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BY
LOFGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
fishing
privileges
of
disabled
veterans,
and
1
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.6A,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
A
Except
for
a
nonresident
qualified
under
section
3
483A.24,
subsection
16,
paragraph
“b”
,
a
nonresident
fishing
4
for
paddlefish
on
the
Missouri
or
Big
Sioux
river
is
required
5
to
have
a
fishing
license
that
is
valid
in
Iowa
and,
in
6
addition,
purchase
a
nonresident
paddlefish
fishing
license.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
16,
Code
2025,
is
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
16.
a.
Upon
payment
of
the
fee
established
by
rules
adopted
10
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
for
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
11
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
combined
license,
the
department
12
shall
issue
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
lifetime
hunting
and
13
fishing
combined
license
to
a
resident
of
Iowa
who
has
served
14
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
federal
active
15
duty
and
who
was
disabled
or
was
a
prisoner
of
war
during
that
16
veteran’s
military
service.
The
department
shall
prepare
17
an
application
to
be
used
by
a
person
requesting
a
lifetime
18
fishing
license
or
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
combined
19
license
under
this
subsection
.
The
department
of
veterans
20
affairs
shall
assist
the
department
in
verifying
the
status
or
21
claims
of
applicants
under
this
subsection
.
As
used
in
this
22
subsection
,
“disabled”
means
entitled
to
a
service
connected
23
rating
under
38
U.S.C.
ch.
11.
24
b.
A
person,
regardless
of
whether
the
person
is
a
resident,
25
may
fish
without
acquiring
a
fishing
license
if
that
person
26
has
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
federal
27
active
duty
and
was
disabled
during
that
veteran’s
military
28
service,
as
verified
by
the
department
of
veterans
affairs.
29
While
fishing
pursuant
to
this
paragraph,
the
person
shall,
30
upon
request
of
a
peace
officer,
display
proof
of
the
person’s
31
veteran
status
and
disability
status
in
the
same
manner
and
32
subject
to
the
same
procedures
and
penalties
as
provided
by
33
section
483A.19.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
relates
to
fishing
privileges
for
disabled
3
veterans.
Under
current
law,
a
resident
who
served
in
the
4
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
federal
active
duty
and
5
who
was
disabled
during
that
veteran’s
military
service
is
6
eligible
to
obtain
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
lifetime
7
hunting
and
fishing
combined
license.
8
Under
the
bill,
any
person,
regardless
of
whether
the
person
9
is
a
resident,
who
is
a
disabled
veteran
may
fish
without
10
acquiring
a
fishing
license
if
the
person’s
disability
occurred
11
during
the
veteran’s
military
service.
A
person
fishing
in
12
such
manner
shall,
upon
request
of
a
peace
officer,
display
13
proof
of
the
person’s
veteran
status
and
disability
status.
14
A
person
who
fails
to
provide
the
necessary
documentation
15
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
as
a
scheduled
16
violation
with
a
fine
of
$35.
A
person
charged
with
failing
to
17
produce
the
necessary
documentation
may
avoid
conviction
if
the
18
person
produces
in
court,
within
a
reasonable
time,
proof
of
19
the
person’s
veteran
and
disability
status.
20
The
bill
also
makes
a
conforming
change
to
the
Code
section
21
concerning
nonresident
paddlefish
fishing
licenses
and
tags.
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