HF2484 Summary

• Establishes wolf hunting and trapping licenses at $30 for residents and $230 for nonresidents, with revenue dedicated to wolf management, research, damage control, enforcement, and education.

• Creates a new statutory section (97B.647) authorizing the commissioner to prescribe open seasons, areas, and daily/possession limits for taking wolves by firearms, bow and arrow, and trapping after federal delisting under the Endangered Species Act.

• Requires wolf applicants to pay a $4 application fee and allows the commissioner to limit the number of hunters and trappers through a drawing system to prevent overharvest.

• Modifies the predator control program by removing the fixed $150 payment for certified wolf controllers and allowing the commissioner to set compensation amounts by written order published in the State Register.

• Mandates the commissioner establish the first firearms wolf hunting season no later than the first day of the 2012 deer hunting season and the first trapping season beginning January 1, 2013.

• Requires specific snare specifications for wolf trapping, including maximum 16-inch loop diameter, minimum 7/64-inch cable diameter, and prohibition of snares in trails and use of domestic animal carcasses on public lands.