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, beginning July 1, 2015, and until July 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, beginning July 1, 2015, and until July 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.begin insert A license
12issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as a
junior
13hunting license.end insert
14(3) A nonresident, 18 years of age or older, upon the payment
15of a base fee of one hundred eight dollars and fifty cents ($108.50).
16(4) A nonresident, 18 years of age or older, valid only for two
17consecutive days upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph
18(1). A license issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid only for
19taking resident and migratory game birds, resident small game
20mammals, fur-bearing mammals, and nongame mammals, as
21defined in this code or in regulations adopted by the commission.
22(5) A nonresident, valid for one day and only for the taking of
23domesticated game birds and pheasants while on the premises of
24a licensed game bird club, or for the taking of
domesticated
25migratory game birds in areas licensed for shooting those birds,
26upon the payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
27(b) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
282004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter
29pursuant to Section 713.
P3 1(c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified
2in subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed,
3all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the
4department and the commission relating to those licenses.
5(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2020,
6and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
7is enacted before January 1, 2021,
deletes or extends that date.
Section 3031 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to
9read:
(a) A hunting license, granting the privilege to take birds
11and mammals, shall be issued to any of the following:
12(1) A resident of this state, 16 years of age or older, upon the
13payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents
14($31.25).
15(2) A resident or nonresident, who is under 16 years of age on
16July 1 of the licensing year, upon the payment of a base fee of
17eight dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25), regardless of whether
18that person applies before or after July 1 of that year.begin insert
A license
19issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as a junior
20hunting license.end insert
21(3) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, upon the payment
22of a base fee of one hundred eight dollars and fifty cents ($108.50).
23(4) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, valid only for two
24consecutive days upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph
25(1). A license issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid only for
26taking resident and migratory game birds, resident small game
27mammals, fur-bearing mammals, and nongame mammals, as
28defined in this code or in regulations adopted by the commission.
29(5) A nonresident, valid for one day and only for the taking of
30domesticated game birds and pheasants while on the premises of
31a licensed game bird club, or for the taking of domesticated
32
migratory game birds in areas licensed for shooting those birds,
33upon the payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
34(b) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
352004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter
36pursuant to Section 713.
37(c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified
38in subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed,
39all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the
40department and the commission relating to those licenses.
P4 1(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.
This act shall become operative on July 1, 2015.
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