Bill Text: IA HF300 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act directing the department of natural resources to develop and offer for use a mobile application for purchasing and displaying licenses and tags for hunting and fishing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-20 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF300 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF300-Introduced.html
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BY
WINDSCHITL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
directing
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
develop
1
and
offer
for
use
a
mobile
application
for
purchasing
and
2
displaying
licenses
and
tags
for
hunting
and
fishing.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.6A,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
The
commission
shall
establish
the
number
of
annual
3
paddlefish
fishing
licenses
that
may
be
issued
pursuant
to
4
section
481A.39
for
use
on
the
Missouri
or
Big
Sioux
river.
5
A
paddlefish
fishing
license
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
tag
6
designed
to
be
used
only
once.
If
a
paddlefish
is
taken
7
pursuant
to
a
paddlefish
fishing
license,
the
paddlefish
8
shall
be
tagged
immediately
,
or
an
electronic
tag
established
9
pursuant
to
section
483A.18A
shall
be
filled
immediately,
and
10
the
tag
shall
be
dated.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
2.
The
wild
turkey
hunting
license
shall
be
accompanied
14
by
a
tag
designed
to
be
used
only
once.
If
a
wild
turkey
15
is
taken,
the
wild
turkey
shall
be
tagged
,
or
an
electronic
16
tag
established
pursuant
to
section
483A.18A
shall
be
filled
17
immediately,
and
the
tag
shall
be
dated.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
483A.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
19
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
20
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Notwithstanding
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
,
21
a
person
hunting
deer
who
has
purchased
a
deer
hunting
license
22
and
tag
through
a
mobile
application
pursuant
to
section
23
483A.18A
shall
immediately
fill
an
electronic
tag
except
as
24
provided
in
section
483A.18A,
subsection
2.
25
Sec.
4.
Section
483A.18,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
483A.18
Form
of
licenses.
28
All
hunting,
fishing,
and
fur
harvester
licenses
shall
29
contain
a
general
description
of
the
licensee.
Such
licenses
30
shall
be
upon
such
forms
as
the
commission
shall
adopt.
The
31
address
and
the
signature
of
the
applicant
and
all
signatures
32
and
other
required
information
shall
be
in
writing
except
as
33
provided
in
section
483A.18A
.
All
licenses
shall
clearly
34
indicate
the
nature
of
the
privilege
granted.
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Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
483A.18A
Mobile
application
to
1
purchase
and
display
a
permit,
license,
or
tag
——
rules.
2
1.
The
department
shall
develop
and
make
available
for
use
3
a
mobile
application
on
which
a
person
may
purchase
any
permit,
4
license,
or
tag
issued
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
Permits,
5
licenses,
and
tags
carried
in
an
electronic
format
shall
6
display
either
a
digitized
image
of
a
handwritten
signature
or
7
some
other
form
of
an
electronic
signature.
8
2.
A
physical
tag
is
required
if
a
hunter
who
takes
a
wild
9
turkey
or
deer
leaves
the
immediate
presence
of
the
harvested
10
wild
turkey
or
deer.
11
3.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
12
to
implement
this
section.
13
Sec.
6.
Section
483A.19,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
483A.19
Showing
license
document
to
officer.
16
1.
Every
person
shall,
while
fishing,
hunting,
or
fur
17
harvesting,
show
the
person’s
license
document
to
any
peace
18
officer
or
the
owner
or
person
in
lawful
control
of
the
land
19
or
water
upon
which
licensee
may
be
hunting,
fishing,
or
20
fur
harvesting
when
requested
by
the
persons
to
do
so.
Any
21
failure
to
so
carry
or
refusal
to
show
or
so
exhibit
the
22
person’s
license
document
shall
be
a
violation
of
this
chapter
.
23
However,
except
for
possession
and
exhibition
of
deer
licenses
24
and
tags
or
wild
turkey
licenses
and
tags,
a
person
charged
25
with
violating
this
section
shall
not
be
convicted
if
the
26
person
produces
in
court,
within
a
reasonable
time,
a
license
27
document
for
hunting,
fishing,
or
fur
harvesting
issued
to
that
28
person
and
valid
when
the
person
was
charged
with
a
violation
29
of
this
section
.
30
2.
Display
of
a
permit,
license,
or
tag
purchased
pursuant
31
to
section
483A.18A
on
a
cellular
telephone
or
other
electronic
32
mobile
or
portable
device
shall
satisfy
the
requirements
of
33
subsection
1
of
this
section.
34
Sec.
7.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
7,
Code
2019,
is
amended
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to
read
as
follows:
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7.
A
license
shall
not
be
required
of
minor
pupils
of
the
2
state
school
for
the
blind,
state
school
for
the
deaf,
or
of
3
minor
residents
of
other
state
institutions
under
the
control
4
of
an
administrator
of
a
division
of
the
department
of
human
5
services.
In
addition,
a
person
who
is
on
active
duty
with
the
6
armed
forces
of
the
United
States,
on
authorized
leave
from
7
a
duty
station
located
outside
of
this
state,
and
a
resident
8
of
the
state
of
Iowa
shall
not
be
required
to
have
a
license
9
to
hunt
or
fish
in
this
state.
The
military
person
shall
10
carry
the
person’s
leave
papers
and
a
copy
of
the
person’s
11
current
earnings
statement
showing
a
deduction
for
Iowa
income
12
taxes
while
hunting
or
fishing.
In
lieu
of
carrying
the
13
person’s
earnings
statement,
the
military
person
may
also
claim
14
residency
if
the
person
is
registered
to
vote
in
this
state.
15
If
a
deer
or
wild
turkey
is
taken,
the
military
person
shall
16
immediately
contact
a
state
conservation
officer
or
use
the
17
mobile
application
developed
pursuant
to
section
483A.18A
to
18
obtain
an
appropriate
tag
to
transport
the
animal.
A
license
19
shall
not
be
required
of
residents
of
county
care
facilities
20
or
any
person
who
is
receiving
supplementary
assistance
under
21
chapter
249
.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
26
develop
and
offer
for
use
a
mobile
application
on
which
a
27
person
may
purchase
permits,
licenses,
and
tags
for
hunting
28
and
fishing.
A
permit,
license,
or
fee
purchased
through
the
29
mobile
application
shall
display
either
a
digitized
image
30
of
a
handwritten
signature
or
some
other
form
of
electronic
31
signature.
The
bill
requires
a
person
to
physically
tag
32
a
harvested
wild
turkey
or
deer
if
the
person
leaves
the
33
immediate
presence
of
the
harvested
wild
turkey
or
deer.
When
34
required
to
show
a
license
document
to
a
peace
officer
or
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person
in
lawful
control
of
the
land
or
water
upon
which
a
1
licensee
may
be
hunting,
fishing,
or
fur
harvesting,
the
hunter
2
may
display
a
permit,
license,
or
tag
purchased
through
the
3
mobile
application
on
a
cellular
telephone
or
other
electronic
4
mobile
or
portable
device.
5
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
adopt
rules
to
regulate
6
the
use
of
the
mobile
application.
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