Bill Text: IA SSB1006 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to certain license requirements under the purview of the natural resource commission.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-01-15 - Natural Resources and Environment: Dearden Chair,Black, and Johnson. [SSB1006 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB1006-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1006
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
certain
license
requirements
under
the
1
purview
of
the
natural
resource
commission.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
6,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
6.
a.
A
fishing
license
shall
not
be
required
of
minor
3
pupils
of
the
state
school
for
the
blind,
state
school
for
4
the
deaf,
or
of
minor
residents
of
other
state
institutions
5
under
the
control
of
an
administrator
of
a
division
of
the
6
department
of
human
services.
In
addition,
a
person
who
is
7
on
active
duty
with
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States,
8
on
authorized
leave
from
a
duty
station
located
outside
of
9
this
state,
and
a
resident
of
the
state
of
Iowa
shall
not
be
10
required
to
have
a
license
to
hunt
or
fish
in
this
state.
The
11
military
person
shall
carry
the
person’s
leave
papers
and
a
12
copy
of
the
person’s
current
earnings
statement
showing
a
13
deduction
for
Iowa
income
taxes
while
hunting
or
fishing.
In
14
lieu
of
carrying
the
person’s
earnings
statement,
the
military
15
person
may
also
claim
residency
if
the
person
is
registered
to
16
vote
in
this
state.
If
a
deer
or
wild
turkey
is
taken,
the
17
military
person
shall
immediately
contact
a
state
conservation
18
officer
to
obtain
an
appropriate
tag
to
transport
the
animal.
19
A
fishing
license
shall
not
be
required
of
residents
of
county
20
care
facilities
or
any
person
who
is
receiving
supplementary
21
assistance
under
chapter
249
.
22
b.
A
person
who
is
on
active
duty
with
the
armed
forces
23
of
the
United
States
and
lives
in
this
state,
and
who
is
a
24
nonresident,
may
apply
to
purchase
any
hunting,
fishing,
or
25
trapping
license,
or
pay
any
fees,
at
the
same
price
as
a
26
person
who
is
a
resident
of
Iowa.
The
commission
shall,
by
27
rule,
establish
the
requirements
for
issuance
of
a
hunting,
28
fishing,
or
trapping
license,
and
for
the
payment
of
fees,
29
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
and
provide
for
an
application
to
be
30
used
by
an
applicant
requesting
a
license
or
paying
a
fee
under
31
this
paragraph.
32
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.27,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2013,
are
33
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
1.
a.
A
person
born
after
January
1,
1972,
shall
not
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obtain
a
hunting
license
unless
the
person
has
satisfactorily
1
completed
a
hunter
safety
and
ethics
education
course
approved
2
by
the
commission.
A
person
who
is
eleven
years
of
age
or
more
3
may
enroll
in
an
approved
hunter
safety
and
ethics
education
4
course,
but
a
person
who
is
eleven
years
of
age
and
who
has
5
successfully
completed
the
course
shall
be
issued
a
certificate
6
of
completion
which
becomes
valid
on
the
person’s
twelfth
7
birthday.
A
certificate
of
completion
from
an
approved
hunter
8
safety
and
ethics
education
course
issued
in
this
state,
or
a
9
certificate
issued
by
another
state,
country,
or
province
for
10
completion
of
a
course
that
meets
the
standards
adopted
by
the
11
international
hunter
education
association,
is
valid
for
the
12
requirements
of
this
section
.
13
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
the
requirement
that
14
a
person
must
have
a
certificate
of
completion
of
a
hunter
15
safety
and
ethics
education
course
in
order
to
obtain
a
hunting
16
license
is
waived
for
a
person
who
is
on
active
duty
with
the
17
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
or
for
a
person
who
served
on
18
active
duty
with
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
and
was
19
honorably
discharged.
20
2.
a.
A
certificate
of
completion
shall
not
be
issued
21
to
a
person
who
has
not
satisfactorily
completed
a
minimum
22
of
ten
hours
of
training
in
an
approved
hunter
safety
and
23
ethics
education
course.
The
department
shall
establish
the
24
curriculum
for
the
first
ten
hours
of
an
approved
hunter
25
safety
and
ethics
education
course
offered
in
this
state.
26
Upon
completion
of
the
ten-hour
curriculum,
each
person
shall
27
pass
an
individual
oral
test
or
a
written
test
provided
by
28
the
department.
The
department
shall
establish
the
criteria
29
for
successfully
passing
the
tests.
Based
on
the
results
of
30
the
test
and
demonstrated
safe
handling
of
a
firearm,
the
31
instructor
shall
determine
the
persons
who
shall
be
issued
a
32
certificate
of
completion.
33
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
a
resident
who
is
eighteen
34
years
of
age
or
older
may
obtain
a
certificate
of
completion
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without
demonstrating
the
safe
handling
of
a
firearm.
1
EXPLANATION
2
This
bill
relates
to
certain
license
requirements
under
the
3
purview
of
the
natural
resource
commission.
4
Code
section
483A.24(6)
is
amended
to
provide
that
certain
5
minor
pupils
at
state
institutions,
residents
of
county
care
6
facilities,
and
persons
receiving
supplementary
assistance
7
under
Code
chapter
249
do
not
need
a
license
to
fish
in
this
8
state.
In
addition,
a
person
who
is
on
active
duty
with
the
9
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
and
lives
in
this
state,
10
but
is
a
nonresident,
may
purchase
any
hunting,
fishing,
11
or
trapping
license,
or
pay
any
fees,
at
the
same
price
as
12
a
person
who
is
a
resident
of
Iowa.
The
natural
resource
13
commission
shall,
by
rule,
establish
the
requirements
for
14
licenses
issued
and
fees
paid
pursuant
to
the
bill
and
provide
15
for
an
application
to
be
used
when
requesting
such
a
license
or
16
paying
a
fee.
17
Code
section
483A.27
is
amended
to
provide
that
a
person
who
18
is
on
active
duty
with
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States,
19
or
who
served
on
active
duty
with
the
armed
forces
of
the
20
United
States
and
was
honorably
discharged,
is
not
required
to
21
complete
a
hunter
safety
and
ethics
education
course
in
order
22
to
obtain
a
hunting
license.
In
addition,
a
resident
who
is
18
23
years
of
age
or
older
may
obtain
a
certificate
of
completion
24
of
the
course
without
demonstrating
the
safe
handling
of
a
25
firearm.
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