HF 885 — A bill for an act relating to deer and wild turkey hunting licenses for disabled veterans.

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S e c t i o n NEW S E C T I O 483A.8D Disabled veterans — deer hunting licenses.

A disabled veteran who is a resident may be issued one any sex deer hunting license to hunt deer during any established firearm deer hunting season using the method of take authorized for the season being hunted,hunted. A person who applies for a license pursuant to this section shall complete a form, as required by rule, that provides proof of the person's resident and disability status.

A person who applies for a license pursuant to this section shall complete a form, as required by rule, that provides proof of the person’s resident and disability status.

For purposes of this section, '^"disabled“disabled veteran'"veteran” means a person who has served in the armed forces of the United States on federal active duty and who was disabled during the veteran'sveteran’s military service, as verified by the department of vveterans eaffairs. t e r aa f f a i r s .

Section 483A.24, subsection 4, unnumbered paragraph ,1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

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Section 483A.24, subsection 4, paragraph b.b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Twonty-fivGTwenty-five Seventy-five of the nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses shall be allocated as provided in subsection .5.

Section 483A.24, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph ,1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Seventy-five of the nonresident deer hunting licenses allocated under subsection 3 and twenty-five seventy-five of the wild turkey hunting licenses allocated under subsection 4 shall be available for issuance to nonresidents who have served in the armed forces of the United States on active federal service and who were disabled during the veteran'sveteran’s military service or who are serving in the armed forces of the United States on active federal service and have been disabled during military service to enable the disabled person to participate in a hunt that is conducted by an organization that conducts hunting experiences in this state for disabled persons.

The llicenses ishall c e n s e s s h a l l be iissued sas sfollows: u e d a s f o l l o w s :

______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLE^GRASSLEY AMY SINCJ^IRSINCLAIR Speaker of^heof the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 885, Ninety-first General Assembly.

H______________________________ AMEGHAN NNELSON EChief LClerk Sof Othe NHouse h i ed l e r W t h H o u s e Approved ,_______________, 2025 ______________________________ KIM R^NOLDREYNOLDS GGovernor o v e r n o r