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S1157................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
FISH AND GAME - Amends existing law to revise provisions relating to fish
and game licenses for disabled persons.
02/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/22 Rpt prt - to Res/Env
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1157
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-406, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PRO-
3 VISIONS RELATING TO LICENSES FOR DISABLED PERSONS AND TO PROVIDE A CORRECT
4 CODE REFERENCE.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 36-406, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 36-406. RESIDENT FISHING, HUNTING AND TRAPPING LICENSES -- FEES. (a)
9 Adult Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing -- Hunting -- Trapping. A license of
10 the first class may be had by a person possessing the qualifications therein
11 described on payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for
12 a combined fishing and hunting license entitling the purchaser to hunt and
13 fish for game animals, game birds, unprotected and predatory animals and fish
14 of the state, a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a fishing
15 license entitling the purchaser to fish in the public waters of the state, a
16 fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a hunting license enti-
17 tling the purchaser to hunt game animals, game birds, unprotected and preda-
18 tory animals of the state, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho
19 Code, for a trapping license entitling the purchaser to trap furbearers,
20 unprotected and predatory animals of the state.
21 (b) Junior Licenses -- Hunting -- Trapping. A license of the second class
22 may be had by a person possessing the qualifications therein described on pay-
23 ment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a hunting
24 license, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a trapping
25 license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as the corresponding
26 license of the first class provides.
27 (c) Junior Combination -- Fishing Licenses. A license of the third class
28 may be purchased by a person possessing the qualifications therein described
29 on payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined
30 fishing and hunting license, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho
31 Code, for a fishing license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as
32 the corresponding license of the first class provides.
33 (d) Senior Resident Combination. A license of the fourth class may be had
34 by a person possessing the qualifications therein described on payment of a
35 fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined fishing and
36 hunting license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as the corre-
37 sponding license of the first class provides.
38 (e) Lifetime Licenses -- Combination -- Hunting -- Fishing. A license of
39 the fifth class may be obtained at no additional charge by a person possessing
40 the qualifications therein described for a combined hunting and fishing
41 license, for a hunting license, or for a fishing license, entitling the person
42 to the same privileges as the corresponding license of the first class pro-
43 vides. Lifetime licensees must be certified under the provisions of section
2
1 36-4113, Idaho Code, before being issued a license to hunt.
2 (f) A license of the eighth class may be had by a person possessing the
3 qualifications therein described on payment of a fee as specified in section
4 36-416, Idaho Code, entitling the purchaser to hunt and fish for game animals,
5 game birds, fish, and unprotected and predatory animals of the state. With
6 payment of the required fee, a person shall receive with this license a deer
7 tag, an elk tag, a bear tag, a turkey tag, a mountain lion tag, an archery
8 hunt permit, a muzzleloader permit, a steelhead trout permit and an anadromous
9 salmon permit. The director shall promptly transmit to the state treasurer
10 all moneys received pursuant to this subsection for deposit as follows:
11 (i) Four dollars ($4.00) in the set-aside account for the purposes of
12 section 36-111(1)(a), Idaho Code;
13 (ii) Two dollars ($2.00) in the set-aside account for the purposes of
14 section 36-111(1)(b), Idaho Code;
15 (iii) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) in the set-aside account for the
16 purposes of section 36-111(1)(c), Idaho Code; and
17 (iv) The balance in the fish and game account.
18 All persons purchasing a license pursuant to this subsection shall observe
19 and shall be subject to all rules of the commission regarding the fish and
20 wildlife of the state.
21 If the purchaser of this license does not meet the archery education
22 requirements of section 36-411(b), Idaho Code, then, notwithstanding the pro-
23 visions of section 36-304, Idaho Code, the archery hunt permit portion of this
24 license is invalid. The fee for this license will not change and the license
25 must be issued without the archery permit validation.
26 (g) Disabled Persons Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing. A license of the
27 first class may be had by any resident disabled person on payment of a fee as
28 specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined fishing and hunting
29 license, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a fishing
30 license, entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as the corresponding
31 license of the first class provides. A disabled person means a person who is
32 deemed disabled by the railroad retirement board pursuant to title 45 of the
33 United States Code, or certified as eligible for federal supplemental security
34 income (SSI); social security disability income (SSDI); a nonservice-connected
35 veterans pension; or a service-connected veterans disability benefit with
36 forty percent (40%) or more disability.
37 (h) Military Furlough Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing. A license of
38 the first class may be had by a resident person engaged in the military ser-
39 vice of the United States, while on temporary furlough or leave, possessing
40 the qualifications therein described on payment of a fee as specified in sec-
41 tion 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined fishing and hunting license, and as
42 specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a fishing license.
43 (i) Youth Small Game Licenses -- Hunting. A license of the second class
44 may be had by a resident of ten (10) or eleven (11) years of age on payment of
45 a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, provided that the license
46 shall be valid only for hunting upland game birds (including turkeys), migra-
47 tory game birds, cottontail rabbits, pygmy rabbits, and unprotected and preda-
48 tory birds and animals of this state while accompanied in the field by the
49 holder of an adult Idaho hunting license.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS14909
This proposed legislation provides the opportunity for all
disabled individuals to obtain a combination hunting and fishing
license or a fishing license at a reduced fee price. This
legislation will encourage the increased participation of
disabled individuals in hunting and fishing activities by
offering them a reduced price on their licenses.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact on the dedicated fund for the Fish & Game
Department may be impacted by the movement of currently
ineligible disabled people that purchase a full fee license to
purchase of a discounted license. This may be offset partially
by an increase of purchases overall by disabled people who
currently do not purchase licenses but may decide to as a result
of this bill.
Contact
Sen. Keough, 332-1000
Sen. Sweet, 332-1000
Rep. Eskridge, 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1157