Bill Text: IA SF581 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to fishing and hunting licenses and permits. (Formerly SF 464, SF 427.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-27 - Fiscal note. [SF581 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF581-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to fishing and hunting licenses and permits. (Formerly SF 464, SF 427.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-27 - Fiscal note. [SF581 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF581-Introduced.html
Senate
File
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
581
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
464)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
427)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
deer
population
management.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.130,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0h.
For
each
antlerless
deer,
two
hundred
3
dollars.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
481A.130,
subsection
1,
paragraph
h,
Code
5
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
h.
For
each
deer,
except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“g”
,
and
7
for
each
swan
or
crane,
one
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
8
Sec.
3.
Section
481C.2A,
subsection
5,
Code
2021,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
5.
The
department
shall
administer
and
enforce
the
11
administrative
rules
concerning
deer
depredation,
including
12
issuance
of
deer
depredation
licenses
and
deer
shooting
13
permits,
that
are
established
by
the
commission
and
subject
to
14
the
following
conditions:
15
a.
Except
for
a
free
license
issued
under
subsection
1,
16
paragraph
“b”
,
the
department
shall
require
a
fee
of
two
dollars
17
for
a
license
or
permit
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
.
18
b.
In
addition
to
other
times
the
department
finds
19
necessary,
the
department
shall
allow
licenses
and
permits
20
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
to
be
used
in
the
months
of
21
September,
October,
November,
and
December.
22
Sec.
4.
Section
483A.8,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
23
following
new
subsection:
24
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
There
shall
be
a
January
antlerless
25
deer
only
hunting
season
in
a
county
whenever
that
county
26
has
unsold
antlerless
deer
licenses
available
in
its
county
27
quota
as
set
by
the
commission
by
rule.
The
commission
shall
28
establish
the
season
dates.
Licenses
shall
be
available
for
29
sale
beginning
the
day
after
the
close
of
the
late
muzzleloader
30
season
until
either
the
county
quota
allotment
has
been
sold
or
31
until
the
end
of
the
season,
whichever
occurs
first.
A
January
32
antlerless
deer
only
license
issued
under
this
subsection
is
33
valid
only
in
the
county
identified
on
the
license.
A
rifle
34
with
a
barrel
length
of
at
least
sixteen
inches
and
firing
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centerfire
ammunition
propelling
an
expanding-type
bullet
with
1
a
maximum
diameter
of
no
less
than
two
hundred
twenty-three
2
thousandths
of
one
inch
and
no
larger
than
five
hundred
3
thousandths
of
one
inch
and
with
a
published
or
calculated
4
muzzle
energy
of
five
hundred
foot
pounds
or
higher
is
the
5
approved
method
of
take
for
this
season.
6
Sec.
5.
DEER
POPULATION
STUDY.
The
department
of
natural
7
resources
shall
conduct
a
study
every
three
years
to
determine
8
the
estimated
deer
population
in
each
county
in
this
state,
9
which
shall
be
supported
by
historical
records
dating
back
10
to
1970.
The
department
shall
review
and
provide
scientific
11
data
relating
to
the
environmental
impact
of
deer
populations,
12
including
the
impact
to
crops
and
trees.
The
department
13
shall
also
review
the
spread
of
disease
in
deer
and
other
14
wildlife
populations.
Additionally,
the
report
shall
include
15
information
on
property
loss,
medical
costs,
and
fatalities
16
due
to
deer-vehicle
accidents.
In
conducting
the
study,
the
17
department
shall
work
with
relevant
representatives
from
the
18
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
agricultural
19
extension
service,
the
department
of
transportation,
and
the
20
insurance
division
of
the
department
of
commerce.
Expenses
21
for
conducting
the
study
shall
be
paid
from
the
fish
and
22
wildlife
protection
fund
established
in
section
456A.17
and
23
such
payments
are
considered
a
proper
use
of
the
funds
for
24
purposes
of
section
456A.27
and
Article
VII,
section
9,
of
the
25
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa.
The
department
shall
submit
26
a
report
summarizing
the
results
of
the
study
to
the
general
27
assembly
by
October
1,
2023,
and
every
three
years
thereafter.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
deer
population
management.
32
Current
law
provides
that
a
person
convicted
of
unlawfully
33
selling,
taking,
catching,
killing,
injuring,
destroying,
or
34
having
in
possession
an
antlerless
deer
shall
reimburse
the
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state
$1,500.
The
bill
amends
the
reimbursement
amount
for
an
1
anterless
deer
to
$250.
2
In
administering
and
enforcing
administrative
rules
relating
3
to
deer
depredation,
the
bill
requires
the
department
of
4
natural
resources
(DNR)
to
require
payment
of
a
$2
fee
for
the
5
issuance
of
a
deer
depredation
license
or
permit.
The
bill
6
also
requires
DNR
to
allow
deer
depredation
tags
to
be
filled
7
in
the
months
of
September,
October,
November,
and
December,
in
8
addition
to
any
other
time
that
DNR
finds
necessary.
9
Under
current
law,
deer
hunting
licenses
are
allocated
by
10
zones
and
counties.
The
bill
establishes
a
January
antlerless
11
deer
hunting
season
in
a
county
whenever
that
county
has
unsold
12
antlerless
deer
hunting
licenses
available
in
its
county
quota
13
set
by
the
natural
resource
commission.
The
commission
shall
14
establish
the
season
dates.
The
bill
sets
the
time
when
a
15
person
may
purchase
a
license
for
the
January
season
and
states
16
that
the
license
is
valid
only
in
the
county
identified
on
the
17
license.
The
bill
makes
a
rifle
with
a
barrel
length
of
at
18
least
16
inches
and
firing
centerfire
ammunition
propelling
19
an
expanding-type
bullet
with
a
maximum
diameter
of
no
less
20
than
0.233
inches
and
no
larger
than
0.500
inches
and
with
a
21
published
or
calculated
muzzle
energy
of
500
foot
pounds
or
22
higher
the
approved
method
of
take
for
the
January
antlerless
23
deer
hunting
season.
24
The
bill
requires
DNR
to
conduct
a
study
every
three
years
to
25
determine
the
estimated
deer
population
in
each
county
in
this
26
state.
The
bill
requires
DNR
to
review
and
provide
scientific
27
data
relating
to
the
environmental
impact
of
deer
populations,
28
including
the
impact
to
crops
and
trees,
review
information
29
relating
to
the
spread
of
disease
in
deer
and
other
wildlife
30
populations,
and
include
information
on
property
loss,
medical
31
costs,
and
fatalities
due
to
deer-vehicle
accidents.
The
bill
32
requires
DNR
to
work
with
relevant
representatives
from
the
33
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
agricultural
34
extension
service,
the
department
of
transportation,
and
the
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insurance
division
of
the
department
of
commerce.
Expenses
for
1
conducting
the
study
shall
be
paid
from
the
fish
and
wildlife
2
protection
fund.
The
bill
requires
DNR
to
submit
a
report
to
3
the
general
assembly
by
October
1,
2023,
and
every
three
years
4
thereafter.
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