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          Date of Hearing:   March 23, 2010

                   ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE
                            Jared William Huffman, Chair
                 AB 1995 (Gaines) - As Introduced:  February 17, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :   Fishing and Hunting Licenses: Automated License Data  
          System

           SUMMARY  :   Authorizes a person who purchases a fishing or  
          hunting stamp through the Department of Fish and Game's (DFG's)  
          Automated License Data System (ALDS), that is lost or destroyed,  
          to purchase a replacement stamp for a base fee of $3.   
          Specifically,  this bill  :

          1)Authorizes unexpired hunting and fishing licenses purchased  
            through DFG's ALDS system that are lost or destroyed to be  
            replaced for a base fee of $9, to be adjusted for inflation in  
            future years, not to exceed the amount of the original fee.

          2)Authorizes a hunting or fishing stamp purchased through DFG's  
            ALDS system that is lost or destroyed to be replaced for a  
            base fee of $3, to be adjusted for inflation in future years,  
            not to exceed the amount of the original fee. 

          3)Clarifies existing state law which allows a hunting or fishing  
            license that is lost or destroyed to be replaced with payment  
            of a fee.

           EXISTING LAW  :

          1)Prohibits a person from obtaining more than one license,  
            permit, reservation or other entitlement of the same class for  
            fishing or hunting in the same license year.

          2)Authorizes an unexpired hunting or fishing license that is  
            lost or destroyed to be replaced for a base fee of $5, which  
            with adjustments for inflation, is currently at $8.75.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Unknown

           COMMENTS  :   Currently DFG authorizes persons who lose their  
          hunting or fishing license to purchase a replacement license  
          with payment of a fee, but any stamp that was affixed to the  
          license must be repurchased at full price.  Currently, DFG has  








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          no way of tracking the purchase of stamps to verify the prior  
          purchase.  Once DFG's ALDS is fully implemented, it will allow  
          DFG to capture customer information, including a record of what  
          licenses and stamps were purchased.  With the ability to track  
          this information, the author notes that charging full price for  
          replacement of a lost or destroyed stamp would be unfair.  This  
          bill authorizes replacement of lost or destroyed stamps with  
          payment of a $3 fee.  It would also continue to allow  
          replacement of lost or destroyed licenses with payment of the  
          current fee charged.

          DFG is in the process of completely reengineering their  
          licensing processes and procedures with implementation of the  
          ALDS system.  Implementation is beginning in 2010 with the  
          entire system scheduled to be on line by 2012.  ALDS will  
          automate DFG's antiquated paper licensing system and provide DFG  
          the ability to capture customer information in a database via  
          the Internet, or through licensed agents equipped with ALDS  
          systems.  In order to fully implement ALDS, DFG must update  
          statutes to reflect the new business policies necessitated by  
          this more efficient process.

           Technical committee amendments suggested  :

          On page 2, line 8, after the (1) insert:   Short-term fishing  
          licenses and non-resident hunting licenses  Licenses

            On page 3, line 3, after the (1) insert:   Short-term fishing  
          licenses and non-resident hunting licenses   Licenses
              

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          Department of Fish and Game (sponsor)
          California Association of Firearms Retailers
          California Sportsman's Lobby
          Outdoor Sportsmen's Coalition of California
          Safari Club International

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           








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          Analysis Prepared by  :    Diane Colborn / W., P. & W. / (916)  
          319-2096