidents apply for a
27reserved license by the application deadline set by NRC, the
28excess reserved licenses shall be available for purchase in the
29same manner as other excess nonresident antlered or any sex
30deer hunting licenses. A nonresident shall include with the
31license application evidence that the reservation is scheduled
32for a time during which the license is valid. Not more than 35
33percent of the issued reserved licenses and not more than 35
34percent of the remaining licenses shall be bow season licenses.
35A person who violates a provision of the bill is subject to a
-2-1scheduled fine of $35.
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2licenses, and making penalties applicable.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 483A.8, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code
22023, is amended to read as follows:
3c. (1) (a) The commission shall annually limit to six
4thousand the number of nonresidents allowed to have antlered
5or any sex deer hunting licenses. Of the six thousand
6nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses issued,
7five hundred of the licenses shall be reserved for nonresidents
8who have made a reservation with an outfitter that is currently
9registered as a business entity with the secretary of state and
10has maintained registration since prior to July 1, 2022. A
11nonresident may only receive one license under this subsection.
12An outfitter shall certify to the department that the outfitter
13is properly registered as a business entity. If fewer than
14five hundred nonresidents apply for a reserved license by
15the application deadline set by the commission by rule, any
16license not issued shall be made available for purchase at the
17same time and in the same manner as other excess nonresident
18antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses. Not more than
19thirty-five percent of the issued reserved licenses shall be
20bow season licenses. The nonresident shall provide with the
21license application evidence that the reservation is scheduled
22during a period in which the license is valid. Of the six
23thousand remaining nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting
24licenses issued, not more than thirty-five percent of the
25licenses shall be bow season licenses.
26(b) For purposes of this subparagraph, “outfitter” means a
27business that offers any of the following services in relation
28to hunting:
29(i) Transportation services for individuals, equipment,
30supplies, or wildlife by means of a vehicle, vessel, or pack
31animal.
32(ii) Facilities services including but not limited to
33providing tents, cabins, camp gear, food, or similar supplies,
34equipment, or accommodations.
35(iii) Guiding, leading, packing, protecting, supervising,
-1-1instructing, or training individuals or groups in the take or
2attempted take of wildlife.
3(2) After the six thousand antlered or any sex nonresident
4deer hunting licenses have been issued, all additional licenses
5shall be issued for antlerless deer only. The commission shall
6annually determine the number of nonresident antlerless deer
7only deer hunting licenses that will be available for issuance.
8EXPLANATION
9The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
10the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
11This bill relates to nonresident deer hunting licenses
12issued by the natural resource commission (NRC). Currently,
13NRC issues up to 6,000 antlered or any sex deer hunting
14licenses to nonresidents, which are allocated among zones
15based on deer populations. Not more than 35 percent of the
16licenses shall be bow season licenses. The bill requires NRC
17to reserve 500 of the nonresident antlered or any sex deer
18hunting licenses for nonresidents who have made a reservation
19with an outfitter, as defined in the bill, that is currently
20registered as a business entity with the secretary of state
21and has maintained registration since prior to July 1, 2022.
22The bill prohibits a nonresident from receiving more than
23one license issued under Code section 483A.8(3). The bill
24requires an outfitter to certify to the department of natural
25resources that the outfitter is properly registered as a
26business entity. If fewer than 500 nonresidents apply for a
27reserved license by the application deadline set by NRC, the
28excess reserved licenses shall be available for purchase in the
29same manner as other excess nonresident antlered or any sex
30deer hunting licenses. A nonresident shall include with the
31license application evidence that the reservation is scheduled
32for a time during which the license is valid. Not more than 35
33percent of the issued reserved licenses and not more than 35
34percent of the remaining licenses shall be bow season licenses.
35A person who violates a provision of the bill is subject to a
-2-1scheduled fine of $35.
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