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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1107
Author: Berryhill (R)
Amended: 5/14/12
Vote: 21
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER COMM. : 8-0, 3/27/12
AYES: Pavley, La Malfa, Cannella, Fuller, Kehoe, Padilla,
Simitian, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Evans
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Entitlements: voluntary donations
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill allows members of the public to
voluntarily release their contact information to qualified
nonprofit conservation organizations when they purchase
hunting or fishing licenses, tags, stamps or other
validations through the Department of Fish and Game's (DFG)
Automated License Data System (ALDS).
ANALYSIS : Existing law:
1. States that all licenses, permits, tags, reservations,
and other entitlements authorized by the Fish and Game
Code (FGC) are prepared and issued by the DFG or an
authorized license agent.
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2. Authorizes specified persons to obtain tags or stamps
for the taking of specific animals or aquatic species,
if certain requirements are met.
3. Authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to require and
prescribe the form of applications for licenses,
permits, tags, reservations, and other entitlements and
the form of any contrivance to be used in connection
therewith.
This bill requires DFG, if it determines that a nonprofit
conservation organization meets specified eligibility
requirements and submits a prescribed letter annually, to
include the nonprofit conservation organization's logo in a
space with a link to the organization's Internet Web site
on the ALDS for a time period agreed upon by the department
and the organization. This bill authorizes DFG to impose a
charge on a nonprofit conservation organization for
inclusion on the ALDS and prohibits that charge from
exceeding the reasonable costs of administering these
provisions.
Background
Every person must have a license for the take of fish,
birds, and mammals (Section 3007 of the FGC for hunting
licenses, Section 7145 of the FGC for fishing licenses)
unless that person is covered by an exception, which is a
rarity. Two of the exceptions are for fishing by a
landowner on private property and hunting on a free hunting
day.
The DFG is phasing out their current paper license system
and replacing it with an automated system called the
Automated License Data System. This process began about a
year ago. Phase I of the ALDS roll-out ended in late 2011.
Phase I consisted of siting kiosks for selling licenses
and establishing an ALDS Web site for the public to use.
DFG is now in the midst of Phase II of the roll-out which
should take until about 2014. Phase II will focus on
internal improvements to the system, adding new
functionality, and other tasks.
FGC Section 1050.6 is clear that the names and addresses of
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those obtaining recreational fishing and hunting licenses
are confidential and shall only be released in limited
circumstances.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/15/12)
California Outdoor Heritage Alliance
California Waterfowl Association
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The California Outdoor Heritage
Alliance (COHA) supports this bill because it believes that
greater conservation efforts will occur at the local level.
Although not specified in this bill, COHA suggests that
typical activities could include wetland restoration
efforts, big game population surveying, controlled burning
to improve habitat, re-forestation efforts, securing public
access to land, facilitating conservation easements on
private land, and migratory bird banding.
CTW:kc 5/15/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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