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IA HF388
A bill for an act relating to the allocation of nonresident deer hunting licenses.(Formerly HF 22.)
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Introduced
02/13/2025
02/13/2025
In Committee
04/03/2025
04/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to nonresident deer hunting licenses issued by the natural resource commission (NRC). Currently, NRC authorizes the issuance of up to 6,000 antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses to nonresidents. Licenses are awarded based on the results of drawing from applicant pools. The first nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting license drawing is made from the pool of applicants with the most preference points and continues to pools of applicants with successively fewer preference points until all the available licenses have been issued. The bill retains this method of license distribution, but only until 65 percent of the available nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses have been issued. The bill requires the remaining 35 percent of the nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses to be distributed through a random drawing of all the applications without considering the preference points of the applicant. Regardless of the drawing method, once a nonresident applicant receives a license, all of the applicant’s preference points are removed.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the rules for distributing nonresident deer hunting licenses in Iowa by changing the allocation method for these licenses. Currently, the Natural Resource Commission (NRC) issues up to 6,000 nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses through a preference point system, where applicants with more preference points have a better chance of obtaining a license. The bill maintains this approach for the first 65 percent of available licenses, with applicants with the most preference points being prioritized. However, for the remaining 35 percent of licenses, the bill mandates a completely random drawing where preference points are disregarded. Importantly, the bill retains the existing rule that once a nonresident applicant receives a license, all of their accumulated preference points are removed. This change aims to introduce more randomness and potentially increase fairness in the license distribution process by ensuring that a portion of licenses are not solely based on an applicant's history of previous unsuccessful applications.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Natural Resources (H)
Last Action
Referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 895. (on 04/03/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF388 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF388.html |
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