ElkHunter
Life Member
If Rep. Dawn Pettengill is your legislator you might want to call or email her and let her know how you feel about her idea..This bill has not been introduced,it's still in the idea stage. Please be polite if you call or email her.
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E-mail: Dawn.Pettengill@legis.state.ia.us
LSB 1775HH
10 MARGINS F
20 HOUSE FILE
30 BY PETTENGILL
40
50
60 Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
70 Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
80 Approved
90
100 A BILL FOR
110
120 MARGINS L
130 An Act relating to hunting by landowners on certain land owned
140 by them.
150 MARGINS F
160 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
170 MARGINS F F
180 TLSB 1775HH 83
190 av/nh/5
10 MARGINS L
20 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraph a,
30 Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
40 a. As used in this subsection:
50 (1) "Family member" means a resident of Iowa person who is
60 the spouse or child of the owner or tenant and who resides
70 with the owner or tenant.
80 (2) "Farm unit" means all parcels of land which are
90 certified by the commission pursuant to rule as meeting all of
100 the following requirements:
110 (a) Are in tracts of two or more contiguous acres.
120 (b) Are operated as a unit for agricultural purposes.
130 (c) Are under the lawful control of the owner or the
140 tenant.
150 (3) "Owner" means an owner of a farm unit who is a
160 resident of Iowa and who is one of the following:
170 (a) Is the sole operator of the farm unit.
180 (b) Makes all of the farm operation decisions but
190 contracts for custom farming or hires labor for all or part of
200 the work on the farm unit.
210 (c) Participates annually in farm operation decisions or
220 cropping practices on specific fields of the farm unit that
230 are rented to a tenant.
240 (d) Raises specialty crops on the farm unit including, but
250 not limited to, orchards, nurseries, or tree farms that do not
260 always produce annual income but require annual operating
270 decisions about maintenance or improvement.
280 (e) Has all or part of the farm unit enrolled in a
290 long=term agricultural land retirement program of the federal
300 government.
310 (f) An "owner" does not mean a person who owns Owns a farm
320 unit and who employs a farm manager or third party to operate
330 the farm unit, or a person who owns a farm unit and who rents
340 the entire farm unit to a tenant who is responsible for all
350 farm operations. However, this paragraph does not apply to an
360 owner who is a parent of the tenant and who resides in this
370 state.
380 (4) "Tenant" means a person who is a resident of Iowa and
390 who rents and actively farms a farm unit owned by another
400 person. A member of the owner's family may be a tenant. A
410 person who works on the farm for a wage and is not a family
420 member does not qualify as a tenant.
430 MARGINS C
440 EXPLANATION
450 MARGINS L
460 This bill relates to hunting by a landowner or a family
470 member of a landowner on certain land owned by the landowner.
480 Currently, a landowner of a farm unit who is a resident of
490 Iowa or a family member of a landowner who is a resident of
500 Iowa is eligible to hunt, fish, and trap on the farm unit
510 without a license and is eligible to obtain special licenses
520 to hunt deer and wild turkey on that farm unit.
530 <span style="color: #FF0000">The bill allows any landowner or family member of a
540 landowner, even a nonresident, to hunt, fish, and trap, on the
550 farm unit without a license and to obtain special deer and
560 turkey hunting licenses for use only on the farm unit. The
570 bill also changes the definition of "owner" of a farm unit to
580 include a person who owns a farm unit and employs a farm
590 manager or third party to operate the farm unit or rents the
600 entire farm unit to a tenant who is responsible for all farm
610 operations.
620 "Farm unit" means all parcels of land which are certified
630 by the natural resource commission as being in tracts of two
640 or more contiguous acres, are operated as a unit for
650 agricultural purposes, and are under the lawful control of the
660 owner or tenant.</span>
670 MARGINS F F
680 LSB 1775HH 83
690 av/nh/5
This is a good one. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif
E-mail: Dawn.Pettengill@legis.state.ia.us
LSB 1775HH
10 MARGINS F
20 HOUSE FILE
30 BY PETTENGILL
40
50
60 Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
70 Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
80 Approved
90
100 A BILL FOR
110
120 MARGINS L
130 An Act relating to hunting by landowners on certain land owned
140 by them.
150 MARGINS F
160 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
170 MARGINS F F
180 TLSB 1775HH 83
190 av/nh/5
10 MARGINS L
20 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraph a,
30 Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
40 a. As used in this subsection:
50 (1) "Family member" means a resident of Iowa person who is
60 the spouse or child of the owner or tenant and who resides
70 with the owner or tenant.
80 (2) "Farm unit" means all parcels of land which are
90 certified by the commission pursuant to rule as meeting all of
100 the following requirements:
110 (a) Are in tracts of two or more contiguous acres.
120 (b) Are operated as a unit for agricultural purposes.
130 (c) Are under the lawful control of the owner or the
140 tenant.
150 (3) "Owner" means an owner of a farm unit who is a
160 resident of Iowa and who is one of the following:
170 (a) Is the sole operator of the farm unit.
180 (b) Makes all of the farm operation decisions but
190 contracts for custom farming or hires labor for all or part of
200 the work on the farm unit.
210 (c) Participates annually in farm operation decisions or
220 cropping practices on specific fields of the farm unit that
230 are rented to a tenant.
240 (d) Raises specialty crops on the farm unit including, but
250 not limited to, orchards, nurseries, or tree farms that do not
260 always produce annual income but require annual operating
270 decisions about maintenance or improvement.
280 (e) Has all or part of the farm unit enrolled in a
290 long=term agricultural land retirement program of the federal
300 government.
310 (f) An "owner" does not mean a person who owns Owns a farm
320 unit and who employs a farm manager or third party to operate
330 the farm unit, or a person who owns a farm unit and who rents
340 the entire farm unit to a tenant who is responsible for all
350 farm operations. However, this paragraph does not apply to an
360 owner who is a parent of the tenant and who resides in this
370 state.
380 (4) "Tenant" means a person who is a resident of Iowa and
390 who rents and actively farms a farm unit owned by another
400 person. A member of the owner's family may be a tenant. A
410 person who works on the farm for a wage and is not a family
420 member does not qualify as a tenant.
430 MARGINS C
440 EXPLANATION
450 MARGINS L
460 This bill relates to hunting by a landowner or a family
470 member of a landowner on certain land owned by the landowner.
480 Currently, a landowner of a farm unit who is a resident of
490 Iowa or a family member of a landowner who is a resident of
500 Iowa is eligible to hunt, fish, and trap on the farm unit
510 without a license and is eligible to obtain special licenses
520 to hunt deer and wild turkey on that farm unit.
530 <span style="color: #FF0000">The bill allows any landowner or family member of a
540 landowner, even a nonresident, to hunt, fish, and trap, on the
550 farm unit without a license and to obtain special deer and
560 turkey hunting licenses for use only on the farm unit. The
570 bill also changes the definition of "owner" of a farm unit to
580 include a person who owns a farm unit and employs a farm
590 manager or third party to operate the farm unit or rents the
600 entire farm unit to a tenant who is responsible for all farm
610 operations.
620 "Farm unit" means all parcels of land which are certified
630 by the natural resource commission as being in tracts of two
640 or more contiguous acres, are operated as a unit for
650 agricultural purposes, and are under the lawful control of the
660 owner or tenant.</span>
670 MARGINS F F
680 LSB 1775HH 83
690 av/nh/5
