Bill Text: IA HF2015 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to special landowner deer hunting licenses. Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-10 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 772. [HF2015 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2015-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
SPECIAL
LANDOWNER
DEER
HUNTING
LICENSES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
Upon
written
application
on
forms
furnished
by
the
department,
the
department
shall
issue
annually
without
fee
two
deer
hunting
licenses,
one
antlered
or
any
sex
deer
hunting
license
and
one
antlerless
deer
only
deer
hunting
license,
to
the
owner
of
a
farm
unit
or
a
member
of
the
owner’s
family,
but
only
a
total
of
two
licenses
for
both,
and
to
the
tenant
of
a
farm
unit
or
a
member
of
the
tenant’s
family,
but
only
a
total
of
two
licenses
for
both.
The
deer
hunting
licenses
issued
shall
be
valid
only
for
use
on
the
farm
unit
for
which
the
applicant
applies
pursuant
to
this
paragraph.
The
owner
or
the
tenant
need
not
reside
on
the
farm
unit
to
qualify
for
the
free
deer
hunting
licenses
to
hunt
on
that
farm
unit.
The
free
deer
hunting
licenses
issued
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
shall
be
valid
and
may
be
used
during
any
bow
or
firearm
deer
hunting
season.
The
licenses
may
be
used
to
harvest
deer
in
two
different
seasons
open
season
using
a
method
of
take
authorized
for
that
season,
subject
to
any
other
restrictions
that
may
apply,
without
first
designating
a
season
of
use
for
the
license,
but
only
one
deer
shall
be
harvested
for
each
license
.
In
addition,
a
person
who
receives
a
free
deer
hunting
license
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
shall
pay
a
one
dollar
fee
for
each
House
File
2015,
p.
2
license
that
shall
be
used
and
is
appropriated
for
the
purpose
of
deer
herd
population
management,
including
assisting
with
the
cost
of
processing
deer
donated
to
the
help
us
stop
hunger
program
administered
by
the
commission.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2015,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
