Bill Text: CA AB986 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Hunting and sport fishing licenses: sport fishing license duration: reduction in license fees for veterans.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-3)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-08-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB986 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB986-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
January 22, 2018 |
Assembly Bill | No. 986 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Gallagher (Coauthors: Assembly Members Baker, Bigelow, Brough, Chávez, Harper, Lackey, Mathis, Patterson, Rodriguez, Steinorth, Voepel, Acosta, and Eduardo Garcia) (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Bates, Morrell, Nielsen, Bradford, and Vidak) |
February 16, 2017 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill would instead require a resident or a nonresident, 16 years of age or older, upon payment of the fee, to be issued a sport fishing license for the period of 12 consecutive months beginning on the
date of issuance.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
(a)In addition to Section 3031, 3031.2, 7149.05, or 7149.2 and notwithstanding Section 3037, the department shall issue lifetime sportsman’s licenses pursuant to this section. A lifetime sportsman’s license authorizes the taking of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians anywhere in this state in accordance with law for purposes other than profit for the life of the person to whom issued unless revoked for a violation of this code or regulations adopted pursuant to this code. A lifetime sportsman’s license is not transferable. A lifetime sportsman’s license does not include any special tags, stamps, or other entitlements.
(b)A lifetime sportsman’s license may be issued to residents, as follows:
(1)To a person 62 years of age or over upon payment of a base fee of seven hundred thirty dollars ($730).
(2)To a person 40 years of age or over and less than 62 years of age upon payment of a base fee of one
thousand eighty dollars ($1,080).
(3)To a person 10 years of age or over and less than 40 years of age upon payment of a base fee of one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200).
(4)To a person less than 10 years of age upon payment of a base fee of seven hundred thirty dollars ($730).
(c)This section does not require a person less than 16 years of age to obtain a license to take fish, reptiles, or amphibians for purposes other than profit or to obtain a license to take birds or mammals, except as required by law.
(d)This section does not exempt an applicant for a license from meeting other qualifications or requirements otherwise established by law for the privilege of sport hunting or sport fishing.
(e)Upon payment of a base fee of four hundred forty-five dollars ($445), a person holding a lifetime hunting license or lifetime sportsman’s license shall be issued annually one deer tag application pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4332 and five wild pig tags issued pursuant to Section 4654. Lifetime privileges issued pursuant to this subdivision are not transferable.
(f)Upon payment of a base fee of two hundred ten dollars ($210), a person holding a lifetime hunting license or lifetime sportsman’s license shall be entitled annually to the privileges afforded to a person holding a state duck stamp or validation issued pursuant to Section 3700.1 and an upland game bird stamp or validation issued pursuant to Section 3682.1. Lifetime privileges issued pursuant to this subdivision are not transferable.
(g)The base fees specified in this section are applicable commencing January 1, 2004, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.
(h)The department shall reduce the fee required to obtain a lifetime sportsman’s license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) by 25 percent for a person
who is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and who was honorably discharged.
(i)The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified in subdivision (g), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative implementation costs of the department and the commission relating to those licenses.
SEC. 2.SECTION 1.
Section 3034 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to read:3034.
The department shall reduce the fee required to obtain hunting licenses specified in Sections 3031 and 3031.2 by 25 percent for a person who meets both of the following requirements:(a)A sport fishing license granting the privilege to take any fish, reptile, or amphibian anywhere in this state for purposes other than profit shall be issued to any of the following:
(1)A resident, 16 years of age or older, for the period of 12 consecutive months beginning on the date of issuance,
upon payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents ($31.25).
(2)A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for the period of 12 consecutive months beginning on the date of issuance, upon payment of a base fee of eighty-four dollars ($84).
(3)A nonresident, 16 years of age or older for the period of 10 consecutive days beginning on the date specified on the license upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph (1).
(4)A resident or nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for two designated days, upon
payment of one-half the fee set forth in paragraph (1). Notwithstanding Section
1053.1, more than one single day license issued for different days may be issued to, or possessed by, a person at one time.
(5)A resident or nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for one designated day upon payment of a base fee of ten dollars ($10).
(b)California sport fishing license validations shall be issued by authorized license agents in the same manner as sport fishing licenses, and no compensation shall be paid to the authorized license agent for issuing the validations except as provided in Section 1055.1.
(c)The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the 2004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.
(d)The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified in subdivision
(c), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department and the commission relating to those licenses.