Relating to firearms, including provisions relating to the purchase, sale, or transfer of firearms and requiring an educational program relating to hunting, and providing penalties

A criminal history background check includes an inquiry of the national instant criminal background check system maintained by the federal bureau of investigation. The bill does not require a background check verification where the person transferring the firearm and the person acquiring the firearm are related to one another within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity. The division provides that a person who sells or transfers a firearm in violation of the bill is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. The division provides that a federally licensed firearms dealer may charge and collect fees for obtaining criminal history record information checks on behalf of sellers and transferors and the department of public safety shall adopt administrative rules to administer the bill. The division prohibits straw firearms sales by providing that a person who purchases or obtains a firearm on behalf of a person not qualified to legally purchase, own, or possess a firearm in Iowa or for the purpose of selling, giving, or otherwise transferring a firearm to a person not legally qualified to purchase, own, or possess a firearm in this state is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. As referenced in the bill, an aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $625 but not more than $6,250. DIVISION II —— EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM —— HUNTING. Division II of the bill requires the director of the department of education to develop and administer an educational program to promote and increase participation in hunting. The program shall be available in public high schools and community colleges as either an extracurricular activity or as part of a unit in relevant existing coursework. The director of the department of education will collaborate with the department of natural resources in the development and administration of the educational program. The educational program shall be modeled after the department of natural resources’ recruitment, retention, and reactivation action plan.