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 the department,begin insert
beginning July 1, 2015, andend insert
untilbegin delete Januaryend deletebegin insert Julyend insert 1, 2020, 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,begin insert beginning July 1, 2015, andend insert untilbegin delete Januaryend deletebegin insert Julyend insert 1, 2020, 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 untilbegin delete Januaryend deletebegin insert Julyend insert
2 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
3statute, that is enacted before January 1,begin delete 2020,end deletebegin insert
2021,end insert deletes or
4extends that date.
Section 3031 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to
6read:
(a) A hunting license, granting the privilege to take birds
8and mammals, shall be issued to any of the following:
9(1) A resident of this state, 16 years of age or older, upon the
10payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents
11($31.25).
12(2) A resident or nonresident, who is under 16 years of age on
13July 1 of the licensing year, upon the payment of a base fee of
14eight dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25), regardless of whether
15that person applies before or after July 1 of that year.
16(3) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, upon the payment
17of a base fee of one hundred eight dollars and fifty cents ($108.50).
18(4) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, valid only for two
19consecutive days upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph
20(1). A license issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid only for
21taking resident and migratory game birds, resident small game
22mammals, fur-bearing mammals, and nongame mammals, as
23defined in this code or in regulations adopted by the commission.
24(5) A nonresident, valid for one day and only for the taking of
25domesticated game birds and pheasants while on the
premises of
26a licensed game bird club, or for the taking of domesticated
27
migratory game birds in areas licensed for shooting those birds,
28upon the payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
29(b) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
302004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter
31pursuant to Section 713.
32(c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified
33in subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed,
34all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the
35department and the commission relating to those licenses.
36(d) This section
shall become operative onbegin delete Januaryend deletebegin insert Julyend insert 1, 2020.
This act shall become operative on July 1, 2015.
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