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H0446........................................................by MR. SPEAKER
Requested by: Department of Fish and Game
HUNTING LICENSES - Amends existing law to clarify that nonresident two-day
hunting licenses also require the purchase of appropriate tags and permits.
01/12 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/12 Rpt prt - to Res/Con
01/30 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/02 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/03 3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase,
Clark, Crane, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jones(9),
Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood,
Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Crow, Jaquet,
Floor Sponsor - Campbell
Title apvd - to Senate
02/04 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stennett, Sweeney,
Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Sorensen
Floor Sponsor - Geddes
Title apvd - to House
03/11 To enrol
03/12 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/13 Pres signed
03/16 To Governor
03/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 47
Effective: 07/01/98
H0446|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 446 BY MR. SPEAKER Requested by: Department of Fish and Game 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-407, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY 3 THAT A PERSON HOLDING A NONRESIDENT TWO DAY HUNTING LICENSE SHALL PURCHASE 4 THE APPROPRIATE REQUIRED TAGS AND PERMITS. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 36-407, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 36-407. NONRESIDENT FISHING, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING LICENSES -- FEES -- 9 RIGHTS UNDER. Licenses of the sixth class shall be issued to nonresidents in 10 the several kinds and for fees as follows: 11 (a) Nonresident Hunting License. A license issued only to a person twelve 12 (12) years of age or older entitling said person to pursue, hunt, or kill game 13 birds, small game animals, unprotected birds and animals and predatory birds 14 and animals and to purchase game tags as provided in section 36-409(b), Idaho 15 Code. Provided, that a license may be issued to qualified persons who are 16 eleven (11) years of age to allow the application for a controlled hunt per- 17 mit; however, said persons shall not hunt until they are twelve (12) years of 18 age. A license of this kind may be had upon payment of one hundred dollars 19 ($100). 20 (b) Nonresident Season Fishing License. A license entitling a person to 21 fish in the public waters of the state. A license of this kind may be had by 22 persons fourteen (14) years of age or older upon payment of fifty dollars 23 ($50.00). 24 (c) Nonresident Trapping License. A license entitling a person to trap 25 fur-bearing, unprotected, and predatory animals. A license of this kind may be 26 had upon payment of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) providing the state 27 of residence of said person grants similar trapping license privileges to res- 28 idents of Idaho. 29 (d) Nonresident Nongame License. A license entitling a person to carry a 30 shotgun or rifle for the protection of livestock, or to pursue, hunt and kill 31 unprotected birds and animals and predatory birds and animals of this state. A 32 license of this kind may be had by a nonresident person who is twelve (12) 33 years of age or older upon payment of fifteen dollars ($15.00). This license 34 shall be valid only during the period of January 1 to August 31 of the calen- 35 dar year in which issued, unless verified by the director that the licensee 36 requires such a license to authorize him to carry a shotgun or rifle for the 37 protection of livestock, in which case said license shall be valid until 38 December 31 of the year in which issued. 39 (e) Nonresident Two Day Hunting License. A license issued only to a per- 40 son twelve (12) years of age or older, entitling the person to hunt upland 41 game birds (to include turkeys), migratory game birds, cottontail rabbits, and 42 pygmy rabbits for any two (2) consecutive days. A person holding this license 43 shall purchase the appropriate required tags and permits, and may 2 1 not hunt pheasants in an area during the first five (5) days of the pheasant 2 season in that area. A license of this type may be had upon payment of fifty- 3 five dollars ($55.00). 4 (f) Falconry Meet Permit. The director may issue a special permit for a 5 regulated meet scheduled for a specific number of days upon payment of ten 6 dollars ($10.00). Only trained raptors may be used under the special permit 7 issued under the provisions of this subsection. 8 (g) Daily Fishing License -- Resident May Purchase. A license entitling a 9 person to fish in the waters of the state on a day-to-day basis. A license of 10 this kind may be had by a resident or nonresident person (the provisions of 11 section 36-405, Idaho Code, notwithstanding), upon payment of six dollars 12 ($6.00) for the first effective day and three dollars ($3.00) for each consec- 13 utive day thereafter. 14 (h) Nonresident Three Day Fishing License with Steelhead or Salmon Per- 15 mit. A license entitling a nonresident to fish in the waters of the state for 16 a period of three (3) consecutive days for steelhead trout or anadromous 17 salmon during an open season for those fish may be had upon payment of thirty 18 dollars ($30.00). The three (3) day license holder may fish for and take one 19 (1) steelhead trout and one (1) anadromous salmon or either two (2) steelhead 20 trout or two (2) anadromous salmon subject to the limitations prescribed in 21 this title and rules promulgated by the commission. A nonresident may purchase 22 as many of the licenses provided in this subsection as he desires provided 23 that the nonresident is otherwise eligible to do so. Moneys collected pursuant 24 to this subsection shall be remitted as specified by law.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS07386 This legislation will clarify that persons who purchase
the two-day nonresident hunting license must also purchase the appropriate permit
or tag to hunt turkey, upland game or waterfowl. There has been some dispute over
the intent of the existing statutory language.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
CONTACT
Name: Pat Cudmore
Agency: Department of Fish and Game
Phone: 334-2657
Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact
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