BILL NUMBER: SB 1288	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 26, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Harman
    (   Coauthors:   Senators  
Berryhill,   Cannella,   and Correa   )

    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
Cook   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to amend Section  3037   3033  of
the Fish and Game Code, relating to  fish and 
wildlife resources.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1288, as amended, Harman. Hunting licenses. 
   Existing law generally requires a hunting license for the taking
of a bird or mammal. Existing law requires the Department of Fish and
Game to issue a license, upon payment of a fee, to eligible
California residents and nonresidents, as specified. Existing law
requires the department to issue a reduced fee license, as specified,
to a disabled veteran, as defined.  
   This bill would also require the department to issue a reduced fee
license to military personnel who are recovering service members, as
defined, and who demonstrate eligibility, as prescribed. 

   Under existing law, a hunting license authorizes the person to
whom it is issued to take birds and mammals, in accordance with law,
for a term of one year from July 1 to June 30, or, if issued after
the beginning of that term, for the remainder of the term. 

   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that
provision. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 3033 of the   Fish and
Game Code   is amended to read: 
   3033.  (a) The department shall, upon application and payment of a
fee, issue a reduced fee hunting license, that authorizes the
licensee to take any bird or mammal as otherwise authorized pursuant
to this code and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, to a disabled
veteran, as defined in subdivision (b),  or to a recovering
service member, as defined in subdivision (c),  who has not been
convicted of any violation of this code. The base license fee for a
reduced fee hunting license shall be four dollars ($4) for the
hunting license year beginning on July 1, 1995, and, for the
following years, this license fee may be annually reviewed and
adjusted in accordance with Section 713.
   (b) "Disabled veteran" means a person having a 50 percent or
greater service-connected disability and an honorable discharge from
military service. The person shall be eligible upon presentation of
proof of an honorable discharge from military service and proof of
the disability. Proof of the disability shall be by certification
from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or by
presentation of a license issued pursuant to this section in the
preceding license year. 
   (c) "Recovering service member" means a member of the military who
meets the definition of "recovering service member" in Section 1602
(7) the National Defense Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110-181). A person shall be eligible for a reduced fee
hunting license pursuant to this subdivision upon the submission of a
letter, online or in hardcopy, to the department from that person's
commanding officer and from a military medical doctor stating that
the person is a recovering service member.  
   (d) A person applying for a reduced fee sport fishing license
shall submit adequate documentation for the department to determine
whether the person is, in fact, eligible for a reduced fee sport
fishing license. The department shall not issue a reduced fee sport
fishing license to any person unless it is satisfied that the person
has provided adequate documentation of eligibility for that license.
 
  SECTION 1.    Section 3037 of the Fish and Game
Code is amended to read:
   3037.  A hunting license authorizes the person to whom it is
issued to take birds and mammals, in accordance with law, for a term
of one year from July 1 to June 30, or, if issued after the beginning
of that term, for the remainder of the term.