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HOUSE BILL NO. 7 – F&G, license endorsements, deleted

HOUSE BILL NO. 7

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H0007........................................................by MR. SPEAKER
                   Requested by Department of Insurance
FISH AND GAME - Amends existing law relating to fish and game licenses and
tags to delete references to license endorsements.

01/11    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/11    Rpt prt - to Res/Con
02/02    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/03    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/04    3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-0
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
      Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
      Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley,
      Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones,
      Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh,
      Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery,
      Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo,
      Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Smith, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
      Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Williams, Wood,
      Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Dist. 19, Seat A, Vacant
    Floor Sponsor - Williams
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/05    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
02/18    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/02    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Parry
    Floor Sponsor - Burtenshaw
    Title apvd - to House
03/03    To enrol
03/04    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/05    Pres signed
03/08    To Governor
03/11    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 55
         Effective: 07/01/99

Bill Text


H0007

                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 7

                                      BY MR. SPEAKER
                        Requested by: Department of Fish and Game

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-409, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE REF-
 3        ERENCES TO LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS.

 4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 5        SECTION 1.  That Section 36-409, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 6    amended to read as follows:

 7        36-409.  GAME  TAGS  --  ARCHERY  PERMITS -- FEES -- PENALTY. (a) Resident
 8    Game Tags. A resident who has obtained a permit to hunt, as provided  in  sec-
 9    tion  36-401,  Idaho  Code, or has purchased or obtained a license to hunt, as
10    provided in section 36-406, Idaho Code, upon  payment  of  the  fees  provided
11    herein  shall  be  eligible  to receive a resident game tag to hunt and kill a
12    moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, antelope, mountain lion, bear,
13    or turkey in accordance with the laws of this state and rules  promulgated  by
14    the commission; provided further, that any person seventy (70) years of age or
15    older  who  holds a senior resident combination license, may be issued a bear,
16    deer or elk tag without charge; provided further, that resident game tags  may
17    be  issued only to those persons who meet residency requirements of subsection
18    (s) of section 36-202, Idaho Code.
19        (b)  Nonresident Game Tags. A nonresident  who  has  purchased  a  hunting
20    license,  as  provided  in  section  36-407(a),  Idaho Code, or has obtained a
21    license to hunt, as provided in section 36-406(e), Idaho Code, upon payment of
22    the fees provided herein, shall be eligible to receive a  nonresident  tag  to
23    hunt  and  kill  a  moose,  bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, antelope,
24    mountain lion, bear or turkey in accordance with the laws of  this  state  and
25    rules promulgated by the commission.
26        (c)  Schedule of Game Tag Fees.
27                     Game            Resident          Nonresident
28             Moose                     $60.00              $900.00
29             Bighorn Sheep              60.00               900.00
30             Mountain Goat              60.00               900.00
31             Elk                        21.00               331.00
32             Deer                       15.00               231.00
33             Antelope                   26.50               225.00
34             Mountain Lion              25.00               225.00
35             Bear                        6.00               225.00
36             Turkey                      6.00                35.00
37             Deer, Elk and Bear "Pak"   41.00          not applicable
38        (d)  Game  Tags Required .   -- To Be Endorsed on License.
39     The appropriate tag must be had for the hunting or taking of  each  and
40    every  one  (1)  of  the  aforementioned wildlife. Provided, however, that the
41    requirements for a mountain lion tag or a bear tag, as to different periods of
42    time and areas of the state, shall be determined and specified by the  commis-
43    sion. All of said tags are to bear and have serial numbers .  


                                          2

 1    to  be  endorsed on the purchaser's license by the vendor at the time of sale.
 2    
 3        (e)  Game Tag to Be Validated and Attached to Carcass. As soon as any per-
 4    son kills any wildlife for which a tag is required,  said  tag,  belonging  to
 5    him,  must  be validated and attached to said wildlife in a manner provided by
 6    commission regulation.
 7        (f)  Archery Permits. In addition to meeting the license and tag  require-
 8    ments provided in this chapter, any persons participating in any controlled or
 9    general  game season which has been specifically designated as an archery hunt
10    must have in his possession an archery hunt permit which may be purchased at a
11    fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50).
12        (g)  Muzzleloader Permit. In addition  to  meeting  the  license  and  tag
13    requirements  provided  in  this chapter, any person participating in any con-
14    trolled or general game season which has been  specifically  designated  as  a
15    muzzleloader  hunt must have in his possession a muzzleloader permit which may
16    be purchased at a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50).
17        (h)  Upland Game Bird Stamp. The commission may, under  rules  as  it  may
18    prescribe,  issue an upland game bird stamp that must be purchased by all per-
19    sons over sixteen (16) years of age prior to hunting upland game  birds,  pro-
20    vided  that  a stamp shall not be required to hunt forest grouse (blue, ruffed
21    or spruce), sharp-tailed grouse, sage grouse, or turkey. The fee  for  such  a
22    stamp  shall  be  five  dollars ($5.00) and the proceeds from the sale of such
23    stamps shall be utilized for the acquisition of state  and  federal  lands  or
24    interests  of  less than fee simple in private lands and the development, man-
25    agement, improvement, sale or exchange of upland game bird habitat  in  accor-
26    dance  with Idaho fish and game commission order number 95-07. This subsection
27    shall be null and void and of no force and effect on and after July 1, 2000.
28        (i)  Hound Hunter Permit. Any person using a dog for the purpose of  hunt-
29    ing  or  for  taking,  as  defined  in section 36-202, Idaho Code, big game or
30    furbearing animals must have in his possession a  valid  hound  hunter  permit
31    which may be purchased for a fee of ten dollars ($10.00).
32        (j)  Nonresident  Bird  of  Prey Capture Permit. The commission may, under
33    rules as it may prescribe, issue a nonresident bird of  prey  capture  permit.
34    This capture permit may be purchased by any licensed, nonresident falconer for
35    capturing  birds of prey in Idaho. The fee for the permit shall be one hundred
36    dollars ($100) and the permit shall be issued under the   condition  that  the
37    nonresident's  home  state  allows  reciprocal raptor capturing privileges for
38    Idaho falconers. Any funds in excess of those required to issue and administer
39    nonresident capture permits shall be used to issue and administer any resident
40    falconry program established by the commission.
41        (k)  Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Pheasant Permit.  The commission  may,
42    under  rules  as  it  may prescribe, issue a wildlife management area pheasant
43    permit that must be purchased by all persons over sixteen (16)  years  of  age
44    prior  to  hunting  pheasants on state wildlife management areas designated by
45    the commission. The fee for the permit shall be ten dollars ($10.00).

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                      STATEMENT  OF  PURPOSE
RS08406
This legislation deletes obsolete language concerning endorsement
of tag serial numbers on licenses. With the computerized licensing
system, the reference to endorsement by the license vendor is
obsolete.




FISCAL  IMPACT
None.








CONTACT   
Name:          Patric Cudmore
Agency:   Department of Fish and Game
Phone:         334-3746

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