Bill Text: IA SF79 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act creating a lifetime trapping license for disabled veterans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-17 - Subcommittee: Costello, Bennett, and McClintock. S.J. 144. [SF79 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF79-Introduced.html
Senate
File
79
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
79
BY
DONAHUE
,
DOTZLER
,
BISIGNANO
,
BOULTON
,
WEINER
,
and
CELSI
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
lifetime
trapping
license
for
disabled
1
veterans.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.24,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
16A.
Upon
payment
of
a
fee
established
3
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
for
a
lifetime
4
trapping
license,
the
department
shall
issue
a
lifetime
5
trapping
license
to
a
resident
of
Iowa
who
has
served
in
the
6
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
federal
active
duty
and
7
who
was
disabled
during
that
veteran’s
military
service.
The
8
department
shall
prepare
an
application
to
be
used
by
a
person
9
requesting
a
lifetime
trapping
license
under
this
subsection.
10
The
department
of
veterans
affairs
shall
assist
the
department
11
in
verifying
the
status
or
claims
of
applicants
under
this
12
subsection.
As
used
in
this
subsection,
“disabled”
means
13
entitled
to
a
service
connected
rating
under
38
U.S.C.
ch.
11.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
creates
a
lifetime
trapping
license
for
a
resident
18
of
Iowa
who
has
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
19
on
federal
active
duty
and
who
was
disabled,
as
defined
in
20
the
bill,
during
that
veteran’s
military
service.
The
bill
21
requires
the
department
of
natural
resources
(DNR)
to
establish
22
a
fee
by
rule
for
the
lifetime
trapping
license
and
prepare
23
an
application
to
be
used
by
a
person
requesting
a
lifetime
24
trapping
license.
The
department
of
veterans
affairs
shall
25
assist
DNR
in
verifying
the
status
or
claims
of
applicants.
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