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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
|||| 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
2
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.
3
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-
5
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
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