Iowa-2023-SF208-Introduced

S.F. 208 Section 1. Section 483A.8, Code 2023, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. A person who is issued a bow season 3 deer hunting license and who is unsuccessful in taking a deer 4 under such license and tag during a bow season established by 5 the commission by rule may use the bow season deer hunting 6 license and tag during the late muzzleloader season or the 7 January antlerless deer hunting season established by the 8 commission by rule that follows the bow season for which the 9 license and tag were valid. A person hunting with a bow 10 season deer hunting license and unfilled tag pursuant to this 11 subsection may use a crossbow during the January antlerless 12 deer hunting season. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 Pursuant to current rules, the natural resource commission 17 (NRC) may establish an antlerless deer only deer hunting season 18 from January 11 through the second Sunday after that date 19 if there are at least 100 unsold antlerless deer only deer 20 hunting licenses in the county on the third Monday in December 21 preceding the season. This season is in addition to the 22 January antlerless deer only hunting season established in Code 23 section 483A.8, subsection 9. 24 This bill allows a person who was unsuccessful in taking 25 a deer during a bow season established by NRC by rule while 26 using a bow season deer hunting license to use the license and 27 unfilled tag during the late muzzleloader season or the January 28 antlerless deer hunting season that follows the bow season 29 for which the license and tag were valid. A person hunting 30 pursuant to the bill is authorized to hunt using a crossbow 31 during the January antlerless deer hunting season. 32 -1- LSB 1629SV (1) 90 js/rn 1/ 1