Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 561 - Natural Resources Department › Chapter 12 - Special Nonresident Deer and Turkey Licenses › Rule 561-12.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
When used in this chapter:
"Approved organization "
means an organization
				that is incorporated under Iowa Code chapter 504 as a nonprofit organization,
				whose mission involves providing hunting experiences for disabled veterans and
				military personnel, and that is listed on the IRS exempt organizations list or
				provides a copy of an IRS determination letter for 501(c) tax-exempt
				status.
"Conservation organization "
means an
				organization that is licensed and managed pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 504,
				the revised Iowa nonprofit corporation Act, and whose mission emphasizes
				natural resource conservation or supports science-based natural resource
				management. A local or state chapter or division of a national or international
				conservation organization shall qualify as a conservation organization. A
				person who purchases a deer license from a conservation organization under
				these rules is not subject to the restriction provided in 12.5(1)
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"Coordinator "
means the department staff
				person appointed by the director to administer the process for allocation of
				special nonresident deer and turkey licenses pursuant to this chapter.
"Department"
means the department of natural
				resources.
"Director"
means the director of the
				department of natural resources.
"Internal committee"
means the committee that
				ranks certain requests for special licenses for consideration by the director
				or the director's designee and consists of the coordinator, the administrator
				of the conservation and recreation division, the chief of the wildlife bureau,
				and the chief of the law enforcement bureau.
"Nonresident disabled veteran or disabled member of the
				armed forces"
means a person who is a veteran and who has an assigned
				service-related disability rating of 30 percent or more under United States
				Code, Title 38, Chapter 11; or a person who is a member of the armed forces
				serving on active federal duty currently participating in the Integrated
				Disability Evaluation System (IDES).
"Outdoor industry "
means a commercial
				enterprise or venture that promotes or otherwise contributes to the use of
				natural resources. For purposes of illustration, an outdoor industry may
				include, but is not limited to, a television or radio show production; a
				video/DVD production; still and motion photography; an article in the popular
				print media, such as in a newspaper or periodical; a lecture presentation; the
				manufacture or acquisition of sporting equipment for resale; or a similar
				activity. A business that solely provides guide or outfitter services is not an
				outdoor industry.
"Program "
means the review and selection
				process through which special nonresident deer and turkey licenses are
				allocated in accordance with Iowa Code section
				483A.24
				and these rules.
"Special licenses"
means the special
				nonresident deer licenses and special nonresident turkey licenses issued
				pursuant to these rules.
"Special nonresident deer license"
means a
				deer license issued pursuant to Iowa Code section
				483A.24(3).
"Special nonresident turkey license "
means a
				turkey license issued pursuant to Iowa Code section
				483A.24(4).
"Sponsor"
means an entity that applies on
				behalf of one or more hunters. Sponsors shall either conduct business in Iowa
				and be registered with the secretary of state or have some other affiliation
				with the state of Iowa.