House File 551 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE 551
BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 147)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to authorized methods of take for a resident
2 hunting deer using a license issued to a nonambulatory
3 person.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 483A.8C, subsection 1, Code 2021, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 1. A nonambulatory person who is a resident may be issued
4 one any sex deer hunting license to hunt deer with a shotgun,
5 muzzleloading rifle, or straight wall cartridge rifle during
6 any established deer hunting season using the method of take
7 authorized by rule for each season being hunted except during a
8 bow-only season as established by rule by the commission. If
9 the tag is filled during one of the seasons, the license will
10 not be valid in subsequent seasons. A person who applies for
11 a license pursuant to this section shall complete a form, as
12 required by rule, that is signed by a physician who verifies
13 that the person is nonambulatory.
14 EXPLANATION
15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
17 This bill relates to the methods of take authorized for
18 use by a resident hunting deer using a license issued to a
19 nonambulatory person. Current law allows a nonambulatory
20 resident to receive one any sex deer hunting license to
21 hunt deer during any established deer hunting season using
22 the method of take authorized by rule for the season being
23 hunted. Under the bill, a nonambulatory resident receiving an
24 any sex deer hunting license under this provision may use a
25 shotgun, muzzleloading rifle, or straight wall cartridge rifle
26 during any established deer hunting season except during a
27 bow-only season as established by rule by the natural resource
28 commission.
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