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Relating to nonresident landowner deer hunting licenses, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by the House Natural Resources Committee
Topics:Environment & natural resources
Same legislation: HSB 610
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 14, 2022
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who live outside of Iowa but own a large, connected piece of land could get new ways to buy deer hunting licenses. If they meet certain rules about how long they have owned the land and how they use it, they can buy specific deer licenses to hunt on their own property. These new licenses would not count toward the state's usual limit on nonresident hunting licenses.1
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The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to nonresident landowner deer hunting licenses.8(3)(c), the natural resource commission issues no more than 6,000 antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses to nonresidents each year.8(5). If the nonresident landowner is unsuccessful in obtaining a license, the nonresident landowner will receive preference for one nonresident antlerless deer only deer hunting license. 8. If a nonresident landowner owns a contiguous tract of land that is at least acres, the nonresident landowner may be eligible to purchase a nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting license and a nonresident antlerless deer only deer hunting license upon meeting requirements related to duration of ownership, availability for resident hunting, and availability for agricultural or natural resources management purposes. The qualified nonresident landowner may also purchase, at the resident rate, a resident antlerless deer only deer hunting license if such license is made available for purchase in the county in which the nonresident landowner’s land is located. Any license purchased under the bill shall be used on the landowner’s land.8(3)(c).8(5). A violation of the bill is punishable by a scheduled fine of $35.
House subcommittee
Named January 25, 2022 (as HSB 610). On February 1, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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Fiscal note
More revenue: up to $102,000 Compare with other bills
AI summary This bill allows nonresident landowners with 80 acres or more to purchase certain deer hunting licenses without entering a lottery and allows them to buy additional antlerless licenses at resident rates. If 160 more nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses are sold, the Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund would see an increase in revenue of approximately $102,000. The costs for the Department of Natural Resources to update its electronic licensing system are expected to be minimal.3
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Description
House File 2410 allows a nonresident landowner who owns 80 acres or more in Iowa to purchase an antlered deer hunting license tag and an antlerless deer tag, without having to apply in the nonresident deer lottery and the deer hunting license tags are not subject to existing quotas. A nonresident would also be able to purchase additional antlerless only deer hunting licenses at the resident rate for the county the land is located in, which can only be used on the nonresident’s land in that county. A violation of this Bill is a scheduled fine of $35.
Background
The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) is limited to issuing 6,000 nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses annually. After the limit is reached, the NRC may determine a number of nonresident antlerless only deer hunting licenses to issue. If a nonresident does not receive an antlered or any sex deer hunting license due to the limited number, the NRC will assign one preference point to the nonresident for that year and for each successive year the nonresident does not receive a license. The more preference points a person has, the more likely the person will be able to receive a nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting license. Currently, if a nonresident landowner is unsuccessful in obtaining a nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting license, the landowner is given preference for one of the antlerless only deer hunting licenses sold to nonresidents. The nonresident must pay the nonresident price for the antlerless only deer hunting license, and that license may only be used on the nonresident landowner’s land. If a parcel of land is owned by more than one nonresident, only one of the nonresidents is eligible for a nonresident antlerless only deer hunting license. In addition, if the nonresident owns land jointly with a resident, the nonresident does not qualify for preference for an antlerless only deer hunting license. Fees from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses go to the Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund, which is used for fish and wildlife research, education, management, and expansion of wildlife opportunities. The Fund is constitutionally protected and must be used for these purposes by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Assumptions
- There will be an increase in the amount of nonresident deer hunting licenses that the DNR sells annually; however, the exact increase is unknown.
- The DNR will need to make programming changes to their electronic licensing system.
- A nonresident antlered or any sex deer license will cost the nonresident landowner a total of $636 before additional fees.
- Calculations assume 160 more, or 2.6% more, nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses would be sold.
Fiscal Impact
It is unknown how many nonresident landowners would qualify for deer hunting licenses as a result of this Bill. However, if 160 more nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses were sold, there would be an increase in revenue of approximately $102,000 to the Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund.
In addition, the DNR would need to make updates to its licensing system in order to allow nonresident landowners to purchase nonresident any sex deer licenses and to purchase resident antlerless only deer hunting license tags at the resident rate. The reprogramming costs are expected to be minimal.
Sources
- Legislative Services Agency
- Department of Natural Resources
- Hunting, Nonresident Land Ownership · February 23, 2022 · $102,000
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