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.
begin insertExisting regulations provide that entry permits to specified lands operated by the department will be issued to persons 16 or 17 years of age in possession of a valid resident or nonresident hunting license and authorize those persons to hunt by themselves, but prohibit them from being accompanied by junior hunters.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would codify those regulations.
end insertVote: 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. A license
12issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as a junior hunting
13license.
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.
P3 1(5) A nonresident, valid for one day and only for the taking of
2domesticated game birds and pheasants while on the premises of
3a licensed game bird club, or for the taking of domesticated
4migratory game birds in areas licensed for shooting those birds,
5upon the payment of a
base fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
6(b) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
72004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter
8pursuant to Section 713.
9(c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified
10in subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed,
11all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the
12department and the commission relating to those licenses.
13(d) A person who is 16 or 17 years of age, is in possession of a
14valid junior hunting license, and is issued an entry permit pursuant
15to
Section 551 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations
16may hunt in the area described in the entry permit unaccompanied
17by a person over 18 years of age but shall not be accompanied by
18a person under 16 years of age.
19(d)
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20begin insert(end insertbegin inserte)end insert This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2020,
21and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
22is enacted before January 1, 2021, deletes or extends that date.
Section 3031 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to
24read:
(a) A hunting license, granting the privilege to take birds
26and mammals, shall be issued to any of the following:
27(1) A resident of this state, 16 years of age or older, upon the
28payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents
29($31.25).
30(2) A resident or nonresident, who is under 16 years of age on
31July 1 of the licensing year, upon the payment of a base fee of
32eight dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25), regardless of whether
33that person applies before or after July 1 of that
year. A license
34issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be known as a junior hunting
35license.
36(3) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, upon the payment
37of a base fee of one hundred eight dollars and fifty cents ($108.50).
38(4) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, valid only for two
39consecutive days upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph
40(1). A license issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid only for
P4 1taking resident and migratory game birds, resident small game
2mammals, fur-bearing mammals, and nongame mammals, as
3defined in this code or in regulations adopted by the commission.
4(5) A nonresident, valid for one day and only for the taking of
5domesticated game birds and pheasants while on the premises of
6a licensed game bird club, or for the taking of domesticated
7
migratory game birds in areas licensed for shooting those birds,
8upon the payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
9(b) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
102004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter
11pursuant to Section 713.
12(c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified
13in subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed,
14all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the
15department and the commission relating to those licenses.
16(d) A person who is 16 or 17 years of age, is in possession of a
17valid resident or nonresident hunting license, and is issued an
18entry permit pursuant to Section 551 of Title 14 of the California
19Code of Regulations may hunt in the area described in the entry
20permit unaccompanied by a person over 18 years of age but shall
21not be accompanied by a person under 16 years of age.
22(d)
end delete23begin insert(end insertbegin inserte)end insert This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.
This act shall become operative on July 1, 2015.
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