BILL NUMBER: SB 1032	CHAPTERED  09/29/06

	CHAPTER  637
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 7, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 4, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JANUARY 26, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JANUARY 23, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JANUARY 17, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JANUARY 4, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hollingsworth

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to amend Sections 331 and 332 of the Fish and Game Code,
relating to hunting.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1032, Hollingsworth  Antelope and elk hunting.
   Existing law authorizes a resident of the state to obtain a
license tag for the taking of antelope or elk if certain requirements
are met. Existing law fixes the fee for an antelope license tag at
$55 per person and the fee for an elk license tag at $165 per person,
and specifies that only a resident of the State of California
possessing a valid hunting license may obtain a license tag for the
taking of antelope or elk, as provided. Existing law requires the
Fish and Game Commission to annually direct the Department of Fish
and Game to authorize the sale of a specified number of antelope,
elk, and deer license tags that may be sold at auction to residents
or nonresidents, as provided.
   This bill would authorize any person generally, without regard to
residency, to obtain an antelope or elk license tag if certain
requirements are met. The bill would also require the commission on
or before July 1, 2007, and by regulation, to fix the antelope
license tag fee for a nonresident of the state at not less than $350
and to fix the elk license tag fee for a nonresident of the state at
not less than $1050. The bill would limit the number of tags issued
annually to nonresidents to one antelope tag and one elk tag.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 331 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to
read:
   331.  (a) The commission may determine and fix the area or areas,
the seasons and hours, the bag and possession limit, and the sex and
total number of antelope (Antilocapra americana) that may be taken
under regulations which the commission may adopt from time to time.
Only a person possessing a valid hunting license, who has not
received an antelope license tag under these provisions during a
period of time specified by the commission, may obtain a license tag
for the taking of antelope.
   (b) The department may issue a license tag upon payment of a fee.
The fee for a license tag shall be fifty-five dollars ($55) for a
resident of the state, as adjusted under Section 713. On or before
July 1, 2007, the commission shall, by regulation, fix the fee for a
nonresident of the state at not less than a fee of three hundred
fifty dollars ($350), as adjusted under Section 713. The fee shall be
deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and shall be
expended, in addition to money budgeted for salaries of persons in
the department, for the expense of implementing this section.
   (c) The commission shall direct the department to annually
authorize not less than one antelope tag or more than 1 percent of
the total number of tags available for the purpose of raising funds
for programs and projects to benefit antelope. These tags may be sold
at auction to residents or nonresidents of the state or by another
method and are not subject to the fee limitation prescribed in
subdivision (b).
   (d) The commission shall direct the department to annually
authorize one antelope tag of the total number of tags available for
issuance to nonresidents of the state.
  SEC. 2.  Section 332 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to read:

   332.  (a) The commission may determine and fix the area or areas,
the seasons and hours, the bag and possession limit, and the number
of elk that may be taken under rules and regulations which the
commission may adopt from time to time. The commission may authorize
the taking of tule elk if the average of the department's statewide
tule elk population estimates exceeds 2,000 animals, or the
Legislature determines, pursuant to the reports required by Section
3951, that suitable areas cannot be found in the state to accommodate
that population in a healthy condition.
   (b) Only a person possessing a valid hunting license may obtain a
license tag for the taking of elk.
   (c) The department may issue an elk license tag upon payment of a
fee. The fee for a license tag shall be one hundred sixty-five
dollars ($165) for a resident of the state, as adjusted under Section
713. On or before July 1, 2007, the commission shall, by regulation,
fix the fee for a nonresident of the state at not less than one
thousand fifty dollars ($1050), as adjusted under Section 713. The
fees shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and
shall be expended, in addition to money budgeted for salaries of the
department, for the expense of implementing this section and Section
3951.
   (d) The commission shall annually direct the department to
authorize not more than three elk hunting license tags for the
purpose of raising funds for programs and projects to benefit elk.
These license tags may be sold at auction to residents or
nonresidents of the state or by another method and are not subject to
the fee limitation prescribed in subdivision (c).
   (e) The commission shall direct the department to annually
authorize one elk tag of the total number of tags available for
issuance to nonresidents of the state.