Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-15.42

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

Rule 571-15.42 - [Effective until 6/5/2024] Testing procedures

(1)General testing procedures.

a. Upon completion of the required curriculum, each person shall score a minimum of 75 percent on the written or oral test provided by the department and demonstrate safe handling of a firearm. Based on the results of the written or oral test and demonstrated firearm safe handling techniques as prescribed by the department, the volunteer instructor shall determine the persons who shall be issued a certificate of completion.

b. Notwithstanding paragraph 15.42(1)"a" above, a resident who is 18 years of age or older may obtain a certificate of completion without demonstrating the safe handling of a firearm.

(2)Exemptions. The following groups of individuals do not need hunting licenses and therefore do not need to satisfactorily complete a hunter education course:

a.Landowners and tenants. Owners or tenants of land and their children when hunting on the land which they own or on which they are tenants.

b.Residents under 16. Residents of the state under 16 years of age accompanied by their parent or guardian or in the company of any other competent adult if the adult accompanying said minor possesses a valid hunting license, providing, however, there is one licensed adult accompanying each person under 16 years of age.

(3)Deer and wild turkey license applications. Individuals are not required to exhibit a certificate showing satisfactory completion of a hunter education course only when applying for a deer or wild turkey license.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-15.42

ARC 7852B, lAB 6/17/09, effective 7/22/09

Amended by IAB June 8, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Number 25, effective 7/13/2016