Bill Text: IA HF574 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act increasing certain fees and reallocating certain revenues related to hunting, fishing, and fur harvesting, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 175)(See HF 631.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-18 - Withdrawn. H.J. 1043. [HF574 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF574-Introduced.html
House File 574 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 175) A BILL FOR 1 An Act increasing certain fees and reallocating certain 2 revenues related to hunting, fishing, and fur harvesting, 3 and including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1477HV (4) 87 av/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.1, Code 2017, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 483A.1 Licenses ==== fees. 1 4 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person 1 5 shall not fish, trap, hunt, pursue, catch, kill, take in any 1 6 manner, use, have possession of, sell, or transport all or a 1 7 part of any wild animal, bird, game, or fish, the protection 1 8 and regulation of which is desirable for the conservation of 1 9 resources of the state, without first obtaining a license for 1 10 that purpose and the payment of a fee as follows: 1 11 1. Residents: 1 12 a. Fishing license, annual $17.001 13 25.00 1 14 b. Fishing license, three=year $51.001 15 75.00 1 16 c. Fishing license, seven=day $11.501 17 15.00 1 18 d. Fishing license, one=day $7.501 19 10.00 1 20 e. Third line fishing permit, annual $ 10.00 1 21 f. Fishing license, lifetime, sixty=five 1 22 years or older $50.501 23 75.00 1 24 g. Paddlefish fishing license, 1 25 annual $ 20.00 1 26 h. Hunting license, annual, not including 1 27 the wildlife habitat fee $17.001 28 25.00 1 29 i. Hunting license, annual, including the 1 30 wildlife habitat fee $28.001 31 40.00 1 32 j. Hunting license, three=year, including 1 33 the wildlife habitat fees $84.001 34 120.00 1 35 k. Hunting license, lifetime, sixty=five 2 1 years or older $50.502 2 75.00 2 3 l. Combination hunting and fishing license, 2 4 annual, including the wildlife habitat fee $45.002 5 65.00 2 6 m. Deer hunting license, antlered or any 2 7 sex deer $25.502 8 35.00 2 9 0n. Deer hunting license, antlerless deer 2 10 only $ 25.50 2 11 n. Wild turkey hunting license $22.502 12 28.00 2 13 o. Fur harvester license, annual, not 2 14 including the wildlife habitat fee, sixteen years 2 15 or older $20.502 16 32.00 2 17 p. Fur harvester license, annual, including 2 18 the wildlife habitat fee, sixteen years 2 19 or older $31.502 20 47.00 2 21 q. Fur harvester license, annual, not 2 22 including the wildlife habitat fee, under sixteen 2 23 years of age $ 5.50 2 24 r. Fur harvester license, lifetime, 2 25 sixty=five years or older$50.502 26 75.00 2 27 s. Fur dealer license $225.502 28 275.00 2 29 t. Aquaculture unit license $25.502 30 30.00 2 31 u. Retail bait dealer license $30.502 32 40.00 2 33 v. Trout fishing fee $10.502 34 12.00 2 35 w. Game breeder license $15.503 1 25.00 3 2 x. Taxidermy license $15.503 3 25.00 3 4 y. Falconry license $20.503 5 25.00 3 6 z. Wildlife habitat fee $11.003 7 15.00 3 8 aa. Migratory game bird fee $8.003 9 10.00 3 10 ab. Wholesale bait dealer license $125.003 11 175.00 3 12 ac. Boundary waters sport trotline 3 13 license, annual $20.503 14 25.00 3 15 2. Nonresidents: 3 16 a. Fishing license, annual $39.003 17 50.00 3 18 b. Fishing license, seven=day $30.003 19 40.00 3 20 c. Fishing license, three=day $15.503 21 25.00 3 22 d. Fishing license, one=day $8.503 23 15.00 3 24 e. Third line fishing permit, annual $ 10.00 3 25 f. Paddlefish fishing license, 3 26 annual $ 40.00 3 27 g. Hunting license, annual, including the 3 28 wildlife habitat fee, eighteen years of age or 3 29 older $121.003 30 145.00 3 31 h. Hunting license, annual, including the 3 32 wildlife habitat fee, under eighteen years of 3 33 age $41.003 34 35.00 3 35 0i. Hunting license, five=day, including 4 1 the wildlife habitat fee, eighteen years of 4 2 age or older $ 95.00 4 3 i. Deer hunting license, antlered or 4 4 any sex deer $295.004 5 325.00 4 6 j. Preference point issued under 4 7 section 483A.7, subsection 3, 4 8 paragraph "b", or section 483A.8, 4 9 subsection 3, paragraph "e" $50.004 10 65.00 4 11 k. Deer hunting license, antlerless 4 12 deer only, required with the purchase 4 13 of an antlered or any sex deer hunting 4 14 license $125.004 15 140.00 4 16 l. Deer hunting license, antlerless 4 17 deer only $225.004 18 250.00 4 19 m. Holiday deer hunting license 4 20 issued under section 483A.8, subsection 6, 4 21 antlerless deer only $75.004 22 100.00 4 23 n. Wild turkey hunting license $100.004 24 110.00 4 25 o. Fur harvester license, including the 4 26 wildlife habitat fee $211.004 27 265.00 4 28 p. Fur dealer license, annual $501.00 4 29 q. Fur dealer license, one day, 4 30 one location $250.00 4 31 r. Location permit for fur dealers$56.004 32 75.00 4 33 s. Aquaculture unit license $56.004 34 75.00 4 35 t. Retail bait dealer license 5 1 or the amount for the same type of license 5 2 in the nonresident's state, whichever 5 3 is greater $125.005 4 150.00 5 5 u. Wholesale bait dealer license 5 6 or the amount for the same type of 5 7 license in the nonresident's state, 5 8 whichever is greater $250.005 9 275.00 5 10 v. Trout fishing fee $13.005 11 20.00 5 12 w. Game breeder license $26.005 13 35.00 5 14 x. Taxidermy license $26.005 15 35.00 5 16 y. Wildlife habitat fee $11.005 17 20.00 5 18 z. Migratory game bird fee $8.005 19 10.00 5 20 aa. Boundary waters sport trotline 5 21 license, annual $40.505 22 50.00 5 23 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 483A.1B License fees ==== periodic 5 24 evaluation. 5 25 1. The license fees established in section 483A.1 shall be 5 26 periodically evaluated by the department, but not less often 5 27 than once every three years to ensure that the fees paid are 5 28 sufficient to meet the needs of natural resource management and 5 29 the public. 5 30 2. By December 15 of each year that an evaluation of the 5 31 license fees is completed, the department shall file a written 5 32 report with the commission which shall include the findings of 5 33 the evaluation and recommendations, if any. 5 34 Sec. 3. Section 483A.3, subsection 1, paragraphs c and d, 5 35 Code 2017, are amended to read as follows: 6 1 c.ElevenFifteen dollars of the fee paid for each resident 6 2or nonresidenthunting or fur harvester license that includes 6 3 the wildlife habitat fee and twenty dollars of the fee paid for 6 4 each nonresident hunting or fur harvester license that includes 6 5 the wildlife habitat fee shall be designated as a wildlife 6 6 habitat fee. 6 7 d. All wildlife habitat fees shall be administered in 6 8 the same manner as hunting and fur harvester licenses except 6 9 all revenue derived from wildlife habitat fees shall be used 6 10 within the state of Iowa for habitat development and shall be 6 11 deposited in the state fish and game protection fund, except 6 12 as provided in subsection 2. The revenue may be used for 6 13 the matching of federal funds. The revenues and any matched 6 14 federal funds shall be used for acquisition of land, leasing of 6 15 land, or obtaining of easements from willing sellers for use 6 16 as wildlife habitats. Notwithstanding the exemption provided 6 17 by section 427.1, any land acquired with the revenues and 6 18 matched federal funds shall be subject to the full consolidated 6 19 levy of property taxes, which shall be paid fromthosethe 6 20 income generated from those lands or, if no such income is 6 21 generated, from the wildlife habitat fee revenues. In addition 6 22 the revenue may be used for the development and enhancement of 6 23 wildlife lands and habitat areas. 6 24 Sec. 4. Section 483A.3, subsection 3, Code 2017, is amended 6 25 to read as follows: 6 26 3. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2,any increase in 6 27 wildlife habitat fee revenues received on or after July 1, 6 28 2007, pursuant to this section as a result of wildlife habitat 6 29 fee increases pursuant to 2007 Iowa Acts, ch. 194,five dollars 6 30 from each wildlife habitat fee paid by a resident and eight 6 31 dollars from each wildlife habitat fee paid by a nonresident 6 32 shall be used by the commission only for the purpose of the 6 33 game bird habitat developmentprogramprograms as provided 6 34 in section 483A.3B.The commission shall not reduce on an 6 35 annual basis for these purposes the amount of other funds being 7 1 expended as of July 1, 2007.7 2 Sec. 5. Section 483A.3B, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended 7 3 to read as follows: 7 4 1. Allocation of revenue ==== accounts. All revenue collected 7 5 fromincreases inwildlife habitat fees as provided in section 7 6 483A.3, subsection 3, that is deposited in the state fish and 7 7 game protection fund shall be allocated as follows: 7 8 a.TwoThree dollars of each resident wildlife habitat 7 9 fee and five dollars of each nonresident wildlife habitat 7 10 fee collected shall be allocated to the game bird wetlands 7 11 conservation account. 7 12 b.One dollarTwo dollars of each resident wildlife habitat 7 13 fee and three dollars of each nonresident wildlife habitat fee 7 14 collected shall be allocated to the game bird buffer strip 7 15 assistance account. 7 16 c. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or 7 17 earnings on moneys collected from wildlife habitat fees that 7 18 are deposited in each account created under this section shall 7 19 be credited to that account. Notwithstanding section 8.33 or 7 20 section 456A.17, moneys credited to each account created under 7 21 this section shall not revert to the state general fund at the 7 22 close of a fiscal year. 7 23 d. All revenuegenerated by increases in thecollected 7 24 from wildlife habitatfeefees as provided in section 483A.3, 7 25 subsection 3, shall be used as provided in this section, except 7 26 for that part which is specified by the department for use in 7 27 paying administrative expenses as provided in section 456A.17. 7 28 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 483A.6B Nonresident five=day hunting 7 29 license ==== fee. 7 30 1. A nonresident may be issued a five=day hunting license 7 31 that costs ninety=five dollars, including the wildlife habitat 7 32 fee. A nonresident hunting with a license issued under this 7 33 section shall be otherwise qualified to hunt in this state. 7 34 2. This section is repealed on December 15, 2020. 7 35 Sec. 7. Section 483A.7, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 8 1 2017, is amended to read as follows: 8 2 a. A nonresident wild turkey hunter is required to purchase 8 3 a nonresident annual hunting license that includes the wildlife 8 4 habitat fee and a nonresident wild turkey hunting license. The 8 5 commission shall annually limit to two thousand three hundred 8 6 licenses the number of nonresidents allowed to have wild turkey 8 7 hunting licenses. Of the two thousand three hundred licenses, 8 8 one hundred fifty licenses shall be valid for hunting with 8 9 muzzle loading shotguns only. The commission shall allocate 8 10 the nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses issued among the 8 11 zones based on the populations of wild turkey. A nonresident 8 12 applying for a wild turkey hunting license must exhibit proof 8 13 of having successfully completed a hunter education program as 8 14 provided in section 483A.27 or its equivalent as determined by 8 15 the department before the license is issued. 8 16 Sec. 8. Section 483A.8, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 8 17 2017, is amended to read as follows: 8 18 a. A nonresident hunting deer is required to purchase 8 19 a nonresident annual hunting license that includes the 8 20 wildlife habitat fee and a nonresident deer hunting license. 8 21 In addition, a nonresident who purchases a deer hunting 8 22 license shall pay a one dollar fee that shall be used and 8 23 is appropriated for the purpose of deer herd population 8 24 management, including assisting with the cost of processing 8 25 deer donated to the help us stop hunger program administered 8 26 by the commission. 8 27 Sec. 9. Section 483A.8, subsection 4, Code 2017, is amended 8 28 to read as follows: 8 29 4. The commission may provide, by rule, for the issuance 8 30 of an additional antlerless deer hunting license to a person 8 31 who has been issued an antlerless deer hunting license. The 8 32 rules shall specify the number of additional antlerless deer 8 33 hunting licenses which may be issued, and the season and zone 8 34 in which the license is valid. The fee for an additional 8 35 antlerless deer hunting license shall betenseventeen dollars 9 1 for residents. 9 2 Sec. 10. Section 483A.8, subsection 6, Code 2017, is amended 9 3 to read as follows: 9 4 6. The commission shall provide by rule for the annual 9 5 issuance to a nonresident of a nonresident antlerless deer 9 6 hunting license that is valid for use only during the period 9 7 beginning on December 24 and ending at sunset on January 2 of 9 8 the following year and costsseventy=fiveone hundred dollars. 9 9 A nonresident hunting deer with a license issued under this 9 10 subsection shall be otherwise qualified to hunt deer in this 9 11 state and shall purchase a nonresident annual hunting license 9 12 that includes the wildlife habitat fee, and pay the one dollar 9 13 fee for the purpose of deer herd population management as 9 14 provided in subsection 3. Pursuant to this subsection, the 9 15 commission shall make available for issuance only the remaining 9 16 nonresident antlerless deer hunting licenses allocated under 9 17 subsection 3 that have not yet been issued for the current 9 18 year's nonresident antlerless deer hunting seasons. 9 19 Sec. 11. Section 483A.24, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 9 20 2017, is amended to read as follows: 9 21 a. Fifty of the nonresident deer hunting licenses shall be 9 22 allocated as requested by a majority of a committee consisting 9 23 of the majority leader of the senate, speaker of the house 9 24 of representatives, and director of the economic development 9 25 authority, or their designees. The licenses provided pursuant 9 26 to this subsection shall be in addition to the number of 9 27 nonresident licenses authorized pursuant to section 483A.8. 9 28 The purpose of the special nonresident licenses is to allow 9 29 state officials and local development groups to promote the 9 30 state and its natural resources to nonresident guests and 9 31 dignitaries. Photographs, videotapes, or any other form 9 32 of media resulting from the hunting visitation shall not 9 33 be used for political campaign purposes. The nonresident 9 34 licenses shall be issued without application upon purchase of a 9 35 nonresident annual hunting license that includes the wildlife 10 1 habitat fee and the purchase of a nonresident deer hunting 10 2 license. The licenses are valid in all zones open to deer 10 3 hunting. The hunter education certificate requirement pursuant 10 4 to section 483A.27 is waived for a nonresident issued a license 10 5 pursuant to this subsection. 10 6 Sec. 12. Section 483A.24, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 10 7 2017, is amended to read as follows: 10 8 a. Fifty of the nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses 10 9 shall be allocated as requested by a majority of a committee 10 10 consisting of the majority leader of the senate, speaker of 10 11 the house of representatives, and director of the economic 10 12 development authority, or their designees. The licenses 10 13 provided pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition 10 14 to the number of nonresident licenses authorized pursuant 10 15 to section 483A.7. The purpose of the special nonresident 10 16 licenses is to allow state officials and local development 10 17 groups to promote the state and its natural resources to 10 18 nonresident guests and dignitaries. Photographs, videotapes, 10 19 or any other form of media resulting from the hunting 10 20 visitation shall not be used for political campaign purposes. 10 21 The nonresident licenses shall be issued without application 10 22 upon purchase of a nonresident annual hunting license that 10 23 includes the wildlife habitat fee and the purchase of a 10 24 nonresident wild turkey hunting license. The licenses are 10 25 valid in all zones open to wild turkey hunting. The hunter 10 26 education certificate requirement pursuant to section 483A.27 10 27 is waived for a nonresident issued a license pursuant to this 10 28 subsection. 10 29 Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect December 15, 10 30 2017. 10 31 EXPLANATION 10 32 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 33 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 34 This bill increases certain fees and reallocates certain 10 35 revenues related to hunting, fishing, and fur harvesting. 11 1 The bill increases most fees for resident and nonresident 11 2 fishing, hunting, and fur harvester licenses. The bill 11 3 requires the department of natural resources to evaluate the 11 4 license fees at least every three years and report the results 11 5 of that evaluation to the natural resource commission by 11 6 December 15 of each year that an evaluation is made. The bill 11 7 provides that a resident deer hunting license for antlered or 11 8 any sex deer costs $35 and a resident antlerless deer only 11 9 deer hunting license is available for $25.50. The bill also 11 10 includes a new five=day nonresident adult hunting license, 11 11 including the wildlife habitat fee, that costs $95 and is 11 12 available for issuance for three years. The bill provides that 11 13 a nonresident who purchases a hunting license in conjunction 11 14 with a deer or turkey hunting license must purchase an annual 11 15 hunting license. 11 16 The bill also increases the wildlife habitat fee for 11 17 residents and nonresidents from $11 to $15 for residents and 11 18 $20 for nonresidents. The bill amends Code section 483A.3(1) 11 19 to provide that the income generated from land acquired with 11 20 revenues from wildlife habitat fees and matched federal funds 11 21 shall be used to pay property taxes on that land, and if no 11 22 income is generated, wildlife habitat fee revenue shall be used 11 23 to pay the taxes. Currently, the taxes are paid only with 11 24 wildlife habitat fee revenues. 11 25 The bill amends Code section 483A.3(3) to provide that 11 26 $5 from each resident wildlife habitat fee paid and $8 from 11 27 each nonresident wildlife habitat fee paid shall be used by 11 28 the natural resource commission only for the purpose of game 11 29 bird habitat development programs. Currently, the increase 11 30 in wildlife habitat fee revenues received as a result of an 11 31 increase in the resident and nonresident wildlife habitat fees 11 32 in 2007 from $8 to $11, can be used by the commission for the 11 33 purpose of those programs. 11 34 The bill amends Code section 483A.3B to provide that all 11 35 revenue collected from wildlife habitat fees, not just the 12 1 increase in fees since 2007, shall be allocated to game bird 12 2 habitat development programs. 12 3 The bill provides that $3 of each resident wildlife habitat 12 4 fee and $5 of each nonresident fee collected shall be allocated 12 5 to the game bird wetlands conservation account. Currently, $2 12 6 of each resident and nonresident fee collected is allocated to 12 7 that account. 12 8 The bill also provides that $2 of each resident fee and $3 of 12 9 each nonresident fee collected shall be allocated to the game 12 10 bird buffer strip assistance account. Currently, $1 of each 12 11 resident and nonresident fee collected is allocated to that 12 12 account. 12 13 The bill takes effect December 15, 2017. LSB 1477HV (4) 87 av/nh
