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House
File
2020
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2020
BY
GEARHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
hunter
education
requirements.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.27,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
A
person
born
after
January
1,
1972,
shall
not
obtain
a
3
hunting
license
unless
the
person
has
satisfactorily
completed
4
a
hunter
education
course
approved
by
the
commission.
A
person
5
who
is
eleven
years
of
age
or
more
older
may
enroll
in
an
6
approved
hunter
education
course,
but
a
person
who
is
eleven
7
years
of
age
and
who
has
successfully
completed
the
course
8
shall
be
issued
a
certificate
of
completion
which
that
becomes
9
valid
on
the
person’s
twelfth
birthday.
A
certificate
of
10
completion
from
an
approved
hunter
education
course
issued
in
11
this
state,
or
a
certificate
issued
by
another
state,
country,
12
or
province
or
by
a
nationally
recognized
organization,
13
including
the
national
rifle
association,
for
completion
of
a
14
course
that
meets
the
standards
adopted
by
the
international
15
hunter
education
association
——
United
States
of
America,
is
16
valid
for
the
requirements
of
this
section
.
17
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.27,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
18
following
new
subsection:
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
A
person
may
satisfy
the
hunter
20
education
requirements
required
under
this
section
by
21
completing
an
online
hunter
education
course
offered
or
22
approved
by
the
department.
Completion
of
an
in-person
field
23
day
shall
not
be
required
for
successful
completion
of
the
24
course
but
may
be
offered
by
the
department
or
the
person
25
offering
the
course
as
an
optional
supplemental
opportunity.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
hunter
education
requirements.
30
Under
current
law,
a
person
born
after
January
1,
1972,
must
31
complete
a
hunter
education
course
prior
to
receiving
a
hunting
32
license.
The
department
of
natural
resources
(department)
33
recognizes
certifications
issued
by
another
state,
country,
or
34
province
for
completion
of
a
course
that
meets
the
standards
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adopted
by
the
international
hunter
education
association
1
——
United
States
of
America
as
valid
to
satisfy
the
hunter
2
education
requirement.
The
bill
adds
certifications
issued
by
3
a
nationally
recognized
organization,
including
the
national
4
rifle
association,
to
the
list
of
recognized
certifications
5
that
may
fulfill
the
hunter
education
requirement.
6
The
bill
allows
a
person
to
satisfy
the
hunter
education
7
requirement
by
completing
an
online
hunter
education
course
8
offered
or
approved
by
the
department.
The
bill
states
that
9
an
in-person
field
day
is
not
required
but
may
be
offered
as
an
10
optional
supplemental
opportunity.
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