AB 1709, as amended, 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 thebegin delete departmentend deletebegin insert
department, until January 1, 2020,end insert 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 thebegin delete departmentend deletebegin insert department, until January 1, 2020,end insert 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 3031 of the Fish and Game Code is
2amended to read:
(a) A hunting license, granting the privilege to take birds
4and mammals, shall be issued to any of the following:
5(1) A resident of this state, 18 years of age or older, upon the
6payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents
7($31.25).
8(2) A resident or nonresident, who is under 18 years of age on
9July 1 of the licensing year, upon the payment of a base fee of
10eight dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25), regardless of whether
11that person applies before or after July 1 of that year.
12(3) A nonresident, 18 years of age or older, upon the payment
13of a
base fee of one hundred eight dollars and fifty cents ($108.50).
14(4) A nonresident, 18 years of age or older, valid only for two
15consecutive days upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph
16(1). A license issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid
only for
17taking resident and migratory game birds, resident small game
18mammals, fur-bearing mammals, and nongame mammals, as
19defined in this code or in regulations adopted by the commission.
20(5) A nonresident, valid for one day and only for the taking of
21domesticated game birds and pheasants while on the premises of
22a licensed game bird club, or for the taking of domesticated
23migratory game birds in areas licensed for shooting those birds,
24upon the payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
25(b) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
262004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter
27pursuant to Section 713.
28(c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified
29in
subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed,
30all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the
31department and the commission relating to those licenses.
P3 1(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020,
2and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
3is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends that date.
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(a) A hunting license, granting the privilege to take
7birds and mammals, shall be issued to any of the following:
8(1) A resident of this state, 16 years of age or older, upon the
9payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents
10($31.25).
11(2) A resident or nonresident, who is under 16 years of age on
12July 1 of the licensing year, upon the payment of a base fee of eight
13dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25), regardless of whether that
14person applies before or after July 1 of that year.
15(3) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, upon the payment
16of a base fee of one hundred eight dollars and fifty cents ($108.50).
17(4) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, valid only for two
18consecutive days upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph
19(1). A license issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid only for
20taking resident and migratory game birds, resident small game
21mammals, fur-bearing mammals, and nongame mammals, as
22defined in this code or in regulations adopted by the commission.
23(5) A nonresident, valid for one day and only for the taking of
24domesticated game birds and pheasants while on the premises of
25a licensed game bird club, or for the taking of domesticated
26
migratory game birds in areas licensed for shooting those birds,
27upon the payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
28(b) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
292004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter
30pursuant to Section 713.
31(c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified
32in subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed,
33all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the
34department and the commission relating to those licenses.
35(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.
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