Iowa SSB 3127: A bill for an act relating to nonresident deer hunting licenses.
Status: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2318. (as of 2026-02-12)
State: Iowa · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: SSB 3127
Subjects: deer, hunting, natural resource commission, nonresidents
Sponsors: COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Bill Text
Senate Study Bill 3127 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SWEENEY) A BILL FOR An Act relating to nonresident deer hunting licenses.1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:2 TLSB 6883XC (2) 91 sb/js S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 483A.8, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code1 2026, is amended to read as follows:2 b. A nonresident who purchases an antlered or any sex deer3 hunting license pursuant to rules adopted pursuant to section4 483A.1, is required to purchase an antlerless deer only deer5 hunting license at the same time only if the zone in which6 the nonresident is purchasing the antlered or any sex deer7 hunting license had antlerless deer only deer hunting licenses8 available for purchase in the preceding year, as determined by9 the commission, pursuant to rules adopted pursuant to section10 483A.1.11 EXPLANATION12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.14 Under current law, a nonresident who purchases an antlered15 or any sex deer hunting license is required to purchase an16 antlerless deer only deer hunting license at the same time.17 This bill requires the purchase of an antlerless deer only18 deer hunting license only if the zone in which the nonresident19 is purchasing the antlered or any sex deer hunting license20 had antlerless deer only deer hunting licenses available for21 purchase in the preceding year.22 -1- LSB 6883XC (2) 91 sb/js 1/1
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