1.A person born after January 1, 1972, shall not obtain a hunting license unless the
person has satisfactorily completed a hunter education course approved by the commission.
A person who is eleven years of age or more may enroll in an approved hunter education
course, but a person who is eleven years of age and who has successfully completed the
course shall be issued a certificate of completion which becomes valid on the person’s twelfth
birthday. A certificate of completion from an approved hunter education course issued in
this state, or a certificate issued by another state, country, or province for completion of a
course that meets the standards adopted by the international hunter education association
— United States of America, is valid for the requirements of this section.
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1. A person born after January 1, 1972, shall not obtain a hunting license unless the
person has satisfactorily completed a hunter education course approved by the commission.
A person who is eleven years of age or more may enroll in an approved hunter education
course, but a person who is eleven years of age and who has successfully completed the
course shall be issued a certificate of completion which becomes valid on the person’s twelfth
birthday. A certificate of completion from an approved hunter education course issued in
this state, or a certificate issued by another state, country, or province for completion of a
course that meets the standards adopted by the international hunter education association
— United States of America, is valid for the requirements of this section.
2. a. A certificate of completion shall not be issued to a person who has not satisfactorily
completed an approved hunter education course. The department shall establish the
curriculum based on the standards adopted by the international hunter education association
— United States of America for the approved hunter education course. The curriculum shall
include instruction relating to making an anatomical gift, including of an organ, an eye, or
tissue, under the revised uniform anatomical gift Act as provided in chapter 142C. Upon
completion of the course, each person shall pass an individual oral test or a written test
provided by the department. The department shall establish the criteria for successfully
passingthetests. Basedontheresultsofthetestanddemonstratedsafehandlingofafirearm,
the instructor shall determine the persons who shall be issued a certificate of completion.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, a resident who is eighteen years of age or older may
obtain a certificate of completion without demonstrating the safe handling of a firearm.
3. The department shall provide a manual regarding hunter education which shall be
used by all instructors and persons receiving hunter education training in this state. The
department may produce the manual in a print or electronic format accessible from a
computer, including from a data storage device or the department’s internet site.
4. The department shall provide for the certification of persons who wish to become
hunter education instructors. A person shall not act as an instructor in hunter education as
providedinthissectionwithoutfirstobtaininganinstructor’scertificatefromthedepartment.
5. An officer of the department or a certified instructor may issue a certificate to a person
who has not completed the hunter education course but meets the criteria established by the
commission.
6. A public or private school accredited pursuant to section 256.11 or an organization
approved by the department may cooperate with the department in providing a course in
hunter education or shooting sports activities as provided in this section.
7. Ahuntinglicenseobtainedunderthissectionbyapersonwhogavefalseinformationor
presented a fraudulent certificate of completion shall be revoked and a new hunting license
shall not be issued for at least two years from the date of conviction. A hunting license
obtainedbyapersonwhowasbornafterJanuary1, 1972, buthasnotsatisfactorilycompleted
the hunter education course or has not met the requirements established by the commission,
shall be revoked.
8. The commission shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A as necessary to carry
out the administration of this section.
9. The initial hunter education certificate shall be issued without cost. A duplicate
certificate shall be issued upon payment of the writing fee and administrative fee, if
applicable.
10. Apersonundereighteenyearsofagewhoisrequiredtoexhibitavalidhuntinglicense
shall also exhibit a valid certificate of completion from a state approved hunter education
course upon request of an officer of the department. A failure to carry or refusal to exhibit
the certificate of completion as provided in this subsection is a violation of this chapter. A
violator is guilty of a simple misdemeanor as provided in section 483A.42.
11. An instructor certified by the department shall be allowed to conduct a
department-approved hunter education course or shooting sports activities course on public
school property with the approval of a majority of the board of directors of the school
district. Conducting an approved hunter education course or shooting sports activities
course is not a violation of any public policy, rule, regulation, resolution, or ordinance which
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prohibits the possession, display, or use of a firearm, bow and arrow, or other hunting
weapon on public school property or other public property in this state.
[82 Acts, ch 1035, §1]
C83, §110.27