The bill amends the allocation process for nonresident deer hunting licenses in Iowa, specifically addressing how licenses are distributed by the Natural Resource Commission (NRC). Currently, the NRC issues up to 6,000 antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses to nonresidents, with the distribution based on preference points assigned to applicants. The bill maintains this preference point system for the first 65 percent of available licenses but introduces a new provision that requires the remaining 35 percent of licenses to be allocated through a random drawing, disregarding the preference points of applicants.

Key changes in the bill include the specification that the first drawing will continue until 65 percent of the licenses are issued, after which the remaining licenses will be randomly drawn from all applicants. Additionally, the bill stipulates that once a nonresident applicant is awarded a license, all preference points assigned to that applicant will be removed. This change aims to create a more equitable distribution of licenses among nonresident hunters.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 483A.8