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HOUSE BILL NO. 604 – Youth small game license created

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H0604.........................................by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
FISH AND GAME LICENSES - YOUTH - Amends existing law to revise the names of
certain hunting, trapping and fishing licenses; to provide for youth small
game licenses, nonresident junior mentored hunting licenses, nonresident
youth small game licenses for hunting and youth hunter education graduate
licenses for hunting; to provide for certain junior mentored tags; to
provide for turkey tags; to provide for certain fish permits; to provide
for special hunting licenses for students completing certain educational
courses; to revise license fees; and to provide that certain children may
possess firearms for hunting.
                                                                        
02/08    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/11    Rpt prt - to Res/Con
02/20    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/26    3rd rdg - PASSED - 67-1-2
      AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bieter, Black, Block,
      Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins,
      Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13),
      Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins,
      Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg(Duncan), Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
      Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Martinez, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery,
      Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger,
      Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33),
      Smith(23), Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood,
      Young
      NAYS -- Bell
      Absent and excused -- Hammond, Mr. Speaker
    Floor Sponsors - Robison & Barraclough
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/27    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
03/07    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/13    3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-4-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
      Burtenshaw, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Little, Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch,
      Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler,
      Williams
      NAYS -- Goedde, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lodge
      Absent and excused -- Cameron
    Floor Sponsor - Andreason
    Title apvd - to House
03/14    To enrol
03/15    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
    Pres signed
03/15    To Governor
03/22    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 234
         Effective: 01/01/03

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  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 604
                                                                        
                          BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-306,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE
  3        THAT VENDOR ISSUANCE FEES FOR CERTAIN LICENSES MAY BE WAIVED BY THE DIREC-
  4        TOR  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-404, IDAHO
  5        CODE, TO REVISE REFERENCES TO CLASSES OF LICENSES, TO REVISE THE TITLES OF
  6        CERTAIN HUNTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING LICENSES, TO PROVIDE FOR YOUTH SMALL
  7        GAME LICENSES FOR HUNTING, TO  PROVIDE  FOR  NONRESIDENT  JUNIOR  MENTORED
  8        HUNTING  LICENSES,  NONRESIDENT  YOUTH SMALL GAME LICENSES FOR HUNTING AND
  9        YOUTH HUNTER EDUCATION GRADUATE LICENSES  FOR  HUNTING;  AMENDING  SECTION
 10        36-406,  IDAHO  CODE, TO REVISE THE TITLES OF CERTAIN LICENSES AND TO PRO-
 11        VIDE FOR YOUTH SMALL GAME LICENSES; AMENDING SECTION 36-407,  IDAHO  CODE,
 12        TO  REVISE  THE  TITLE  OF  A  CERTAIN  TYPE OF LICENSE, TO STRIKE CERTAIN
 13        RESTRICTIONS FOR JUNIOR NONRESIDENT FISHING LICENSES, TO PROVIDE FOR  NON-
 14        RESIDENT  JUNIOR MENTORED HUNTING LICENSES, TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICATION FOR
 15        CONTROLLED HUNT PERMITS, TO  PROVIDE  FOR  NONRESIDENT  YOUTH  SMALL  GAME
 16        LICENSES  FOR  HUNTING  AND TO PROVIDE FOR YOUTH HUNTER EDUCATION GRADUATE
 17        LICENSES FOR HUNTING; AMENDING SECTION 36-409, IDAHO CODE, TO  REVISE  THE
 18        TITLE OF CERTAIN LICENSES, TO PROVIDE FOR TURKEY TAGS, TO PROVIDE FOR CER-
 19        TAIN  JUNIOR  MENTORED  TAGS  AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING
 20        SECTION 36-410, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN FISH PERMITS;  AMENDING
 21        SECTION 36-412, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR YOUTH HUNTER EDUCATION GRADUATE
 22        HUNTING  LICENSES  FOR STUDENTS COMPLETING CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL COURSES AND
 23        TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTION 36-416,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
 24        REVISE  LICENSE  FEES AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTION
 25        36-1508, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN CHILDREN MAY POSSESS FIREARMS
 26        FOR HUNTING; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
                                                                        
 27    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 28        SECTION 1.  That Section 36-306, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 29    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 30        36-306.  VENDOR FEE. All persons authorized to issue licenses shall charge
 31    a  vendor issuance fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) upon all licenses
 32    issued, not less than one-half (1/2) to be retained by  them  as  compensation
 33    for  the issuance of such licenses as may be specified by contract between the
 34    license vendor and the department for license issuance services  performed  by
 35    the  vendor;  provided that the vendor fee for an eighth class license as that
 36    license is provided for in section 36-406(f), Idaho Code, shall  be  equal  to
 37    one-half  (1/2)  the  total  vendor fee had each license, tag, permit or stamp
 38    been separately issued; provided further, the director may  waive  the  vendor
 39    issuance fee for a license not issued by the department's computerized licens-
 40    ing  system.  The amount of the vendor fee retained by the department shall be
 41    deposited in the fish and game account and shall be used to  help  offset  the
 42    cost of the computerized licensing system. Such vendor fee shall be charged in
 43    addition  to the regular cost of the license. However, in the case of crayfish
                                                                        
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  1    or minnow traps, beaver, bobcat or lynx tags the vendor fee shall  be  charged
  2    for  each  issuance  of tags for each species regardless of the number of tags
  3    issued in said transaction. Proceeds from department issued  licenses  may  be
  4    set  aside for the department's special operations program, including citizens
  5    against poaching.
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 2.  That Section 36-404, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        36-404.  CLASSES  OF  LICENSES. The licenses required by the provisions of
  9    this title shall be of eight (8) classes.  Licenses  of  the  first  five  (5)
 10    cClasses  mentioned one (1) through five (5) and eight (8) in this section may
 11    be purchased or obtained only by persons who meet residency requirements under
 12    the provisions of section 36-202(s) and (t), Idaho  Code,  or  who  are  valid
 13    holders of a lifetime license certificate.
 14        Class  1:  Adult  Combination  -- Hunting -- Fishing -- Trapping Licenses.
 15    Licenses to be issued only to persons who are residents of the state of Idaho.
 16        Class 2: Youth Junior Hunting -- Trapping -- Youth Small Game Licenses.
 17        (a)  Junior hHunting license. Licenses to be issued only  to  persons  who
 18    are  residents of the state of Idaho and are between twelve (12) and seventeen
 19    (17) years of age, inclusive.  Provided, that a license may be issued to qual-
 20    ified persons who are eleven (11) years of age to allow the application for  a
 21    controlled  hunt  permit;  however, said persons shall not hunt until they are
 22    twelve (12) years of age.
 23        (b)  Junior tTrapping licenses. Licenses to be issued only to persons  who
 24    are  residents  of  the  state of Idaho and are seventeen (17) years of age or
 25    younger.
 26        (c)  Youth small game licenses. Licenses to be issued  only  to  qualified
 27    persons  who  are  residents  of the state of Idaho and are ten (10) or eleven
 28    (11) years of age to hunt upland game  birds  (including  turkeys),  migratory
 29    game  birds,  cottontail rabbits, pygmy rabbits, and unprotected and predatory
 30    birds and animals of this state while accompanied in the  field  by  an  adult
 31    licensed to hunt in the state of Idaho.
 32        Class  3:  Youth  Junior  Combination  -- Fishing Licenses. Licenses to be
 33    issued only to persons who are residents of the state of Idaho  between  four-
 34    teen (14) and seventeen (17) years of age, inclusive.
 35        Class  4:  Senior Resident Combination License. Licenses to be issued only
 36    to persons over sixty-five (65) years of age who have been bona fide residents
 37    of the state of Idaho for a continuous period of not less than five (5)  years
 38    last preceding application.
 39        Class  5:  Resident  Lifetime  Combination  -- Hunting -- Fishing License.
 40    Licenses to be issued only to persons who are  valid  holders  of  a  lifetime
 41    license certificate.
 42        Class 6: Nonresident Combination -- Hunting -- Fishing -- Trapping -- Jun-
 43    ior Mentored Hunting -- Youth Small Game -- Youth Hunter Education Graduate --
 44    Licenses. Licenses required of persons who are nonresidents.
 45        Class  7:  Duplicate  License  --  Tag. A license or tag to be issued as a
 46    replacement for an original license or tag lost or mutilated. Said license  or
 47    tag  shall be issued in the same class and type as the original and upon issu-
 48    ance of such duplicate license or tag the original license or tag shall become
 49    null and void.
 50        Class 8: Resident Hunting and  Fishing  License  with  Tags,  Permits  and
 51    Stamps.  Licenses to be issued only to persons who meet residency requirements
 52    under the provisions of section 36-202(s) and (t), Idaho Code.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION 3.  That Section 36-406, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  2    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  3        36-406.  RESIDENT  FISHING,  HUNTING  AND  TRAPPING  LICENSES -- FEES. (a)
  4    Adult Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing -- Hunting -- Trapping. A license  of
  5    the  first  class may be had by a person possessing the qualifications therein
  6    described on payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code,  for
  7    a  combined  fishing  and  hunting license entitling the purchaser to hunt and
  8    fish for game animals, game birds, unprotected and predatory animals and  fish
  9    of  the state, a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a fishing
 10    license entitling the purchaser to fish in the public waters of the  state,  a
 11    fee  as  specified  in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a hunting license enti-
 12    tling the purchaser to hunt game animals, game birds, unprotected  and  preda-
 13    tory  animals  of  the  state, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho
 14    Code, for a trapping license  entitling  the  purchaser  to  trap  furbearers,
 15    unprotected and predatory animals of the state.
 16        (b)  Youth Junior Licenses -- Hunting -- Trapping. A license of the second
 17    class  may  be had by a person possessing the qualifications therein described
 18    on payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a  hunting
 19    license,  and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a trapping
 20    license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges  as  the  corresponding
 21    license of the first class provides.
 22        (c)  Youth  Junior Combination -- Fishing Licenses. A license of the third
 23    class may be purchased by  a  person  possessing  the  qualifications  therein
 24    described  on payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for
 25    a combined fishing and hunting license, and a  fee  as  specified  in  section
 26    36-416,  Idaho Code, for a fishing license entitling the purchaser to the same
 27    privileges as the corresponding license of the first class provides.
 28        (d)  Senior Resident Combination. A license of the fourth class may be had
 29    by a person possessing the qualifications therein described on  payment  of  a
 30    fee  as  specified  in  section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined fishing and
 31    hunting license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as  the  corre-
 32    sponding license of the first class provides.
 33        (e)  Lifetime  Licenses -- Combination -- Hunting -- Fishing. A license of
 34    the fifth class may be obtained at no additional charge by a person possessing
 35    the qualifications therein  described  for  a  combined  hunting  and  fishing
 36    license, for a hunting license, or for a fishing license, entitling the person
 37    to  the  same  privileges as the corresponding license of the first class pro-
 38    vides. Lifetime licensees must be certified under the  provisions  of  section
 39    36-411, Idaho Code, before being issued a license to hunt.
 40        (f)  A  license  of the eighth class may be had by a person possessing the
 41    qualifications therein described on payment of a fee as specified  in  section
 42    36-416, Idaho Code, entitling the purchaser to hunt and fish for game animals,
 43    game  birds,  fish,  and  unprotected and predatory animals of the state. With
 44    payment of the required fee, a person shall receive with this license  a  deer
 45    tag,  an  elk  tag,  a bear tag, a turkey tag, a mountain lion tag, an archery
 46    hunt permit, a muzzleloader permit, a steelhead trout permit and an anadromous
 47    salmon permit. The director shall promptly transmit to the state treasurer all
 48    moneys received pursuant to this subsection for deposit as follows:
 49        (i)   Four dollars ($4.00) in the set-aside account for  the  purposes  of
 50        section 36-111(1)(a), Idaho Code;
 51        (ii)  Two  dollars  ($2.00)  in  the set-aside account for the purposes of
 52        section 36-111(1)(b), Idaho Code;
 53        (iii) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) in the set-aside account for  the
 54        purposes of section 36-111(1)(c), Idaho Code; and
                                                                        
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  1        (iv)  The balance in the fish and game account.
  2        All persons purchasing a license pursuant to this subsection shall observe
  3    and  shall  be  subject  to all rules of the commission regarding the fish and
  4    wildlife of the state.
  5        If the purchaser of this license  does  not  meet  the  archery  education
  6    requirements  of section 36-411(b), Idaho Code, then, notwithstanding the pro-
  7    visions of section 36-304, Idaho Code, the archery hunt permit portion of this
  8    license is invalid. The fee for this license will not change and  the  license
  9    must be issued without the archery permit validation.
 10        (g)  Disabled Persons Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing. A license of the
 11    first  class may be had by any resident disabled person on payment of a fee as
 12    specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined  fishing  and  hunting
 13    license,  and  a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a fishing
 14    license, entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as  the  corresponding
 15    license  of  the first class provides. A disabled person means a person who is
 16    deemed disabled by the railroad retirement board pursuant to title 45  of  the
 17    United States Code, or certified as eligible for federal supplemental security
 18    income (SSI); social security disability income (SSDI); a nonservice-connected
 19    veterans  pension;  or  a  service-connected  veterans disability benefit with
 20    forty percent (40%) or more disability.
 21        (h)  Military Furlough Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing.  A  license  of
 22    the  first  class may be had by a resident person engaged in the military ser-
 23    vice of the United States, while on temporary furlough  or  leave,  possessing
 24    the  qualifications therein described on payment of a fee as specified in sec-
 25    tion 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined fishing and hunting  license,  and  as
 26    specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a fishing license.
 27        (i)  Youth  Small  Game Licenses -- Hunting. A license of the second class
 28    may be had by a resident of ten (10) or eleven (11) years of age on payment of
 29    a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, provided  that  the  license
 30    shall  be valid only for hunting upland game birds (including turkeys), migra-
 31    tory game birds, cottontail rabbits, pygmy rabbits, and unprotected and preda-
 32    tory birds and animals of this state while accompanied in  the  field  by  the
 33    holder of an adult Idaho hunting license.
                                                                        
 34        SECTION  4.  That  Section  36-407, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 35    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 36        36-407.  NONRESIDENT COMBINATION, FISHING, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING  LICENSES
 37    --  FEES  -- RIGHTS UNDER. Licenses of the sixth class shall be issued to non-
 38    residents in the several kinds and for fees as follows:
 39        (a)  Nonresident Hunting License. A license issued only to a person twelve
 40    (12) years of age or older entitling said person to pursue, hunt, or kill game
 41    birds, small game animals, unprotected birds and animals and  predatory  birds
 42    and  animals and to purchase game tags as provided in section 36-409(b), Idaho
 43    Code. Provided, that a license may be issued  to  qualified  persons  who  are
 44    eleven  (11)  years of age to allow the application for a controlled hunt per-
 45    mit; however, said persons shall not hunt until they are twelve (12) years  of
 46    age.   A license of this kind may be had upon payment of a fee as specified in
 47    section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 48        (b)  Nonresident Season Fishing License. A license entitling a  person  to
 49    fish in the public waters of the state. A license of this kind may be had upon
 50    payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 51        (c)  Nonresident  Trapping  License.  A license entitling a person to trap
 52    fur-bearing, unprotected, and predatory animals. A license of this kind may be
 53    had upon  payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, provid-
                                                                        
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  1    ing the state of residence of said  person  grants  similar  trapping  license
  2    privileges to residents of Idaho.
  3        (d)  Nonresident  Nongame License. A license entitling a person to carry a
  4    shotgun or rifle for the protection of livestock, or to pursue, hunt and  kill
  5    unprotected birds and animals and predatory birds and animals of this state. A
  6    license  of  this  kind  may be had by a nonresident person who is twelve (12)
  7    years of age or older upon payment of a fee as specified  in  section  36-416,
  8    Idaho Code. This license shall be valid only during the period of January 1 to
  9    August  31 of the calendar year in which issued, unless verified by the direc-
 10    tor that the licensee requires such a license to  authorize  him  to  carry  a
 11    shotgun  or  rifle for the protection of livestock, in which case said license
 12    shall be valid until December 31 of the year in which issued.
 13        (e)  Nonresident Two Day Small Game Hunting License. A license issued only
 14    to a person twelve (12) years of age or older, entitling the  person  to  hunt
 15    upland  game birds (to include turkeys), migratory game birds, cottontail rab-
 16    bits, and pygmy rabbits. A person holding  this  license  shall  purchase  the
 17    appropriate  required  tags and permits, and may not hunt pheasants in an area
 18    during the first five (5) days of the pheasant season in that area. A  license
 19    of  this type may be had upon payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416,
 20    Idaho Code.
 21        (f)  Falconry Meet Permit. The director may issue a special permit  for  a
 22    regulated  meet  scheduled for a specific number of days upon payment of a fee
 23    as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code. Only trained raptors may  be  used
 24    under the special permit issued under the provisions of this subsection.
 25        (g)  Daily Fishing License -- Resident May Purchase. A license entitling a
 26    person  to fish in the waters of the state on a day-to-day basis. A license of
 27    this kind may be had by a resident or nonresident person  (the  provisions  of
 28    section  36-405, Idaho Code, notwithstanding), upon payment of a fee as speci-
 29    fied in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for the first effective day and a  fee  as
 30    specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for each consecutive day thereafter.
 31        (h)  Nonresident  Three  Day Fishing License with Steelhead or Salmon Per-
 32    mit. A license entitling a nonresident to fish in the waters of the state  for
 33    a period of three (3) consecutive days for any fish, including steelhead trout
 34    or anadromous salmon during an open season for those fish may be had upon pay-
 35    ment  of  a  fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code. The three (3) day
 36    license holder may fish for any species of fish, steelhead trout  and  anadro-
 37    mous  salmon subject to the limitations prescribed in rules promulgated by the
 38    commission. A nonresident may purchase as many of  the  licenses  provided  in
 39    this  subsection as he desires provided that the nonresident is otherwise eli-
 40    gible to do so.
 41        (i)  Nonresident Juvenile Junior Fishing License. A  license  entitling  a
 42    nonresident  who is less than eighteen (18) years of age to fish in the waters
 43    of this state at any lawful time  and  during  any  open  season,  except  for
 44    steelhead  trout  or  anadromous  salmon,  may be had upon payment of a fee as
 45    specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 46        (j)  Nonresident Combination Licenses. A license entitling the  person  to
 47    hunt and fish for game animals, game birds, fish and unprotected and predatory
 48    animals  of the state may be had by a person twelve (12) years of age or older
 49    upon payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho  Code.  A  license
 50    may  be  issued to a qualified person who is eleven (11) years of age to allow
 51    the application for a controlled hunt permit; however, the  person  shall  not
 52    hunt until he is twelve (12) years of age.
 53        (k)  Nonresident  Junior  Mentored  Hunting License. A license entitling a
 54    nonresident between twelve (12) and seventeen (17) years of age, inclusive, to
 55    hunt game  animals, upland game  birds  (including  turkeys),  migratory  game
                                                                        
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  1    birds,  cottontail rabbits, pygmy rabbits, and unprotected and predatory birds
  2    and animals of this state only when accompanied in the field by the holder  of
  3    an  adult  Idaho hunting license. A person holding this license shall purchase
  4    the appropriate required tags as provided in section  36-409(b),  Idaho  Code,
  5    and  permits.  Provided, that a license may be issued to qualified persons who
  6    are eleven (11) years of age to allow the application for  a  controlled  hunt
  7    permit;  however, said persons shall not hunt until they are twelve (12) years
  8    of age. A license of this kind may be had upon payment of a fee  as  specified
  9    in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 10        (l)  Nonresident Youth Small Game Licenses -- Hunting. A license entitling
 11    a  nonresident  of  ten  (10)  or eleven (11) years of age to hunt upland game
 12    birds (including turkeys), migratory game  birds,  cottontail  rabbits,  pygmy
 13    rabbits,  and  unprotected  and predatory birds and animals of this state only
 14    while accompanied in the field by the holder of an adult Idaho hunting license
 15    may be had upon payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 16        (m)  Youth Hunter Education Graduate Licenses -- Hunting --  Resident  May
 17    Purchase.  A  license  entitling  a person between ten (10) and seventeen (17)
 18    years of age, inclusive, to hunt upland game birds (except turkeys), migratory
 19    game birds, cottontail rabbits, pygmy rabbits, and unprotected  and  predatory
 20    birds  and  animals  of  this  state only when accompanied in the field by the
 21    holder of an adult Idaho hunting license. A person holding this license  shall
 22    purchase  the  appropriate  required  permits.  A  license of this kind may be
 23    issued to a resident or nonresident person, notwithstanding the provisions  of
 24    section  36-405,  Idaho  Code,  upon  payment of a fee as specified in section
 25    36-416, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 26        SECTION 5.  That Section 36-409, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 27    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 28        36-409.  GAME  TAGS -- PERMITS -- FEES -- PENALTY. (a) Resident Game Tags.
 29    A resident who has obtained a permit to hunt, as provided in  section  36-401,
 30    Idaho  Code,  or  has  purchased or obtained a license to hunt, as provided in
 31    section 36-406, Idaho Code, upon payment of the fees provided herein shall  be
 32    eligible  to  receive  a  resident  game tag to hunt and kill a moose, bighorn
 33    sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, antelope, mountain lion, bear, sandhill crane
 34    or turkey in accordance with the laws of this state and rules  promulgated  by
 35    the  commission; provided further, that any person who holds a senior resident
 36    combination license or any person who holds  a  youth  junior  combination  or
 37    hunting license or any disabled American veteran who holds a disabled combina-
 38    tion  license,  may be issued a bear, deer, or elk, or turkey tag for a fee as
 39    specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code; provided further, that resident  game
 40    tags  may  be  issued only to those persons who meet residency requirements of
 41    subsection (s) of section 36-202, Idaho Code. In the  event  an  emergency  is
 42    declared  to  open a season to protect private property as provided in section
 43    36-106(e)6.(B), Idaho Code, the affected landowner or his  designee  shall  be
 44    eligible  to receive a resident deer, elk or antelope tag without charge; pro-
 45    vided further, that resident game tags may be issued only to persons who qual-
 46    ify as residents pursuant to section 36-202, Idaho Code.
 47        (b)  Nonresident Game Tags. A nonresident who has purchased a  license  to
 48    hunt,  as  provided in section 36-407(a) or (k), Idaho Code, or has obtained a
 49    license to hunt, as provided in section 36-406(e), Idaho Code, or  a  resident
 50    who  has  purchased  or  obtained  a  license  to hunt, as provided in section
 51    36-406, Idaho Code, upon payment of the fees provided herein,  shall be eligi-
 52    ble to receive a nonresident tag to hunt and  kill  a  moose,  bighorn  sheep,
 53    mountain  goat,  elk,  deer,  antelope, mountain lion, bear, sandhill crane or
                                                                        
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  1    turkey in accordance with the laws of this state and rules promulgated by  the
  2    commission; provided further that a nonresident who has purchased a license to
  3    hunt,  as  provided  in  section  36-407(k),  Idaho Code, shall be eligible to
  4    receive a junior mentored deer, elk, bear, or turkey tag for a fee  as  speci-
  5    fied in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
  6        (c)  Game  Tags  Required. The appropriate tag must be had for the hunting
  7    or taking of each and every one (1) of the aforementioned wildlife.  Provided,
  8    however,  that  the  requirements for a mountain lion tag or a bear tag, as to
  9    different periods of time and areas of the  state,  shall  be  determined  and
 10    specified by the commission. Provided further, that the commission may promul-
 11    gate  rules to allow a nonresident deer tag to be used to hunt and kill either
 12    a bear or a mountain lion during the open season for deer in that  area,  unit
 13    or  zone  as  may be specified by the commission. All of said tags are to bear
 14    and have serial numbers.
 15        (d)  Game Tag to Be Validated and Attached to Carcass. As soon as any per-
 16    son kills any wildlife for which a tag is required,  said  tag,  belonging  to
 17    him,  must  be validated and attached to said wildlife in a manner provided by
 18    commission rule.
 19        (e)  Archery Permits. In addition to meeting the license and tag  require-
 20    ments  provided in this chapter, any person participating in any controlled or
 21    general game season which has been specifically designated as an archery  hunt
 22    must have in his possession an archery hunt permit which may be purchased at a
 23    fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 24        (f)  Muzzleloader  Permit.  In  addition  to  meeting  the license and tag
 25    requirements provided in this chapter, any person participating  in  any  con-
 26    trolled  or  general  game  season which has been specifically designated as a
 27    muzzleloader hunt must have in his possession a muzzleloader permit which  may
 28    be purchased at a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 29        (g)  Hound  Hunter  Permit  -- Resident -- Nonresident. Any person using a
 30    dog for the purpose of hunting or for taking, as defined  in  section  36-202,
 31    Idaho Code, big game or furbearing animals must have in his possession a valid
 32    hound hunter permit which may be purchased by resident and nonresident license
 33    holders for a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 34        (h)  Nonresident  Bird  of  Prey Capture Permit. The commission may, under
 35    rules as it may prescribe, issue a nonresident bird of  prey  capture  permit.
 36    This capture permit may be purchased by any licensed, nonresident falconer for
 37    capturing birds of prey in Idaho. The fee for the permit shall be as specified
 38    in section 36-416, Idaho Code, and the permit shall be issued under the condi-
 39    tion  that  the  nonresident's  home  state allows reciprocal raptor capturing
 40    privileges for Idaho falconers.
 41        (i)  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  as  specified  in  section
 46    36-416, Idaho Code.
 47        (j)  Bear  Baiting  Permit. The commission may, under rules as it may pre-
 48    scribe, issue a bear baiting permit. Any person placing or using bait  as  may
 49    be allowed by rule for the purpose of attracting bear must have in his posses-
 50    sion  a  valid  bear baiting permit which may be purchased by a license holder
 51    for a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 52        (k)  Migratory Bird Harvest Information  Program  Permit.  The  commission
 53    may,    as  provided  by federal laws or regulations and under rules as it may
 54    prescribe, issue a migratory bird harvest information program permit that must
 55    be purchased by all persons prior to hunting migratory game birds as  required
                                                                        
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  1    by  federal  law or regulations.  The fee for the permit shall be as specified
  2    in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
  3        (l)  Dog Field Trial Permit. The commission may, under  rules  as  it  may
  4    prescribe,  issue  a  dog field trial permit to any person using birds for dog
  5    field trials or training as may be allowed by rule. The  permit  may  be  pur-
  6    chased for a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
  7        (m)  Idaho  Nursing  Home Facility Resident Fishing Permit. The commission
  8    may, under rules as it may prescribe, issue an  Idaho  nursing  home  facility
  9    resident fishing permit that must be purchased by an Idaho nursing home facil-
 10    ity to allow residents of its facility to fish during the open season. Facili-
 11    ties  eligible  to purchase this permit are: intermediate care facilities pro-
 12    viding twenty-four (24) hour skilled nursing care, assisted living  facilities
 13    providing  twenty-four  (24)  hour  extensive  assistance  and skilled nursing
 14    facilities providing twenty-four (24) hour skilled nursing. By purchasing this
 15    permit the facility assumes full  responsibility  for  and  control  over  the
 16    facility  residents  while using the permit. All laws, rules and proclamations
 17    apply to the use of this permit and it is the responsibility of  the  facility
 18    to  assure  compliance  with  all  laws, rules and proclamations. In case of a
 19    violation the facility shall be held accountable and any  citations  shall  be
 20    issued  to the facility. The permit may be purchased for a fee as specified in
 21    section 36-416, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 22        SECTION 6.  That Section 36-410, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 23    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 24        36-410.  STEELHEAD  TROUT  --  ANADROMOUS  SALMON PERMITS. No person shall
 25    fish for steelhead trout or anadromous salmon except as herein provided:
 26        (a)  Permits Required -- Fee. Any person holding a valid fishing  or  com-
 27    bined  fishing  and  hunting  license of a class and kind mentioned in section
 28    36-406 or in subsections (b) and (i) of section 36-407, Idaho Code,  may  pur-
 29    chase  one (1) steelhead trout permit or one (1) anadromous salmon permit at a
 30    fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for each kind of  permit.  The
 31    person  to whom such permits are issued shall then be entitled to fish for and
 32    take steelhead trout and/or anadromous salmon subject to the limitations  pre-
 33    scribed  in  this title and rules promulgated by the commission. Permits shall
 34    be valid only during the period of time that the corresponding  basic  license
 35    is valid.
 36        (b)  Unlicensed  Resident.  Bona fide residents of Idaho who are expressly
 37    exempt from license requirements to fish in the public waters of the state may
 38    choose one (1) of the following options:
 39        1.  Purchase and use such permits as an individual; or
 40        2.  May fish for and take steelhead trout and/or anadromous salmon without
 41        having permits therefor if  accompanied  by  a  properly  licensed  permit
 42        holder, provided that any such fish caught shall be included in the daily,
 43        seasonal and possession limit of the accompanying licensed permit holder.
 44        (c)  Unlicensed  Nonresident  Children.  Unlicensed  nonresident  children
 45    under  the  age  of  fourteen  (14)  years  shall  not be eligible to obtain a
 46    steelhead trout or anadromous salmon permit, but may take such fish if  accom-
 47    panied  by a holder of a valid license and permit, provided that any steelhead
 48    trout or anadromous salmon caught by such children shall be included   in  the
 49    daily,  seasonal  and  possession  limit  of  the accompanying licensed permit
 50    holder.
                                                                        
 51        SECTION 7.  That Section 36-412, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 52    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
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  1        36-412.  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS  -- INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS -- FEE. (a) The
  2    fish and game commission shall prescribe and administer education programs  in
  3    hunting  and  archery.  Such  programs  shall  provide instruction in the safe
  4    handling of lawful hunting equipment. The programs shall also include instruc-
  5    tion on wildlife and natural resource conservation, good conduct  and  respect
  6    for  the rights and property of others, and survival in the outdoors. The com-
  7    mission may enter into agreements with public or private agencies and individ-
  8    uals in carrying out the provisions of this subsection.
  9        (b)  The department of fish and game  shall  recruit  competent  volunteer
 10    instructors.  The department shall provide training for the instructors in the
 11    safe handling of legal hunting equipment, conservation of wildlife and natural
 12    resources, good conduct and respect for the rights  and  property  of  others,
 13    outdoor  survival,  and  other  appropriate subjects for training instructors.
 14    Instructors shall be issued certificates and shall on a voluntary basis,  give
 15    instruction in education programs as established by the department of fish and
 16    game, to all eligible applicants.
 17        (c)  The  commission  shall  establish fees for each program not to exceed
 18    eight dollars ($8.00) for persons who are age seventeen (17) years  and  under
 19    and  not  to  exceed eight dollars ($8.00) for persons age eighteen (18) years
 20    and older, to be assessed each individual obtaining instruction in hunter edu-
 21    cation for reimbursement for furnished materials.  All  students  successfully
 22    completing  the course of instruction shall be issued a certificate of comple-
 23    tion in hunter safety and good hunting conduct. The department may also  issue
 24    a  youth  hunter  education  graduate hunting license to students successfully
 25    completing the course or allow  the  student  to  purchase  a  junior  hunting
 26    license at a reduced fee pursuant to rules adopted by the commission.
                                                                        
 27        SECTION  8.  That  Section  36-416, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 28    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 29        36-416.  SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES.
 30    (a)  Sport Licenses
 31        License                                      Resident  Non-Resident
 32        Combination License                          $ 29.00    $  180.00
 33        Hunting License                                10.00       127.00
 34        Fishing License                                22.00        73.00
 35        Sr. Combination License (65 and Older)          3.00          N/A
 36        Sportsman's Pak License                        99.50          N/A
 37        Jr. Combination License                        14.50          N/A
 38        Jr. Hunting License                             5.00          N/A
 39        Jr. Mentored Hunting License                     N/A         5.00
 40        Youth Small Game License                        5.00         5.00
 41        Youth Hunter Education
 42          Graduate Hunting License                      3.00         3.00
 43        Jr. Fishing License                            11.00      36.50 11.00
 44        Disabled Combination License                    3.00          N/A
 45        Disabled Fishing License                        3.00          N/A
 46        Military Furlough Combination License          14.50          N/A
 47        Military Furlough Fishing License              14.50          N/A
 48        Small Game Hunting License                       N/A        72.00
 49        Daily Fishing (1st-day) License                 9.00         9.00
 50        Consecutive Day Fishing License                 4.00         4.00
 51        3 Day Fishing with Salmon/Steelhead Permit       N/A        27.00
 52        Non-Game Nongame Hunting License                 N/A        25.00
                                                                        
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  1    (b)  Sport Tags
  2        Deer Tag                                     $ 16.50    $  233.50
  3        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
  4          Deer Tag                                      8.25          N/A
  5        Jr. Mentored Deer Tag                            N/A         8.25
  6        Elk Tag                                        27.00       337.00
  7        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
  8          Elk Tag                                      13.50          N/A
  9        Jr. Mentored Elk Tag                             N/A        13.50
 10        Bear Tag                                        9.00       233.50
 11        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 12          Bear Tag                                      4.50          N/A
 13        Jr. Mentored Bear Tag                            N/A         4.50
 14        Turkey Tag                                     16.50        60.00
 15        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 16          Turkey Tag                                    8.25          N/A
 17        Jr. Mentored Turkey Tag                          N/A         8.25
 18        Mountain Lion Tag                               9.00       233.50
 19        Antelope Tag                                   27.00       233.50
 20        Moose Tag                                     150.00     1,500.00
 21        Sheep Tag                                     150.00     1,500.00
 22        Goat Tag                                      150.00     1,500.00
 23        Sandhill Crane Tag                             16.50        60.00
 24    (c)  Sport Permits
 25        Bear Baiting Permit                          $ 10.00    $   10.00
 26        Hound Hunter Permit                            10.00       127.00
 27        WMA Pheasant Permit                            20.00        20.00
 28        Archery Permit                                 15.00        15.00
 29        Muzzleloader Permit                            15.00        15.00
 30        Salmon Permit                                  10.00        10.00
 31        Steelhead Permit                               10.00        10.00
 32        Federal Migratory Bird Harvest Info. Permit     0.00         0.00
 33        Handicapped Archery Permit                      0.00         0.00
 34        2-Pole Fishing Permit                          11.00        11.00
 35        Controlled Hunt Permit                          5.00         5.00
 36    (d)  Commercial
 37        Raptor Captive Breeding Permit               $ 60.00    $   60.00
 38        Falconry Permit                                25.00          N/A
 39        Falconry Capture Permit                          N/A       127.00
 40        Jr. Trapping License                            5.00          N/A
 41        Trapping License                               25.00       250.00
 42        Taxidermist-Fur Buyer License                  35.00       125.00
 43        Shooting Preserve Permit                      300.00          N/A
 44        Commercial Wildlife Farm License              125.00          N/A
 45        Commercial Fishing License                    100.00       200.00
 46        Wholesale Steelhead License                   150.00       150.00
 47        Retail Steelhead Trout Buyer's License         30.00        30.00
 48    (e)  Commercial Tags
 49        Bobcat Tag (Not to exceed)                   $  7.50    $    7.50
 50        Lynx Tag (Not to exceed)                        7.50         7.50
 51        Beaver Tag (Not to exceed)                      5.00         5.00
 52        Net Tag                                        50.00        50.00
 53        Crayfish/Minnow Tag                             1.00         1.00
 54    (f)  Miscellaneous-Other Licenses
 55        Duplicate License                            $  5.00    $    5.00
                                                                        
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  1        Shooting Preserve License                      10.00        10.00
  2        Captive Wolf License                           20.00          N/A
  3    (g)  Miscellaneous-Other Tags
  4        Duplicate Tag                                $  5.00    $    5.00
  5        Wild Bird Shooting Preserve Tag                 5.00         5.00
  6    (h)  Miscellaneous-Other Permits
  7        Falconry In-State Transfer Permit            $  5.00    $     N/A
  8        Falconry Meet Permit                             N/A        20.00
  9        Private Park Permit                            20.00        20.00
 10        Wildlife Import Permit                         20.00        20.00
 11        Wildlife Export Permit                         10.00        10.00
 12        Wildlife Release Permit                        10.00        10.00
 13        Captive Wildlife Permit                        20.00        20.00
 14        Fishing Tournament Permit                      20.00        20.00
 15        Dog Field Trial Permit                         30.00        30.00
 16        Live Fish Transport Permit                     20.00        20.00
 17        Controlled Hunt Application Fee                 5.00         5.00
 18        Nursing Home Fishing Permit                    30.00          N/A
                                                                        
 19        SECTION 9.  That Section 36-1508, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 20    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 21        36-1508.  SHOOTING  FROM PUBLIC HIGHWAY -- CHILDREN IN POSSESSION OF FIRE-
 22    ARMS. No person shall:
 23        (a)  Shoot from Public Highway. Discharge any firearm  from  or  across  a
 24    public highway.
 25        (b)  Children  with Firearms. No person under the age of twelve (12) years
 26    shall have in his possession any shotgun, rifle or other firearm while in  the
 27    fields or forests or in any tent, camp, auto or any other vehicle in the state
 28    of Idaho, except that the holder of a youth small game license or youth hunter
 29    education graduate license, if accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt in the
 30    state  of Idaho, may possess a firearm for hunting while in the fields or for-
 31    ests.
                                                                        
 32        SECTION 10.  This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
 33    ary 1, 2003.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


	               STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                          RS 115l8C2

This bill benefits and encourages youth to go hunting and fishing by 
making a number of changes to the Fish and Game Code. This bill 
creates a Youth Small Game License, which will allow resident ten 
and eleven year olds to hunt small game with a licensed adult. The 
current law does not allow hunting until age twelve. A Nonresident 
Junior Mentored Hunting License is created which will allow 
nonresident youth to hunt with an Idaho licensed adult for the same 
price as resident youth. This license will allow visiting youth to 
hunt with friends and family. The Nonresident Junior Fishing 
License is decreased in price and amended to allow the purchase of 
a salmon or steelhead permit. This bill creates a Youth Hunter 
Education Graduate License to allow youth to hunt most small game 
with a licensed adult. It authorizes the Commission to establish 
rules for issuing the license. A new reduced price turkey tag for 
resident junior, senior or disabled American Veterans is created as 
well as reduced price deer, elk, bear and turkey tags for 
Nonresident Junior Mentored Hunters. This bill also makes several 
technical and terminology corrections.


                         FISCAL IMPACT

The Junior Mentored Hunting License and tags will result in an 
estimated lost revenue of $151,000 generated by the current full 
price sales to nonresident 12 - 17 year aids. This loss will be 
offset by sales to nonresident youth who do not hunt now and 
potentially additional sales to adult mentors. The reduced revenue 
for the Nonresident Junior Fishing License should also be offset by 
additional sales. The Youth Small Game License will generate an 
unknown amount of additional revenue. The cost of the Hunter 
Education Graduate Licenses will come from the current hunter 
education course fee.




Contact
Name:	Roger Fuhrman, Dept. of Fish and Game
Phone:	334-5159




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE		H 604