Bill Text: IA HF406 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to methods of take allowed during the nonresident antlerless deer holiday season.(See HF 550.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-16 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 550. [HF406 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF406-Introduced.html
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
JENEARY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
methods
of
take
allowed
during
the
1
nonresident
antlerless
deer
holiday
season.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.8,
subsection
6,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
6.
The
commission
shall
provide
by
rule
for
the
annual
3
issuance
to
a
nonresident
of
a
nonresident
antlerless
deer
4
hunting
license
that
is
valid
for
use
only
during
the
period
5
beginning
on
December
24
and
ending
at
sunset
on
January
2
of
6
the
following
year
and
costs
an
amount
established
by
rules
7
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
.
A
nonresident
hunting
deer
8
with
a
license
issued
under
this
subsection
shall
be
otherwise
9
qualified
to
hunt
deer
in
this
state
and
shall
purchase
a
10
nonresident
annual
hunting
license
that
includes
the
wildlife
11
habitat
fee,
and
pay
the
one
dollar
fee
for
the
purpose
of
12
deer
herd
population
management
as
provided
in
subsection
13
3
.
In
addition
to
other
methods
of
take
that
the
commission
14
authorizes
for
the
season,
the
commission
shall
authorize
a
15
nonresident
hunting
deer
with
a
license
issued
under
this
16
subsection
to
use
a
bow,
muzzleloader,
handgun,
shotgun,
or
17
rifle
firing
straight
wall
ammunition.
Pursuant
to
this
18
subsection
,
the
commission
shall
make
available
for
issuance
19
only
the
remaining
nonresident
antlerless
deer
hunting
licenses
20
allocated
under
subsection
3
that
have
not
yet
been
issued
for
21
the
current
year’s
nonresident
antlerless
deer
hunting
seasons.
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
relates
to
methods
of
take
allowed
during
the
26
nonresident
antlerless
deer
holiday
season.
27
Current
law
creates
a
nonresident
antlerless
deer
hunting
28
season
that
begins
on
December
24
and
ends
on
January
2.
The
29
natural
resource
commission
currently
allows
a
nonresident
30
hunting
with
a
license
valid
for
the
nonresident
antlerless
31
deer
holiday
season
to
hunt
using
a
bow,
muzzleloader,
or
32
handgun.
The
bill
requires
the
commission
to
authorize
33
a
nonresident
hunting
deer
with
a
license
valid
for
the
34
nonresident
antlerless
deer
holiday
season
to
hunt
with
a
bow,
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