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HOUSE BILL NO. 119 – F&G, youth licenses, deleted

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H0119.................................................................by TRAIL
FISH AND GAME - YOUTH LICENSES - Amends existing law to strike resident and
nonresident youth small game and youth hunter education graduate licenses; and
to strike an exception to a prohibition against certain children in possession
of firearms.
                                                                        
01/24    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/27    Rpt prt - to W/M

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  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 119
                                                                        
                                          BY TRAIL
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-404, IDAHO CODE, TO STRIKE REF-
  3        ERENCE TO YOUTH SMALL GAME LICENSES  AND  TO  STRIKE  REFERENCE  TO  YOUTH
  4        HUNTER  EDUCATION  GRADUATE LICENSES; AMENDING SECTION 36-406, IDAHO CODE,
  5        TO STRIKE REFERENCE TO YOUTH SMALL GAME LICENSES AND TO PROVIDE A  CORRECT
  6        CODE CITATION; AMENDING SECTION 36-407, IDAHO CODE, TO STRIKE REFERENCE TO
  7        NONRESIDENT  YOUTH  SMALL  GAME  LICENSES AND TO STRIKE REFERENCE TO YOUTH
  8        HUNTER EDUCATION GRADUATE LICENSES; AMENDING SECTION 36-412,  IDAHO  CODE,
  9        TO  STRIKE  REFERENCE  TO YOUTH HUNTER EDUCATION GRADUATE HUNTING LICENSES
 10        AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME MAY ALLOW CERTAIN STU-
 11        DENTS TO PURCHASE JUNIOR HUNTING LICENSES AT A REDUCED FEE; AMENDING  SEC-
 12        TION  36-416,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  STRIKE  YOUTH SMALL GAME LICENSE FEES, TO
 13        STRIKE YOUTH HUNTER EDUCATION GRADUATE HUNTING LICENSE FEES AND TO CORRECT
 14        A CODIFIER'S ERROR; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 36, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI-
 15        TION OF A NEW SECTION 36-417, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A GRANDFATHER CLAUSE;
 16        AMENDING SECTION 36-1508, IDAHO CODE, TO STRIKE AN EXCEPTION TO A PROHIBI-
 17        TION AGAINST CERTAIN CHILDREN IN  POSSESSION  OF  FIREARMS;  DECLARING  AN
 18        EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING A RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.
                                                                        
 19    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 20        SECTION  1.  That  Section  36-404, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 21    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 22        36-404.  CLASSES OF LICENSES. The licenses required by the  provisions  of
 23    this title shall be of eight (8) classes. Classes one (1) through five (5) and
 24    eight  (8)  in  this  section may be purchased or obtained only by persons who
 25    meet residency requirements under the provisions of section 36-202(s) and (t),
 26    Idaho Code, or who are valid holders of a lifetime license certificate.
 27        Class 1: Adult Combination -- Hunting --  Fishing  --  Trapping  Licenses.
 28    Licenses to be issued only to persons who are residents of the state of Idaho.
 29        Class 2: Junior Hunting -- Trapping -- Youth Small Game Licenses.
 30        (a)  Junior hunting license. Licenses to be issued only to persons who are
 31    residents of the state of Idaho and are between twelve (12) and seventeen (17)
 32    years  of age, inclusive.  Provided, that a license may be issued to qualified
 33    persons who are eleven (11) years of age to allow the application for  a  con-
 34    trolled  hunt  permit;  however,  said  persons  shall not hunt until they are
 35    twelve (12) years of age.
 36        (b)  Junior trapping licenses. Licenses to be issued only to  persons  who
 37    are  residents  of  the  state of Idaho and are seventeen (17) years of age or
 38    younger.
 39        (c)  Youth small game licenses. Licenses to be issued  only  to  qualified
 40    persons  who  are  residents  of the state of Idaho and are ten (10) or eleven
 41    (11) years of age to hunt upland game  birds  (including  turkeys),  migratory
 42    game  birds,  cottontail rabbits, pygmy rabbits, and unprotected and predatory
 43    birds and animals of this state while accompanied in the  field  by  an  adult
                                                                        
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  1    licensed to hunt in the state of Idaho.
  2        Class  3:  Junior  Combination  -- Fishing Licenses. Licenses to be issued
  3    only to persons who are residents of the state of Idaho between fourteen  (14)
  4    and seventeen (17) years of age, inclusive.
  5        Class  4:  Senior Resident Combination License. Licenses to be issued only
  6    to persons over sixty-five (65) years of age who have been bona fide residents
  7    of the state  of Idaho for a continuous period of not less than five (5) years
  8    last preceding application.
  9        Class 5: Resident Lifetime Combination  --  Hunting  --  Fishing  License.
 10    Licenses  to  be  issued  only  to persons who are valid holders of a lifetime
 11    license certificate.
 12        Class 6: Nonresident Combination -- Hunting -- Fishing -- Trapping -- Jun-
 13    ior Mentored Hunting -- Youth Small Game -- Youth Hunter Education Graduate --
 14    Licenses. Licenses required of persons who are nonresidents.
 15        Class 7: Duplicate License -- Tag. A license or tag  to  be  issued  as  a
 16    replacement  for an original license or tag lost or mutilated. Said license or
 17    tag shall be issued in the same class and type as the original and upon  issu-
 18    ance of such duplicate license or tag the original license or tag shall become
 19    null and void.
 20        Class  8:  Resident  Hunting  and  Fishing  License with Tags, Permits and
 21    Stamps. Licenses to be issued only to persons who meet residency  requirements
 22    under the provisions of section 36-202(s) and (t), Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 23        SECTION  2.  That  Section  36-406, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 24    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 25        36-406.  RESIDENT FISHING, HUNTING AND  TRAPPING  LICENSES  --  FEES.  (a)
 26    Adult  Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing -- Hunting -- Trapping. A license of
 27    the first class may be had by a person possessing the  qualifications  therein
 28    described  on payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for
 29    a combined fishing and hunting license entitling the  purchaser  to  hunt  and
 30    fish  for game animals, game birds, unprotected and predatory animals and fish
 31    of the state, a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a  fishing
 32    license  entitling  the purchaser to fish in the public waters of the state, a
 33    fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a  hunting  license  enti-
 34    tling  the  purchaser to hunt game animals, game birds, unprotected and preda-
 35    tory animals of the state, and a fee as specified  in  section  36-416,  Idaho
 36    Code,  for  a  trapping  license  entitling  the purchaser to trap furbearers,
 37    unprotected and predatory animals of the state.
 38        (b)  Junior Licenses -- Hunting -- Trapping. A license of the second class
 39    may be had by a person possessing the qualifications therein described on pay-
 40    ment of a fee as specified in  section  36-416,  Idaho  Code,  for  a  hunting
 41    license,  and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a trapping
 42    license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges  as  the  corresponding
 43    license of the first class provides.
 44        (c)  Junior  Combination -- Fishing Licenses. A license of the third class
 45    may be purchased by a person possessing the qualifications  therein  described
 46    on payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined
 47    fishing  and  hunting license, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho
 48    Code, for a fishing license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges  as
 49    the corresponding license of the first class provides.
 50        (d)  Senior Resident Combination. A license of the fourth class may be had
 51    by  a  person  possessing the qualifications therein described on payment of a
 52    fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for  a  combined  fishing  and
 53    hunting  license  entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as the corre-
                                                                        
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  1    sponding license of the first class provides.
  2        (e)  Lifetime Licenses -- Combination -- Hunting -- Fishing. A license  of
  3    the fifth class may be obtained at no additional charge by a person possessing
  4    the  qualifications  therein  described  for  a  combined  hunting and fishing
  5    license, for a hunting license, or for a fishing license, entitling the person
  6    to the same privileges as the corresponding license of the  first  class  pro-
  7    vides.  Lifetime  licensees  must be certified under the provisions of section
  8    36-4113, Idaho Code, before being issued a license to hunt.
  9        (f)  A license of the eighth class may be had by a person  possessing  the
 10    qualifications  therein  described on payment of a fee as specified in section
 11    36-416, Idaho Code, entitling the purchaser to hunt and fish for game animals,
 12    game birds, fish, and unprotected and predatory animals  of  the  state.  With
 13    payment  of  the required fee, a person shall receive with this license a deer
 14    tag, an elk tag, a bear tag, a turkey tag, a mountain  lion  tag,  an  archery
 15    hunt permit, a muzzleloader permit, a steelhead trout permit and an anadromous
 16    salmon permit. The director shall promptly transmit to the state treasurer all
 17    moneys received pursuant to this subsection for deposit as follows:
 18        (i)   Four  dollars  ($4.00)  in the set-aside account for the purposes of
 19        section 36-111(1)(a), Idaho Code;
 20        (ii)  Two dollars ($2.00) in the set-aside account  for  the  purposes  of
 21        section 36-111(1)(b), Idaho Code;
 22        (iii) One  dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) in the set-aside account for the
 23        purposes of section 36-111(1)(c), Idaho Code; and
 24        (iv)  The balance in the fish and game account.
 25        All persons purchasing a license pursuant to this subsection shall observe
 26    and shall be subject to all rules of the commission  regarding  the  fish  and
 27    wildlife of the state.
 28        If  the  purchaser  of  this  license  does not meet the archery education
 29    requirements of section 36-411(b), Idaho Code, then, notwithstanding the  pro-
 30    visions of section 36-304, Idaho Code, the archery hunt permit portion of this
 31    license  is  invalid. The fee for this license will not change and the license
 32    must be issued without the archery permit validation.
 33        (g)  Disabled Persons Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing. A license of the
 34    first class may be had by any resident disabled person on payment of a fee  as
 35    specified  in  section  36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined fishing and hunting
 36    license, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for  a  fishing
 37    license,  entitling  the purchaser to the same privileges as the corresponding
 38    license of the first class provides. A disabled person means a person  who  is
 39    deemed  disabled  by the railroad retirement board pursuant to title 45 of the
 40    United States Code, or certified as eligible for federal supplemental security
 41    income (SSI); social security disability income (SSDI); a nonservice-connected
 42    veterans pension; or a  service-connected  veterans  disability  benefit  with
 43    forty percent (40%) or more disability.
 44        (h)  Military  Furlough  Licenses  -- Combination -- Fishing. A license of
 45    the first class may be had by a resident person engaged in the  military  ser-
 46    vice  of  the  United States, while on temporary furlough or leave, possessing
 47    the qualifications therein described on payment of a fee as specified in  sec-
 48    tion  36-416,  Idaho  Code, for a combined fishing and hunting license, and as
 49    specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a fishing license.
 50        (i)  Youth Small Game Licenses -- Hunting. A license of the  second  class
 51    may be had by a resident of ten (10) or eleven (11) years of age on payment of
 52    a  fee  as  specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, provided that the license
 53    shall be valid only for hunting upland game birds (including turkeys),  migra-
 54    tory game birds, cottontail rabbits, pygmy rabbits, and unprotected and preda-
 55    tory  birds  and  animals  of this state while accompanied in the field by the
                                                                        
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  1    holder of an adult Idaho hunting license.
                                                                        
  2        SECTION 3.  That Section 36-407, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  3    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  4        36-407.  NONRESIDENT  COMBINATION, FISHING, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING LICENSES
  5    -- FEES -- RIGHTS UNDER. Licenses of the sixth class shall be issued  to  non-
  6    residents in the several kinds and for fees as follows:
  7        (a)  Nonresident Hunting License. A license issued only to a person twelve
  8    (12) years of age or older entitling said person to pursue, hunt, or kill game
  9    birds,  small  game animals, unprotected birds and animals and predatory birds
 10    and animals and to purchase game tags as provided in section 36-409(b),  Idaho
 11    Code.  Provided,  that  a  license  may be issued to qualified persons who are
 12    eleven (11) years of age to allow the application for a controlled  hunt  per-
 13    mit;  however, said persons shall not hunt until they are twelve (12) years of
 14    age.  A license of this kind may be had upon payment of a fee as specified  in
 15    section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 16        (b)  Nonresident  Season  Fishing License. A license entitling a person to
 17    fish in the public waters of the state. A license of this kind may be had upon
 18    payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 19        (c)  Nonresident Trapping License. A license entitling a  person  to  trap
 20    fur-bearing, unprotected, and predatory animals. A license of this kind may be
 21    had  upon payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, provid-
 22    ing the state of residence of said  person  grants  similar  trapping  license
 23    privileges to residents of Idaho.
 24        (d)  Nonresident  Nongame License. A license entitling a person to carry a
 25    shotgun or rifle for the protection of livestock, or to pursue, hunt and  kill
 26    unprotected birds and animals and predatory birds and animals of this state. A
 27    license  of  this  kind  may be had by a nonresident person who is twelve (12)
 28    years of age or older upon payment of a fee as specified  in  section  36-416,
 29    Idaho Code. This license shall be valid only during the period of January 1 to
 30    August  31 of the calendar year in which issued, unless verified by the direc-
 31    tor that the licensee requires such a license to  authorize  him  to  carry  a
 32    shotgun  or  rifle for the protection of livestock, in which case said license
 33    shall be valid until December 31 of the year in which issued.
 34        (e)  Nonresident Two Day Small Game Hunting License. A license issued only
 35    to a person twelve (12) years of age or older, entitling the  person  to  hunt
 36    upland  game birds (to include turkeys), migratory game birds, cottontail rab-
 37    bits, and pygmy rabbits. A person holding  this  license  shall  purchase  the
 38    appropriate  required  tags and permits, and may not hunt pheasants in an area
 39    during the first five (5) days of the pheasant season in that area. A  license
 40    of  this type may be had upon payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416,
 41    Idaho Code.
 42        (f)  Falconry Meet Permit. The director may issue a special permit  for  a
 43    regulated  meet  scheduled for a specific number of days upon payment of a fee
 44    as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code. Only trained raptors may  be  used
 45    under the special permit issued under the provisions of this subsection.
 46        (g)  Daily Fishing License -- Resident May Purchase. A license entitling a
 47    person  to fish in the waters of the state on a day-to-day basis. A license of
 48    this kind may be had by a resident or nonresident person  (the  provisions  of
 49    section  36-405, Idaho Code, notwithstanding), upon payment of a fee as speci-
 50    fied in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for the first effective day and a  fee  as
 51    specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for each consecutive day thereafter.
 52        (h)  Nonresident  Three  Day Fishing License with Steelhead or Salmon Per-
 53    mit. A license entitling a nonresident to fish in the waters of the state  for
                                                                        
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  1    a period of three (3) consecutive days for any fish, including steelhead trout
  2    or  anadromous  salmon  during  an open  season for those fish may be had upon
  3    payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code. The three (3) day
  4    license holder may fish for any species of fish, steelhead trout  and  anadro-
  5    mous  salmon subject to the limitations prescribed in rules promulgated by the
  6    commission. A nonresident may purchase as many of  the  licenses  provided  in
  7    this  subsection as he desires provided that the nonresident is otherwise eli-
  8    gible to do so.
  9        (i)  Nonresident Junior Fishing License. A license entitling a nonresident
 10    who is less than eighteen (18) years of age to fish  in  the  waters  of  this
 11    state  may  be had upon payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho
 12    Code.
 13        (j)  Nonresident Combination Licenses. A license entitling the  person  to
 14    hunt and fish for game animals, game birds, fish and unprotected and predatory
 15    animals  of the state may be had by a person twelve (12) years of age or older
 16    upon payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho  Code.  A  license
 17    may  be  issued to a qualified person who is eleven (11) years of age to allow
 18    the application for a controlled hunt permit; however, the  person  shall  not
 19    hunt until he is twelve (12) years of age.
 20        (k)  Nonresident  Junior  Mentored  Hunting License. A license entitling a
 21    nonresident between twelve (12) and seventeen (17) years of age, inclusive, to
 22    hunt game animals, upland  game  birds  (including  turkeys),  migratory  game
 23    birds,  cottontail rabbits, pygmy rabbits, and unprotected and predatory birds
 24    and animals of this state only when accompanied in the field by the holder  of
 25    an  adult  Idaho hunting license. A person holding this license shall purchase
 26    the appropriate required tags as provided in section  36-409(b),  Idaho  Code,
 27    and  permits.  Provided, that a license may be issued to qualified persons who
 28    are eleven (11) years of age to allow the application for  a  controlled  hunt
 29    permit;  however, said persons shall not hunt until they are twelve (12) years
 30    of age. A license of this kind may be had upon payment of a fee  as  specified
 31    in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 32        (l)  Nonresident Youth Small Game Licenses -- Hunting. A license entitling
 33    a  nonresident  of  ten  (10)  or eleven (11) years of age to hunt upland game
 34    birds (including turkeys), migratory game  birds,  cottontail  rabbits,  pygmy
 35    rabbits,  and  unprotected  and predatory birds and animals of this state only
 36    while accompanied in the field by the holder of an adult Idaho hunting license
 37    may be had upon payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 38        (m)  Youth Hunter Education Graduate Licenses -- Hunting --  Resident  May
 39    Purchase.  A  license  entitling  a person between ten (10) and seventeen (17)
 40    years of age, inclusive, to hunt upland game birds (except turkeys), migratory
 41    game birds, cottontail rabbits, pygmy rabbits, and unprotected  and  predatory
 42    birds  and  animals  of  this  state only when accompanied in the field by the
 43    holder of an adult Idaho hunting license. A person holding this license  shall
 44    purchase  the  appropriate  required  permits.  A  license of this kind may be
 45    issued to a resident or nonresident person, notwithstanding the provisions  of
 46    section  36-405,  Idaho  Code,  upon  payment of a fee as specified in section
 47    36-416, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 48        SECTION 4.  That Section 36-412, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 49    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 50        36-412.  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS  -- INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS -- FEE. (a) The
 51    fish and game commission shall prescribe and administer education programs  in
 52    hunting  and  archery.  Such  programs  shall  provide instruction in the safe
 53    handling of lawful hunting equipment. The programs shall also include instruc-
                                                                        
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  1    tion on wildlife and natural resource conservation, good conduct  and  respect
  2    for  the rights and property of others, and survival in the outdoors. The com-
  3    mission may enter into agreements with public or private agencies and individ-
  4    uals in carrying out the provisions of this subsection.
  5        (b)  The department of fish and game  shall  recruit  competent  volunteer
  6    instructors.  The department shall provide training for the instructors in the
  7    safe handling of legal hunting equipment, conservation of wildlife and natural
  8    resources, good conduct and respect for the rights  and  property  of  others,
  9    outdoor  survival,  and  other  appropriate subjects for training instructors.
 10    Instructors shall be issued certificates and shall on a voluntary basis,  give
 11    instruction in education programs as established by the department of fish and
 12    game, to all eligible applicants.
 13        (c)  The  commission  shall  establish fees for each program not to exceed
 14    eight dollars ($8.00) for persons who are age seventeen (17) years  and  under
 15    and  not  to  exceed eight dollars ($8.00) for persons age eighteen (18) years
 16    and older, to be assessed each individual obtaining instruction in hunter edu-
 17    cation for reimbursement for furnished materials.  All  students  successfully
 18    completing  the course of instruction shall be issued a certificate of comple-
 19    tion in hunter safety and good hunting conduct. The department may also  issue
 20    a  youth  hunter  education  graduate hunting license to students successfully
 21    completing the course  or  allow  the  students  successfully  completing  the
 22    course,  who  are otherwise qualified to purchase a junior hunting license, to
 23    purchase a junior hunting the license at  a  reduced  fee  pursuant  to  rules
 24    adopted by the commission.
                                                                        
 25        SECTION  5.  That  Section  36-416, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 26    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 27        36-416.  SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES.
 28    (a)  Sport Licenses
 29         License                                  Resident  Non-Resident
 30         Combination License                       $ 29.00    $  180.00
 31         Hunting License                             10.00       127.00
 32         Fishing License                             22.00        73.00
 33         Sr. Combination License (65 and Older)       3.00          N/A
 34         Sportsman's Pak License                     99.50          N/A
 35         Jr. Combination License                     14.50          N/A
 36         Jr. Hunting License                          5.00          N/A
 37         Jr. Mentored Hunting License                  N/A         5.00
 38         Youth Small Game License                     5.00         5.00
 39         Youth Hunter Education
 40           Graduate Hunting License                   3.00         3.00
 41         Jr. Fishing License                         11.00        11.00
 42         Disabled Combination License                 3.00          N/A
 43         Disabled Fishing License                     3.00          N/A
 44         Military Furlough Combination License       14.50          N/A
 45         Military Furlough Fishing License           14.50          N/A
 46         Small Game Hunting License                    N/A        72.00
 47         Daily Fishing (1st-day) License              9.00         9.00
 48         Consecutive Day Fishing License              4.00         4.00
 49         3 Day Fishing with Salmon/Steelhead Permit    N/A        27.00
 50         Nongame Hunting License                       N/A        25.00
 51    (b)  Sport Tags
 52         Deer Tag                                  $ 16.50    $  233.50
                                                                        
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  1         Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
  2           Deer Tag                                   8.25          N/A
  3         Jr. Mentored Deer Tag                         N/A         8.25
  4         Elk Tag                                     27.00       337.00
  5         Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
  6           Elk Tag                                   13.50          N/A
  7         Jr. Mentored Elk Tag                          N/A        13.50
  8         Bear Tag                                     9.00       233.50
  9         Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 10           Bear Tag                                   4.50          N/A
 11         Jr. Mentored Bear Tag                         N/A         4.50
 12         Turkey Tag                                  16.50        60.00
 13         Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 14           Turkey Tag                                 8.25          N/A
 15         Jr. Mentored Turkey Tag                       N/A         8.25
 16         Mountain Lion Tag                            9.00       233.50
 17         Antelope Tag                                27.00       233.50
 18         Moose Tag                                  150.00     1,500.00
 19         Sheep Tag                                  150.00     1,500.00
 20         Goat Tag                                   150.00     1,500.00
 21         Sandhill Crane Tag                          16.50        60.00
 22    (c)  Sport Permits
 23         Bear Baiting Permit                       $ 10.00    $   10.00
 24         Hound Hunter Permit                         10.00       127.00
 25         WMA Pheasant Permit                         20.00        20.00
 26         Archery Permit                              15.00        15.00
 27         Muzzleloader Permit                         15.00        15.00
 28         Salmon Permit                               10.00        10.00
 29         Steelhead Permit                            10.00        10.00
 30         Federal Migratory Bird Harvest Info. Permit  0.00         0.00
 31         Handicapped Archery Permit                   0.00         0.00
 32         2-Pole Fishing Permit                       11.00        11.00
 33         Controlled Hunt Permit                       5.00         5.00
 34    (d)  Commercial
 35         Raptor Captive Breeding Permit            $ 60.00    $   60.00
 36         Falconry Permit                             25.00          N/A
 37         Falconry Capture Permit                       N/A       127.00
 38         Jr. Trapping License                         5.00          N/A
 39         Trapping License                            25.00       250.00
 40         Taxidermist-Fur Buyer License               35.00       125.00
 41         Shooting Preserve Permit                   300.00          N/A
 42         Commercial Wildlife Farm License           125.00          N/A
 43         Commercial Fishing License                 100.00       200.00
 44         Wholesale Steelhead License                150.00       150.00
 45         Retail Steelhead Trout Buyer's License      30.00        30.00
 46    (e)  Commercial Tags
 47         Bobcat Tag (Not to exceed)                $  7.50    $    7.50
 48         Lynx Tag (Not to exceed)                     7.50         7.50
 49         Beaver Tag (Not to exceed)                   5.00         5.00
 50         Net Tag                                     50.00        50.00
 51         Crayfish/Minnow Tag                          1.00         1.00
 52    (f)  Miscellaneous-Other Licenses
 53         Duplicate License                         $  5.00    $    5.00
 54         Shooting Preserve License                   10.00        10.00
 55         Captive Wolf License                        20.00          N/A
                                                                        
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  1    (g)  Miscellaneous-Other Tags
  2         Duplicate Tag                             $  5.00    $    5.00
  3         Wild Bird Shooting Preserve Tag              5.00         5.00
  4    (h)  Miscellaneous-Other Permits
  5         Falconry In-State Transfer Permit         $  5.00    $     N/A
  6         Falconry Meet Permit                          N/A        20.00
  7         Private Park Permit                         20.00        20.00
  8         Wildlife Import Permit                      20.00        20.00
  9         Wildlife Export Permit                      10.00        10.00
 10         Wildlife Release Permit                     10.00        10.00
 11         Captive Wildlife Permit                     20.00        20.00
 12         Fishing Tournament Permit                   20.00        20.00
 13         Dog Field Trial Permit                      30.00        30.00
 14         Live Fish Transport Permit                  20.00        20.00
 15         Controlled Hunt Application Fee              5.00         5.00
 16         Nursing Home Fishing Permit                 30.00          N/A
                                                                        
 17        SECTION 6.  That Chapter 4, Title 36, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
 18    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
 19    ignated as Section 36-417, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 20        36-417.  GRANDFATHER CLAUSE. Notwithstanding any other provision  of  this
 21    act,  any person who, on the date of passage and approval of this act, holds a
 22    valid youth small game  license  and/or  a  youth  hunter  education  graduate
 23    license  heretofore  issued  under the laws of this state, shall, for all pur-
 24    poses be considered licensed under the laws of  the  state  of  Idaho  pending
 25    expiration  of the license on December 31, 2003, unless such license is other-
 26    wise earlier suspended or revoked pursuant to law.
                                                                        
 27        SECTION 7.  That Section 36-1508, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 28    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 29        36-1508.  SHOOTING  FROM PUBLIC HIGHWAY -- CHILDREN IN POSSESSION OF FIRE-
 30    ARMS. No person shall:
 31        (a)  Shoot from Public Highway. Discharge any firearm  from  or  across  a
 32    public highway.
 33        (b)  Children  with Firearms. No person under the age of twelve (12) years
 34    shall have in his possession any shotgun, rifle or other firearm while in  the
 35    fields or forests or in any tent, camp, auto or any other vehicle in the state
 36    of Idaho, except that the holder of a youth small game license or youth hunter
 37    education graduate license, if accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt in the
 38    state  of Idaho, may possess a firearm for hunting while in the fields or for-
 39    ests.
                                                                        
 40        SECTION 8.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 41    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 42    passage and approval, and retroactively to January 1, 2003.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                     STATEMENT OF  PURPOSE
                               
                            RS12622
                               
This legislation would amend Section 36-404, Idaho Code, to set the
age of youth at 12 years to qualify to purchase youth small game
licenses.




                         FISCAL IMPACT
                               
                               
                               
Increasing the age limit to 12 years from 10 years of age would
reduce some funding for the Fish and Game Department.





Contact:

            Name: Rep. Tom Trail
      
            Phone:     332 1202
      
            Name: Shirley Ringo
      
            Phone:     332 1232
            
            
            
            
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