Senate File 2407 - Introduced
SENATE FILE 2407
BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2235)
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3125)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled
2 veterans.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 483A.24, Code 2024, is amended by adding
2 the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 16A. Upon payment of a fee established by
4 rules adopted pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime fur
5 harvester license, the department shall issue a lifetime fur
6 harvester license to a resident of Iowa who has served in the
7 armed forces of the United States on federal active duty and
8 who was disabled or was a prisoner of war during that veteran’s
9 military service. The department shall prepare an application
10 to be used by a person requesting a lifetime fur harvester
11 license under this subsection. The department of veterans
12 affairs shall assist the department in verifying the status or
13 claims of applicants under this subsection. Fees recovered
14 under this subsection shall be used to recover administrative
15 costs of issuance of licenses and any other administrative
16 costs. As used in this subsection, “disabled” means entitled to
17 a service connected rating under 38 U.S.C. ch. 11.
18 EXPLANATION
19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
21 This bill creates a lifetime fur harvester license for a
22 resident of Iowa who has served in the armed forces of the
23 United States on federal active duty and who was disabled,
24 as defined in the bill, or was a prisoner of war during that
25 veteran’s military service. The bill requires the department
26 of natural resources (DNR) to establish a fee by rule for the
27 lifetime fur harvester license and prepare an application
28 to be used by a person requesting a lifetime fur harvester
29 license. The department of veterans affairs shall assist DNR
30 in verifying the status or claims of applicants and utilize the
31 fees collected to recover costs associated with the license’s
32 administration.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 483A.24