Senate Study Bill 3125 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON REICHMAN) A BILL FOR An Act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled 1 veterans. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5586XC (2) 90 lh/js
S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 483A.24, Code 2024, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 16A. Upon payment of a fee established by 3 rules adopted pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime fur 4 harvester license, the department shall issue a lifetime fur 5 harvester license to a resident of Iowa who has served in the 6 armed forces of the United States on federal active duty and 7 who was disabled or was a prisoner of war during that veterans 8 military service. The department shall prepare an application 9 to be used by a person requesting a lifetime fur harvester 10 license under this subsection. The department of veterans 11 affairs shall assist the department in verifying the status or 12 claims of applicants under this subsection. Fees recovered 13 under this subsection shall be used to recover administrative 14 costs of issuance of licenses and any other administrative 15 costs. As used in this subsection, disabled means entitled to 16 a service connected rating under 38 U.S.C. ch. 11. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill creates a lifetime fur harvester license for a 21 resident of Iowa who has served in the armed forces of the 22 United States on federal active duty and who was disabled, 23 as defined in the bill, or was a prisoner of war during that 24 veterans military service. The bill requires the department 25 of natural resources (DNR) to establish a fee by rule for the 26 lifetime fur harvester license and prepare an application 27 to be used by a person requesting a lifetime fur harvester 28 license. The department of veterans affairs shall assist DNR 29 in verifying the status or claims of applicants and utilize the 30 fees collected to recover costs associated with the licenses 31 administration. 32 -1- LSB 5586XC (2) 90 lh/js 1/ 1