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Relating to the size requirement of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses
Sponsored by the House Natural Resources Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2025
- Done: House committeeMarch 4, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 own or rent farms can currently get special hunting licenses for turkey and deer if their land is divided into pieces of at least two acres. Starting in 2027, new land purchases would need to have pieces of at least 20 acres to count toward these special licenses. This change affects how much land someone must own to qualify for these hunting permits.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to size requirements of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses. Under current Code section 483A.24, a “farm unit” is defined to include parcels of land in tracts of two or more contiguous acres. The bill amends the definition of “farm unit” to require the inclusion of parcels of land in tracts of 20 or more contiguous acres for parcels bought on or after January 11, 2027. Code section 483A.24 authorizes an owner or tenant of a farm unit to receive special turkey and deer hunting licenses for use on the farm unit.
House subcommittee
Named February 25, 2025 (as HSB 257). On March 4, 2025 it recommended passage.
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