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H0612.........................................by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
FISH AND GAME - Amends and adds to existing law to provide that 65% of the
fines and forfeitures remitted for violations of fish and game laws shall
be apportioned to the Fish and Game Fund; to provide that moneys so
apportioned shall be used for hunter and archery education programs and
improvements of shooting ranges; to provide that, of the moneys
apportioned, up to $100,000 per year may be provided to improve local
shooting ranges; to provide for distribution by the Fish and Game
Commission; and to provide that remaining fines and forfeitures shall be
used for hunter and archery education programs.
02/04 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/05 Rpt prt - to Res/Con
02/20 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/23 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/25 3rd rdg - PASSED - 42-26-2
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
Black(15), Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Crane, Crow, Deal,
Denney, Gould, Hansen, Hornbeck, Jones(9), Jones(22), Kellogg,
Kempton, Lake, Linford, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Newcomb,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Robison, Sali, Stevenson, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor,
Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Wheeler, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Black(23), Boe, Chase, Cuddy, Ellsworth, Field(13),
Field(20), Geddes, Hadley, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones(20), Judd, Kendell,
Kjellander, Kunz, Loertscher, Marley, Mortensen, Pischner, Richman,
Ridinger, Schaefer, Stoicheff, Wood, Zimmermann
Absent and excused -- Gagner, Watson
Floor Sponsor - Bruneel
Title apvd - to Senate
02/26 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
03/12 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/13 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 18-13-4
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Crow, Danielson, Darrington,
Deide, Ingram, Keough, McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Sorensen, Sweeney, Twiggs
NAYS--Branch, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins,
Ipsen, King, Parry, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
Absent and excused--Hansen, Lee, Schroeder, Stennett
Floor Sponsor - Andreason
Title apvd - to House
03/19 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
Pres signed - to Governor
03/31 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 426
Effective: 07/01/98
H0612|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 612 BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 19-4705, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE 3 THAT SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF FINES AND FORFEITURES REMITTED FOR VIOLATIONS 4 OF FISH AND GAME LAWS SHALL BE APPORTIONED TO THE FISH AND GAME FUND AND 5 TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 36, IDAHO 6 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 36-412A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE 7 THAT FINES AND FORFEITURES REMITTED FOR VIOLATIONS OF FISH AND GAME LAWS 8 SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR HUNTER AND ARCHERY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND FOR THE 9 IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL SHOOTING RANGES, TO PROVIDE THAT UP TO ONE HUNDRED 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR MAY BE PROVIDED TO LOCAL SHOOTING RANGES FOR THE 11 IMPROVEMENT OF THOSE RANGES, TO PROVIDE FOR DISTRIBUTION BY THE FISH AND 12 GAME COMMISSION AND TO PROVIDE THAT REMAINING FINES AND FORFEITURES SHALL 13 BE PROVIDED FOR HUNTER AND ARCHERY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 15 SECTION 1. That Section 19-4705, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 16 amended to read as follows: 17 19-4705. PAYMENT OF FINES AND FORFEITURES -- SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT -- 18 DISPOSITION -- APPORTIONMENT. (a) All fines and forfeitures collected pursuant 19 to the judgment of any court of the state shall be remitted to the court in 20 which the judgment was rendered. The judgment shall then be satisfied by entry 21 in the docket of the court. The clerk of the court shall daily remit all fines 22 and forfeitures to the county auditor who shall at the end of each month 23 apportion the proceeds according to the provisions of this act. Other existing 24 laws regarding the disposition of fines and forfeitures are hereby repealed to 25 the extent such laws are inconsistent with the provisions of this act except 26 as provided in section 49-1013(3), Idaho Code. 27 (b) Fines and forfeitures remitted for violations of fish and game laws 28 shall be apportioned two and one-halfper centpercent 29 (2 1/2%) to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general 30 account, tenper centpercent (10%) to the search 31 and rescue account, twenty-two and one-halfper centper- 32 cent (22 1/2%) to the district court fund and sixty-fiveper cent33percent (65%) to thepublic school income34 fish and game fund. 35 (c) Fines and forfeitures remitted for violations of state motor vehicle 36 laws, for violation of state driving privilege laws, and for violation of 37 state laws prohibiting driving while under the influence of alcohol, drugs or 38 any other intoxicating substances, shall be apportioned tenper cent39percent (10%) to the state treasurer for deposit in the 40 state general account, forty-fiveper centpercent 41 (45%) to the state treasurer for deposit in the highway distribution account, 42 twenty-two and one-halfper centpercent (22 1/2%) 43 to the district court fund and twenty-two and one-halfper cent2 1 percent (22 1/2%) to the state treasurer for deposit in the pub- 2 lic school income fund; provided, however, that fines and forfeitures remitted 3 for violation of state motor vehicle laws, for violation of state driving 4 privilege laws, and for violation of state laws prohibiting driving while 5 under the influence of alcohol, drugs or any other intoxicating substances, 6 where an arrest is made or a citation is issued by a city law enforcement 7 official, or by a law enforcement official of a governmental agency under con- 8 tract to provide law enforcement services for a city, shall be apportioned ten 9per centpercent (10%) to the state treasurer for 10 deposit in the state general account and ninetyper cent11 percent (90%) to the city whose officer made the arrest or issued the 12 citation. 13 (d) Fines and forfeitures remitted for violation of any state law not 14 involving fish and game laws, or motor vehicle laws, or state driving privi- 15 lege laws, or state laws prohibiting driving while under the influence of 16 alcohol, drugs or any other intoxicating substances, shall be apportioned ten 17per centpercent (10%) to the state treasurer for 18 deposit in the state general account and ninetyper cent19 percent (90%) to the district court fund of the county in which the 20 violation occurred. 21 (e) Fines and forfeitures remitted for violation of county ordinances 22 shall be apportioned tenper centpercent (10%) to 23 the state treasurer for deposit in the state general account and ninety24per centpercent (90%) to the district court fund of the 25 county whose ordinance was violated. 26 (f) Fines and forfeitures remitted for violation of city ordinances shall 27 be apportioned tenper centpercent (10%) to the 28 state treasurer for deposit in the state general account and ninetyper29centpercent (90%) to the city whose ordinance was vio- 30 lated. 31 (g) Fines and forfeitures remitted for violations not specified in this 32 act shall be apportioned tenper centpercent (10%) 33 to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general account and ninety 34per centpercent (90%) to the district court fund of 35 the county in which the violation occurred except in cases where a duly desig- 36 nated officer of any city police department or city law enforcement official 37 shall have made the arrest for any such violation, in which case ninety38per centpercent (90%) shall be apportioned to the city 39 whose officer made the arrest. 40 (h) Fines and forfeitures remitted for violations involving registrations 41 of motorcycles or motor-driven cycles used off highways, snowmobiles, or use 42 of winter recreation parking areas shall be apportioned tenper cent43percent (10%) to the state treasurer for deposit to the 44 state general account and ninetyper centpercent 45 (90%) to the general account of the county or city whose law enforcement offi- 46 cial issued the citation. 47 (i) Fines and forfeitures remitted for violations of overweight laws as 48 provided in section 49-1013(3), Idaho Code, shall be deposited one hundred 49per centpercent (100%) into the highway distribu- 50 tion account. 51 (j) As used in this section, the term "city law enforcement official" 52 shall include an official of any governmental agency which is providing law 53 enforcement services to a city in accordance with the terms of a contract or 54 agreement, when such official makes the arrest or issues a citation within the 55 geographical limits of the city and when the contract or agreement provides 3 1 for payment to the city of fines and forfeitures resulting from such service. 2 SECTION 2. That Chapter 4, Title 36, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 3 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION , to be 4 known and designated as Section 36-412A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 5 36-412A. EDUCATION PROGRAMS -- FINES AND FORFEITURES -- LOCAL SHOOTING 6 RANGES. (1) Fines and forfeitures remitted for violations of fish and game 7 laws pursuant to section 19-4705, Idaho Code, shall be used for hunter and 8 archery education and the improvement of local shooting ranges as provided in 9 this section. 10 (2) An amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per 11 year may be provided for local shooting ranges for the improvement of those 12 ranges and their operations. No single range shall receive all of the money 13 in any single year. The commission shall determine the amount available to 14 distribute up to the limit provided in this section, the distributions, and 15 the recipients. The commission shall have the authority to distribute all or 16 none of the available fines and forfeitures in any single year. 17 (3) Fines and forfeitures remaining after distribution to local shooting 18 ranges shall be provided to hunter and archery education programs.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS07773
This legislation provides funds for assisting local
entities in establishing and improvement of local
shooting ranges. Funds are provided by diverting 65%
of the Fish and Game fines and forfeitures to the
Fish and Game Fund. Currently these funds are
deposited in the Public Schools Income Fund. Any
funds in excess of $100,000.00 annually will be used
for hunter and archery education.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be approximately $100,000.00 less to the
State Public School Fund annually.
CONTACT: Rep. Frank Bruneel
208-332-1245
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
Bill No. H612