Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 106 - Deer Hunting › Rule 571-106.8 - Nonresident Application Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Applications for nonresident deer hunting licenses must be
				  made through the electronic licensing system for Iowa (ELSI) telephone order
				  system or the ELSI Internet license sales website.
(1)
Any-deer licenses.
Applications for any-deer and mandatory antlerless-deer-only licenses will be
				accepted from the first Saturday in May through the first Sunday in June. No
				one may submit more than one application during the application period. Hunters
				may apply as individuals or as a group of up to 15 applicants. All members of a
				group will be accepted or rejected together in the drawing. If applications
				have been sold in excess of the license quota for any zone or season, a drawing
				will be held to determine which applicants receive licenses. Licenses or
				refunds of license fees will be mailed to applicants after the drawing is
				completed. License agent writing fees, department administrative fees and
				telephone order charges will not be refunded. If any zone's license quota for
				any-deer and mandatory antlerless-deer-only licenses has not been filled, the
				excess any-deer and mandatory antlerless-deer-only licenses will be sold on a
				first-come, first-served basis through the ELSI telephone ordering system or
				the ELSI Internet license sales website. Excess any-deer and mandatory
				antlerless-deer-only licenses will be sold beginning the last Saturday in July
				until the quota has been filled or the last day of the hunting period for which
				the license is valid, whichever occurs first. Members of a group that are
				rejected may purchase licenses individually if excess any-deer and mandatory
				antlerless-deer-only licenses or optional antlerless-deer-only licenses are
				available.
(2)
Optional
				antlerless-deer-only licenses.
Optional antlerless-deer-only licenses
				must be purchased through the ELSI telephone ordering system or the ELSI
				Internet license sales website. Licenses for taking only antlerless deer will
				be available on the same date as excess any-deer licenses are sold as explained
				in 106.8(1). Optional antlerless-deer-only licenses will only be issued for one
				of the two regular gun seasons and for qualified disabled hunters
				(571-106.15(481A)). They will be sold first-come, first-served until the county
				quota is filled, or until the last day of the season for which a license is
				valid. If optional antlerless-deer-only licenses are still available on
				December 15, they may be purchased by nonresidents to hunt during the period
				from December 24 through January 2. These licenses will be available to
				nonresidents who have not purchased a nonresident deer license during one of
				the current deer seasons. The hunter must have in possession a valid
				nonresident small game hunting license and proof of having paid the current
				year's wildlife habitat fee. Optional antlerless-deer-only licenses will be
				valid only in the season and county designated by the hunter at the time the
				license is purchased.
a.
Nonresident
				landowners.
Nonresidents who own land in Iowa will have preference in
				obtaining optional antlerless-deer-only licenses. Nonresidents must qualify as
				landowners following the criteria stated in 106.17(1) and 106.17(3) through
				106.17(6), except that nonresident tenants and family members of nonresident
				landowners and tenants do not qualify and nonresident optional
				antlerless-deer-only licenses will not be free of charge. If a farm unit is
				owned jointly by more than one nonresident, only one owner may claim landowner
				preference in the same year. Nonresidents who own land jointly with a resident
				do not qualify for preference. Nonresidents who have provided proof to the
				department that they own land in Iowa and meet the qualifying criteria may
				purchase an optional antlerless-deer-only license for one of the two regular
				gun seasons when excess any-deer licenses go on sale or for the holiday season
				beginning December 15. Such proof must be provided before an optional
				antlerless-deer-only license can be purchased and must be resubmitted each year
				in which an optional antlerless-deer-only license is purchased. These licenses
				do not count against the county quota.
b.
Nonresident proof of land
				ownership.
Nonresidents who request preference for optional
				antlerless-deer-only licenses will be required to submit a copy of their state
				of Iowa property tax statement for the current year or sign an affidavit that
				lists the legal description of their land, date purchased, and book and page
				number, or instrument number, where the deed is recorded.