Bill Text: IA SF464 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to deer population management, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SF 427; See SF 581.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-16 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 581. S.J. 606. [SF464 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF464-Introduced.html
Senate
File
464
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
464
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
427)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
deer
population
management,
and
including
1
effective
date
and
retroactive
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.130,
subsection
1,
paragraph
h,
1
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
h.
For
each
deer,
except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“g”
,
and
3
for
each
swan
or
crane,
one
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
481C.2A,
subsection
5,
Code
2021,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
5.
The
department
shall
administer
and
enforce
the
7
administrative
rules
concerning
deer
depredation,
including
8
issuance
of
deer
depredation
licenses
and
deer
shooting
9
permits,
that
are
established
by
the
commission
and
subject
to
10
the
following
conditions:
11
a.
Except
for
a
free
license
issued
under
subsection
1,
12
paragraph
“b”
,
the
department
shall
require
a
fee
of
two
dollars
13
for
a
license
or
permit
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
.
14
b.
In
addition
to
other
times
the
department
finds
15
necessary,
the
department
shall
allow
licenses
and
permits
16
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
to
be
used
in
the
months
of
17
September,
October,
November,
and
December.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
483A.8,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
19
following
new
subsection:
20
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
There
shall
be
a
January
antlerless
21
deer
only
hunting
season
in
a
county
whenever
that
county
22
has
unsold
antlerless
deer
licenses
available
in
its
county
23
quota
as
set
by
the
commission
by
rule.
The
commission
shall
24
establish
the
season
dates.
Licenses
shall
be
available
for
25
sale
beginning
the
day
after
the
close
of
the
late
muzzleloader
26
season
until
either
the
county
quota
allotment
has
been
sold
or
27
until
the
end
of
the
season,
whichever
occurs
first.
A
January
28
antlerless
deer
only
license
issued
under
this
subsection
is
29
valid
only
in
the
county
identified
on
the
license.
A
rifle
30
with
a
barrel
length
of
at
least
sixteen
inches
and
firing
31
centerfire
ammunition
propelling
an
expanding-type
bullet
with
32
a
maximum
diameter
of
no
less
than
two
hundred
twenty-three
33
thousandths
of
one
inch
and
no
larger
than
five
hundred
34
thousandths
of
one
inch
and
with
a
published
or
calculated
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muzzle
energy
of
five
hundred
foot
pounds
or
higher
is
the
1
approved
method
of
take
for
this
season.
2
Sec.
4.
DEER
POPULATION
STUDY.
The
department
of
natural
3
resources
shall
conduct
a
study
to
determine
the
estimated
4
deer
population
in
each
county
in
this
state,
which
shall
be
5
supported
by
historical
records
dating
back
to
1970.
The
6
department
shall
review
and
provide
scientific
data
relating
7
to
the
environmental
impact
of
deer
populations,
including
the
8
impact
to
crops
and
trees.
The
department
shall
also
review
9
the
spread
of
disease
in
deer
and
other
wildlife
populations.
10
Additionally,
the
report
shall
include
information
on
property
11
loss,
medical
costs,
and
fatalities
due
to
deer-vehicle
12
accidents.
In
conducting
the
study,
the
department
shall
work
13
with
relevant
representatives
from
the
Iowa
state
university
14
of
science
and
technology,
the
department
of
transportation,
15
and
the
insurance
division
of
the
department
of
commerce.
16
Expenses
for
conducting
the
study
shall
be
paid
from
the
fish
17
and
wildlife
protection
fund
established
in
section
456A.17
18
and
such
payments
are
considered
a
proper
use
of
the
funds
for
19
purposes
of
section
456A.27
and
Article
VII,
section
9,
of
the
20
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa.
The
department
shall
submit
21
a
report
summarizing
the
results
of
the
study
to
the
general
22
assembly
by
October
1,
2023.
23
Sec.
5.
REIMBURSEMENT
PAYMENTS
FOR
UNLAWFULLY
TAKEN
24
ANTLERLESS
DEER
——
REFUNDS.
A
person
convicted
on
or
after
25
July
1,
2020,
for
unlawfully
selling,
taking,
catching,
26
killing,
injuring,
destroying,
or
having
in
possession
an
27
antlerless
deer
who
has
paid
the
reimbursement
amount
set
forth
28
in
section
481A.130,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“h”,
shall
be
29
refunded
the
difference
between
the
person’s
payment
and
the
30
reimbursement
amount
set
forth
in
section
481A.130,
subsection
31
1,
paragraph
“c”.
32
Sec.
6.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
33
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
34
1.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
481A.130.
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2.
The
section
of
this
Act
requiring
the
issuance
of
a
1
refund
for
a
reimbursement
payment
made
pursuant
to
section
2
481A.130
for
a
conviction
entered
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
3
for
unlawfully
selling,
taking,
catching,
killing,
injuring,
4
destroying,
or
having
in
possession
an
antlerless
deer.
5
Sec.
7.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
6
retroactively
to
July
1,
2020,
to
persons
convicted
on
or
after
7
that
date
for
unlawfully
selling,
taking,
catching,
killing,
8
injuring,
destroying,
or
having
in
possession
an
antlerless
9
deer:
10
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
481A.130.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
deer
population
management.
15
Current
law
provides
that
a
person
convicted
of
unlawfully
16
selling,
taking,
catching,
killing,
injuring,
destroying,
17
or
having
in
possession
an
antlerless
deer
shall
reimburse
18
the
state
$1,500.
The
bill
removes
antlerless
deer
from
the
19
provision
that
sets
the
reimbursement
value
at
$1,500.
Because
20
damages
are
not
otherwise
prescribed
for
an
antlerless
deer,
21
a
person
convicted
of
unlawfully
selling,
taking,
catching,
22
killing,
injuring,
destroying,
or
having
in
possession
an
23
antlerless
deer
shall
reimburse
the
state
$50.
This
provision
24
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
retroactively
to
25
July
1,
2020,
to
persons
convicted
on
or
after
that
date
26
for
unlawfully
selling,
taking,
catching,
killing,
injuring,
27
destroying,
or
having
in
possession
an
antlerless
deer.
A
28
person
convicted
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
for
unlawfully
29
selling,
taking,
catching,
killing,
injuring,
destroying,
30
or
having
in
possession
an
antlerless
deer
who
has
paid
the
31
current
reimbursement
amount
for
an
antlerless
deer
shall
32
be
refunded
the
difference
between
the
person’s
payment
and
33
the
reimbursement
amount
set
forth
in
Code
section
481A.130,
34
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”.
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In
administering
and
enforcing
administrative
rules
relating
1
to
deer
depredation,
the
bill
requires
the
department
of
2
natural
resources
(DNR)
to
require
payment
of
a
$2
fee
for
the
3
issuance
of
a
deer
depredation
license
or
permit.
The
bill
4
also
requires
DNR
to
allow
deer
depredation
tags
to
be
filled
5
in
the
months
of
September,
October,
November,
and
December,
in
6
addition
to
any
other
time
that
DNR
finds
necessary.
7
Under
current
law,
deer
hunting
licenses
are
allocated
by
8
zones
and
counties.
The
bill
establishes
a
January
antlerless
9
deer
hunting
season
in
a
county
whenever
that
county
has
unsold
10
antlerless
deer
hunting
licenses
available
in
its
county
quota
11
set
by
the
natural
resource
commission.
The
commission
shall
12
establish
the
season
dates.
The
bill
sets
the
time
when
a
13
person
may
purchase
a
license
for
the
January
season
and
states
14
that
the
license
is
valid
only
in
the
county
identified
on
the
15
license.
The
bill
makes
a
rifle
with
a
barrel
length
of
at
16
least
16
inches
and
firing
centerfire
ammunition
propelling
17
an
expanding-type
bullet
with
a
maximum
diameter
of
no
less
18
than
0.233
inches
and
no
larger
than
0.500
inches
and
with
a
19
published
or
calculated
muzzle
energy
of
500
foot
pounds
or
20
higher
the
approved
method
of
take
for
the
January
antlerless
21
deer
hunting
season.
22
The
bill
requires
DNR
to
conduct
a
study
to
determine
23
the
estimated
deer
population
in
each
county
in
this
state.
24
The
bill
requires
DNR
to
review
and
provide
scientific
data
25
relating
to
the
environmental
impact
of
deer
populations,
26
including
the
impact
to
crops
and
trees,
review
information
27
relating
to
the
spread
of
disease
in
deer
and
other
wildlife
28
populations,
and
include
information
on
property
loss,
medical
29
costs,
and
fatalities
due
to
deer-vehicle
accidents.
The
bill
30
requires
DNR
to
work
with
relevant
representatives
from
the
31
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology,
the
department
32
of
transportation,
and
the
insurance
division
of
the
department
33
of
commerce.
Expenses
for
conducting
the
study
shall
be
paid
34
from
the
fish
and
wildlife
protection
fund.
The
bill
requires
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