561—12.3(483A) Availability of special licenses.
- 12.3(1) The program shall be available to provide no more than the number of special licenses allowed by Iowa Code section 483A.24 to nonresidents through requests submitted by individual hunters, through a sponsor, or through an approved organization.
- 12.3(2) A statewide signature event organization shall receive one special nonresident deer license upon application. The statewide signature event organization shall return to the department the greater amount of either one-half of the proceeds from its sale of the special nonresident deer license or the fee for a nonresident deer license as set forth in Iowa Code section 483A.1. The department’s proceeds shall cover the cost of the special nonresident deer license. A license made available to a statewide signature event organization in accordance with this subrule may be valid for up to two years after selection of the organization by the director or the director’s designee. The statewide signature event organization shall notify the coordinator immediately following the sale of the special nonresident deer license of which year and for what season the special nonresident deer license will be used.
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