BILL NUMBER: AB 1709	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Frazier

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2014

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


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1709, as introduced, Frazier. Wildlife: hunting licenses.
   Existing law requires every person who takes any bird or mammal to
first obtain a license issued by the Department of Fish and
Wildlife. Existing law requires the department to issue a license,
upon payment of a base fee of $8.25, as adjusted, to a resident or
nonresident who is under 16 years of age on July 1 of the licensing
year for which he or she seeks a license. Existing law requires the
department to issue a license to a resident of this state who is 16
years of age or older upon payment of a base fee of $31.25, as
adjusted, and to a nonresident who is 16 years of age or older upon
payment of a base fee of $108.50, as adjusted. Existing law requires
the department to issue a 2-day license to a nonresident who is 16
years of age or older upon payment of a base fee of $31.25, as
adjusted.
   This bill would instead require the department to issue a license,
upon payment of a base fee of $8.25, as adjusted, to a resident or
nonresident who is under 18 years of age on July 1 of the licensing
year for which he or she seeks a license. The bill would require the
department to issue a 2-day license to a nonresident who is 18 years
of age or older upon payment of a base fee of $31.25, as adjusted.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  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  18 
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 
 18  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   18  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   18  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.
   (c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified
in subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed,
all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the
department and the commission relating to those licenses.