Bill Text: IA HF2484 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the use of deer depredation licenses.(Formerly HF 2014.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-11 - Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. []. [HF2484 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2484-Introduced.html
House
File
2484
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2484
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2014)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
deer
depredation
licenses.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481C.2A,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
(1)
In
addition
to
other
times
the
department
finds
3
necessary,
the
department
shall
allow
licenses
and
permits
4
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
to
be
used
in
the
months
of
5
September,
October,
November,
and
December.
Additionally,
6
the
department
shall
allow
licenses
issued
pursuant
to
this
7
section
to
be
used
in
any
county
during
the
same
time
period
8
as
the
January
antlerless
deer
only
hunting
season
established
9
pursuant
to
section
483A.8,
subsection
9,
even
if
the
county
10
in
which
the
license
is
used
does
not
qualify
for
the
January
11
antlerless
deer
only
hunting
season.
12
(2)
There
shall
be
an
annual
deer
depredation
season
from
13
September
1
through
September
15
for
any
person
possessing
a
14
valid
license
and
tag
issued
pursuant
to
this
section.
The
15
method
of
take
for
the
deer
depredation
season
shall
be
a
rifle
16
using
a
cartridge
approved
by
the
department,
a
shotgun,
a
17
muzzleloader,
a
handgun,
a
crossbow,
or
a
bow.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
deer
depredation
licenses.
22
Current
law
requires
the
department
of
natural
resources
(DNR)
23
to
allow
deer
depredation
licenses
to
be
used
in
the
months
of
24
September,
October,
November,
and
December.
The
bill
requires
25
DNR
to
also
allow
the
use
of
deer
depredation
licenses
in
any
26
county
during
the
same
time
period
as
the
January
antlerless
27
deer
only
hunting
season
established
pursuant
to
Code
section
28
483A.8(9),
even
if
the
county
in
which
the
license
is
used
29
does
not
qualify
for
the
January
antlerless
deer
only
hunting
30
season.
31
The
bill
also
creates
a
designated
deer
depredation
season
32
from
September
1
through
September
15.
A
person
possessing
33
a
deer
depredation
license
and
tag
may
use
a
rifle
with
an
34
approved
cartridge,
a
shotgun,
a
muzzleloader,
a
handgun,
a
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