New Legislation

[ElkHunter]

I'll try to give an overview of each bill.Go to www.legis.state.ia.us for the complete bill.

HF5 Free landower tags 1 any sex tag, 1 antlerless tag, 1turkey tag. Farm unit must be 10 acres or more.

HF16 Increases non res turkey tags to 3,500. Increase non res any sex deer tag to 12,000

and 2,500 antlerless tags

HF31 In a nutshell,buy a any sex tag and get a doe tag, shoot your doe 1st.The old earn a buck, but you'll be given both tag at time of purchase. Also must purchase a $5 HUSH tag to help DNR pay for the feed the hungry program.

There are a couple Senate files and 3 more House files,but not real hot items.

In HF 16 there is reference to the 35% cap,I'll have to read that pargraph a couple times.

Go to the website and pull up all the bills.Track legislation by subject and you can pull up everything on hunting.

 

[blake]

HF31


1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.8, subsection 1, Code 2005, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. A resident hunting deer who is required to have a
1 4 hunting license must have a resident hunting license in
1 5 addition to the deer hunting license and must pay the wildlife
1 6 habitat fee and the help us stop hunger program fee.
1 7 Sec. 2. Section 483A.8, subsection 2, Code 2005, is
1 8 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
1 9 thereof the following:
1 10 2. The deer hunting license shall be accompanied by two
1 11 tags and each tag shall be used only once. The first tag
1 12 shall be used to take an antlerless deer and the second tag
1 13 may be used after the first tag has been used, to take either
1 14 an antlered deer or an antlerless deer. When a deer is taken,
1 15 the deer shall be tagged and the time and date of taking shall
1 16 be written on the tag.
1 17 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 483A.8A HUSH PROGRAM FEE.
1 18 A resident hunting deer who is required to have a deer
1 19 hunting license pursuant to section 483A.1, subsection 1,
1 20 paragraph "e", and who is required to pay the wildlife habitat
1 21 fee, shall not hunt deer unless the person has also paid the
1 22 help us stop hunger (HUSH) program fee of five dollars. The
1 23 proceeds from the fee are appropriated for the exclusive use
1 24 of assisting with the cost of processing deer meat donated to
1 25 the help us stop hunger program administered by the
1 26 commission.
1 27 Sec. 4. Section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code
1 28 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 29 b. For violations of sections 481A.54, 481A.69, 481A.71,
1 30 481A.72, 482.6, 483A.3, 483A.6, 483A.8A, 483A.19, and 483A.27,
1 31 the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.
1 32 EXPLANATION
1 33 This bill provides for the issuance of a resident deer
1 34 hunting license with two tags and requires payment of a help
1 35 us stop hunger (HUSH) program fee.
2 1 The bill provides that a resident hunting deer who is
2 2 required to have a deer hunting license pursuant to Code
2 3 section 483A.1 and who is required to pay the wildlife habitat
2 4 fee must also pay a $5 HUSH program fee. The bill provides
2 5 that the HUSH program fee is appropriated for the exclusive
2 6 use of assisting with the cost of processing deer meat donated
2 7 to the HUSH program administered by the natural resource
2 8 commission. A violation of this provision is punishable by a
2 9 scheduled fine of $20.
2 10 The bill also provides that a resident deer hunting license
2 11 shall be accompanied by two tags, each of which shall only be
2 12 used once. The bill provides that the first tag shall be used
2 13 to take an antlerless deer and that the second tag may be used
2 14 only after the first tag has been used, to take either an
2 15 antlered deer or an antlerless deer. The bill also provides
2 16 that when a deer is taken, the deer shall be tagged and the
2 17 time and date of taking written on the tag. A resident deer
2 18 hunting license costs $25.50. A violation of this provision
2 19 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $25.
2 20 LSB 1322YH 81
2 21 av/gg/14

 

[blake]

HF5




1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraph a,
1 2 subparagraph (2), Code 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 (2) "Farm unit" means all parcels of land in tracts of ten
1 4 acres of more, not necessarily contiguous, which are operated
1 5 as a unit for agricultural purposes and which are under the
1 6 lawful control of the owner or tenant.
1 7 Sec. 2. Section 483A.24, subsection 2, paragraphs b, c,
1 8 and d, Code 2005, are amended to read as follows:
1 9 b. Upon written application on forms furnished by the
1 10 department, the department shall issue annually without fee
1 11 one any sex deer or license, one antlerless deer license, and
1 12 one wild turkey license, or both, to the owner of a farm unit
1 13 or to a member of the owner's family, but not to both, and to
1 14 the tenant or to a member of the tenant's family, but not to
1 15 both. The deer hunting license licenses or wild turkey
1 16 hunting license issued shall be valid only on the farm unit
1 17 for which an applicant qualifies pursuant to this subsection
1 18 and shall be equivalent to the least restrictive license
1 19 issued under section 481A.38. The owner or the tenant need
1 20 not reside on the farm unit to qualify for a free license to
1 21 hunt on that farm unit. A free deer hunting license issued
1 22 pursuant to this subsection shall be valid during all shotgun
1 23 deer seasons.
1 24 c. In addition to the free deer hunting license licenses
1 25 received, an owner of a farm unit or a member of the owner's
1 26 family and the tenant or a member of the tenant's family may
1 27 purchase a deer hunting license for any option offered to
1 28 paying deer hunting licensees. An owner of a farm unit or a
1 29 member of the owner's family and the tenant or a member of the
1 30 tenant's family may also purchase two additional antlerless
1 31 deer hunting licenses which are valid only on the farm unit
1 32 for a fee of ten dollars each.
1 33 d. If the commission establishes a deer hunting season to
1 34 occur in the first quarter of a calendar year that is separate
1 35 from a deer hunting season that continues from the last
2 1 quarter of the preceding calendar year, each owner and each
2 2 tenant of a farm unit located within a zone where a deer
2 3 hunting season is established, upon application, shall be
2 4 issued a one free deer hunting license for each of the two
2 5 first calendar quarters quarter of the calendar year, and two
2 6 free deer hunting licenses for the last quarter of the
2 7 preceding calendar year, one of which shall be an antlerless
2 8 only deer hunting license. Each license is valid only for
2 9 hunting on the farm unit of the owner and tenant.
2 10 EXPLANATION
2 11 This bill relates to the issuance of special free deer and
2 12 wild turkey hunting licenses to certain landowners and tenants
2 13 and their families. The bill provides that an owner of a farm
2 14 unit or a member of the owner's family or a tenant or a member
2 15 of a tenant's family may, upon application, receive one free
2 16 any sex deer license, one free antlerless deer license, and
2 17 one free wild turkey license that are valid only on the farm
2 18 unit for which the applicant qualifies under the bill.
2 19 Currently, an owner or a member of the owner's family may each
2 20 receive one free deer license and one free wild turkey
2 21 license.
2 22 The bill redefines a "farm unit" to mean that all parcels
2 23 of land must be in tracts of 10 acres or more.
2 24 The bill also provides that if the natural resource
2 25 commission establishes a deer hunting season in the first
2 26 quarter of a calendar year that is separate from a deer
2 27 hunting season in the last quarter of the preceding calendar
2 28 year, an owner and tenant of a farm unit located within a zone
2 29 where such deer hunting seasons are established may apply for
2 30 one free deer hunting license for the first calendar quarter
2 31 of the calendar year, and two free deer hunting licenses for
2 32 the last quarter of the preceding calendar year, one of which
2 33 shall be an antlerless only deer license.

 

[blake]

HF16

1 1 Section 1. Section 483A.7, subsection 3, Code 2005, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 3. A nonresident wild turkey hunter is required to have a
1 4 nonresident hunting license and a nonresident wild turkey
1 5 hunting license and pay the wildlife habitat fee. The
1 6 commission shall annually limit to two three thousand three
1 7 five hundred licenses the number of nonresidents allowed to
1 8 have wild turkey hunting licenses. Of the two three thousand
1 9 three five hundred licenses, one hundred fifty licenses shall
1 10 be valid for hunting with muzzle loading shotguns only. The
1 11 commission shall allocate the nonresident wild turkey hunting
1 12 licenses issued among the zones based on the populations of
1 13 wild turkey. A nonresident applying for a wild turkey hunting
1 14 license must exhibit proof of having successfully completed a
1 15 hunter safety and ethics education program as provided in
1 16 section 483A.27 or its equivalent as determined by the
1 17 department before the license is issued.
1 18 Sec. 2. Section 483A.8, subsections 3 and 5, Code 2005,
1 19 are amended to read as follows:
1 20 3. A nonresident hunting deer is required to have a
1 21 nonresident hunting license and a nonresident deer license and
1 22 must pay the wildlife habitat fee. The commission shall
1 23 annually limit to eight twelve thousand five hundred licenses
1 24 the number of nonresidents allowed to have any sex deer
1 25 hunting licenses. Of the first six thousand nonresident any
1 26 sex deer licenses issued, not more than thirty=five percent of
1 27 the licenses shall be bow season licenses and, after the first
1 28 six thousand nonresident deer licenses have been issued, all
1 29 additional licenses shall be issued for antlerless deer only.
1 30 The commission shall make available for issuance an additional
1 31 two thousand five hundred nonresident antlerless only deer
1 32 hunting licenses. The commission shall allocate the
1 33 nonresident deer hunting licenses issued among the zones based
1 34 on the populations of deer. However, a nonresident applicant
1 35 may request one or more hunting zones, in order of preference,
2 1 in which the applicant wishes to hunt. If the request cannot
2 2 be fulfilled, the applicable fees shall be returned to the
2 3 applicant. A nonresident applying for a deer hunting license
2 4 must exhibit proof of having successfully completed a hunter
2 5 safety and ethics education program as provided in section
2 6 483A.27 or its equivalent as determined by the department
2 7 before the license is issued.
2 8 5. A nonresident owning land in this state may apply for
2 9 one of the first six thousand nonresident deer licenses not
2 10 limited to antlerless deer, and the provisions of subsection 3
2 11 shall apply. However, if If a nonresident owning land in this
2 12 state is unsuccessful in obtaining one of the first six
2 13 thousand nonresident any sex deer licenses provided for in
2 14 subsection 3, the landowner shall be given preference for one
2 15 of the two thousand five hundred nonresident antlerless only
2 16 nonresident deer licenses provided for in subsection 3. A
2 17 nonresident owning land in this state shall pay the fee for a
2 18 nonresident antlerless only deer license and the license shall
2 19 be valid to hunt on the nonresident's land only. A
2 20 nonresident owning land in this state is eligible for only one
2 21 nonresident deer license annually. If one or more parcels of
2 22 land have multiple nonresident owners, only one of the
2 23 nonresident owners is eligible for a nonresident antlerless
2 24 only deer license. If a nonresident jointly owns land in this
2 25 state with a resident, the nonresident shall not be given
2 26 preference for a nonresident antlerless only deer license.
2 27 The department may require proof of land ownership from a
2 28 nonresident landowner applying for a nonresident antlerless
2 29 only deer license.
2 30 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 483A.28 DEER POPULATION MANAGEMENT
2 31 PLAN.
2 32 A person who holds an interest in land, including a
2 33 titleholder or tenant, and charges hunters a fee to hunt deer
2 34 on the land, shall prepare and adhere to a deer population
2 35 management plan approved by the department. The primary
3 1 purpose of a deer population management plan is to manage deer
3 2 populations on land where deer hunting for a fee is allowed so
3 3 that damage by deer to agricultural crops on adjacent land is
3 4 minimized. The department shall adopt rules prescribing the
3 5 format and content of such plans. This section does not apply
3 6 to licensed hunting preserves.
3 7 EXPLANATION
3 8 This bill requires the natural resource commission to
3 9 increase the number of nonresident turkey and deer hunting
3 10 licenses issued and requires certain persons to prepare deer
3 11 population management plans.
3 12 Code section 483A.7 is amended to provide that the
3 13 commission shall annually limit the number of nonresident wild
3 14 turkey hunting licenses to 3,500 instead of 2,300.
3 15 Code section 483A.8 is amended to provide that the
3 16 commission shall annually limit the number of nonresident deer
3 17 hunting licenses to 12,000 any sex deer hunting licenses
3 18 instead of 8,500 deer hunting licenses and shall make an
3 19 additional 2,500 nonresident antlerless only deer hunting
3 20 licenses available for issuance.
3 21 Code section 483A.8 is also amended to provide that if a
3 22 nonresident owning land in this state is unsuccessful in
3 23 obtaining one of the nonresident any sex deer hunting
3 24 licenses, the nonresident landowner shall be given preference
3 25 for one of the nonresident antlerless only deer hunting
3 26 licenses.
3 27 New Code section 483A.28 requires a person who holds an
3 28 interest in land, including a titleholder or tenant, and who
3 29 charges hunters a fee to hunt deer on the land, to prepare and
3 30 adhere to a deer population management plan approved by the
3 31 department of natural resources. The primary purpose of a
3 32 deer population management plan is to manage deer populations
3 33 on land where deer hunting for a fee is allowed so that damage
3 34 by deer to agricultural crops on adjacent land is minimized.
3 35 The department is directed to adopt rules regarding the format
4 1 and content of such plans. This new provision does not apply
4 2 to licensed hunting preserves.
4 3 LSB 1041HH 81
4 4 av/gg/14

 

[SPLIT LIMB]

OK I'll start the fire, someone else can throw on the gasoline.
I don't like the wording in any of them!
I am not aginst a NR increase within reason,and I don't want to be forced into paying for the HUSH program.I had close to $100 in tags this year.
Where is all of that money going??Aren't we doing our part already? We are buying the tags,killing the deer and getting it to the lockers.Now they want five more bucks?

 

[tped]

It would appear from what I am reading that they are basically increasing the non resident antlerless licenses and decreasing by 500 the numbe of any sex licenses. I am reading that they will issue 12,500 licenses and that 35% of the first 6000 will be bow tags. After the first 6000 tags all the remaining tags will be for antlerless deer only. Aren't they having a difficult time selling 2500 antlerless NR tags so how will they sell 8500 or are they going to force the tags on the NR by not giving a choice. What am I missing?

 

[ironwood]

HF 16 reads two diferent ways as I see it. One as tped stated, but then it clearly reads in two different places that the NR any sex number would be increased to 12000. Why would this document be writen in such a manor?

 

[JNRBRONC]

In regards to HF31:
Call me selfish, I don't like the $5 to HUSH as there are no participating lockers in my area. Maybe if I contributed the measly five bucks there would be? Plus it does improve the image of hunters in the public eye. Still don't like it being forced on me. Just raise the price of the license instead of "this stamp, that stamp". I guess having all the additional fees adds to the fines they collect. I see they were quick to add in the fine amount if one was caught without the "stamp".
"Earn a buck" I don't think that this is needed state wide. There are specific areas that maybe should go to this. Earn a buck zones would place more burden on the conservation officers. Bundle the doe license into the any sex at no extra cost and without the stipulation as to which is filled first.

 

[teeroy]

a $5 manditory donation to HUSH!!?!? sounds more like a #*@^(# tax to me. i'm all for the HUSH program, but i refuse to be FORCED to pay for it. if i buy a tag, and give the deer to HUSH, i basically donated $11 (tag cost)

here is an unpopular thought. lets stop sending BILLIONS to country's that HATE us, and use the money here. maybe then we could have decent education, health care, and DNR programs, among other things

 

[BJohnson]

I agree with the poster that said the hunters have done enough for HUSH. We buy the tags, kill the deer, take them to the lockers, etc. Why not ask the beneficiaries of the increased doe harvest to contribute to the program (i.e. the Farm Bureau and insurance companies of the state which claims such high losses due to the over-populated deer herd - which I doubt exists in certain areas of the state). If they have so much to gain, why not ask for a portion of such recovered losses to help pay for the programs which recover the dollars. One deer collision with a car is what $1,200 to $1,500 per claim, I would think the insurance companies could afford the $5.00 per tag fees and still come out ahead (none of the insurance companies I deal with seem to be suffering in this economy like manufacturing or other industries).

 

[kbgibby]

The way I read the thing, yes, you'd be required to pay a $5 HUSH fee. But you'd also get a license with two tags -- one either sex and one antlerless for $25.50. Even with the HUSH fee, that's $21.50 less than you're paying now for two tags ... doesn't sound so bad to me!
And it would mean harvesting a doe first, which is the main goal.

 

[ElkHunter]

Ironwood,
Not sure about the way bill is written,really confusing.Imagine that something from the gov that is confusing.

 

[hillrunner]

in regards to earn a buck, I really hope this isnt state wide, there has been years that I would have hunted til November trying to get a decent shot at a doe.Also , a person who owns a fairly small piece of property and hunting the early muzzleloader season would probably kill his chances at a mature buck for the rest of the season after that loud KABOOM is first used on a doe.In my opinion, during early October this is all it takes to turn a mature animal nocturnal. I know I go to great lengths to try to not let the deer know they are being hunted this time of year and dont even really want to drive in and retrieve a doe from some of the better hunting areas.I think that simply adding the tag would increase the doe harvest. Many people who would normaly not buy a doe tag would probably shoot one if they had a tag in their pocket.I guess there is probably areas in the state that need something like this, I just dont think it is state wide.