This bill amends the size requirements for a farm unit in Iowa to qualify for special turkey and deer hunting licenses. Currently, a farm unit is defined as including parcels of land in tracts of two or more contiguous acres. The proposed changes will require that parcels bought on or after January 11, 2027, must be in tracts of twenty or more contiguous acres to be included in the definition of a farm unit.

The bill introduces new legal language that specifies these requirements, stating that parcels must meet the updated size criteria to qualify for the special hunting licenses. This change aims to clarify the eligibility for hunting licenses based on the size of the farm unit, thereby potentially impacting the number of landowners who can apply for these licenses in the future.

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Introduced: 483A.24