BILL NUMBER: AB 2330	CHAPTERED  07/10/08

	CHAPTER  98
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 10, 2008
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 10, 2008
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 26, 2008
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  APRIL 24, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gaines

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2008

   An act to amend Section 3031 of, and to add Section 1050.3 to, the
Fish and Game Code, relating to wildlife.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2330, Gaines. Wildlife: hunting licenses.
   Existing law requires all permits, license tags, license stamps,
applications, reservations, or other entitlements authorized by the
Fish and Game Code to be prepared and issued by the Department of
Fish and Game. Existing law permits the Fish and Game Commission to
determine the terms, conditions, and fees for which a permit, license
tag, license stamp, application, reservation, or other entitlement
will be issued, unless otherwise specified.
   This bill would authorize the department to issue a temporary
document that authorizes the holder of a license, permit, license
tag, license stamp, application, reservation, or other entitlement
purchased through the Internet, to enjoy the privileges of the
entitlement for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days from the date
of purchase.
   Existing law requires every person who takes any bird or mammal to
first obtain a license issued by the department. Existing law
requires the department to issue a license, upon payment of a base
fee of $8.25, to a resident or nonresident who is under 16 years of
age at any time during the licensing year for which they seek a
license.
   This bill would provide that a resident or nonresident shall be
issued a license, upon payment of a base fee of $8.25, if that person
is under 16 years of age on July 1 of the licensing year for which
they seek a license regardless of whether that person applies before
or after July 1 of that year.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 1050.3 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to
read:
   1050.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the
department may issue a temporary document that allows the holder of a
license, permit, license tag, license stamp, application,
reservation, or other entitlement purchased through the Internet to
enjoy the privileges of the entitlement for a period not to exceed 30
calendar days from the date of purchase.
  SEC. 2.  Section 3031 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to read:

   3031.  (a) A hunting license, granting the privilege to take birds
and mammals, shall be issued to any of the following:
   (1) A resident of this state, 16 years of age or older, upon the
payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents
($31.25).
   (2) A resident or nonresident, who is under 16 years of age on
July 1 of the licensing year, upon the payment of a base fee of eight
dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25), regardless of whether that
person applies before or after July 1 of that year.
   (3) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, upon the payment of a
base fee of one hundred eight dollars and fifty cents ($108.50).
   (4) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, valid only for two
consecutive days upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph (1).
A license issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid only for taking
resident and migratory game birds, resident small game mammals,
fur-bearing mammals, and nongame mammals, as defined in this code or
in regulations adopted by the commission.
   (5) A nonresident, valid for one day and only for the taking of
domesticated game birds and pheasants while on the premises of a
licensed game bird club, or for the taking of domesticated migratory
game birds in areas licensed for shooting those birds, upon the
payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
   (b) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
2004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant
to Section 713.