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SENATE BILL NO. 1191 – Fish and Game Comm, fees revised

SENATE BILL NO. 1191

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S1191aa....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
FISH AND GAME - Amends existing law relating to fish and game to revise
expiration provisions for taxidermist and buyer's licenses; to revise
vendor issuance fee provisions; and to revise fees.
                                                                        
03/14    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/15    Rpt prt - to Res/Env
03/17    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/23    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/24    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/25    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/29    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 29-5-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai,
      McGee, McKenzie, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk
      NAYS -- Hill, Marley, Pearce, Richardson, Williams
      Absent and excused -- Bunderson
    Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
    Title apvd - to House
03/30    House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/31    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
04/01    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/04    3rd rdg - PASSED - 48-20-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Barraclough, Bastian, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Boe, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal,
      Edmunson, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood,
      Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Martinez,
      Miller, Mitchell, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ringo,
      Rusche, Rydalch, Sayler(Callen), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
      Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson
      NAYS -- Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bolz, Denney, Ellsworth(Ellsworth),
      Loertscher, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Moyle, Nielsen, Ring, Sali,
      Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      Absent and excused -- Roberts, Trail
    Floor Sponsor - Eskridge
    Title apvd - to Senate
04/04    To enrol
04/05    Rpt enrol - Pres/Sp signed
04/06    To Governor
04/14    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 379
         Effective: 07/01/05

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1191
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-104, IDAHO CODE,  TO  AUTHORIZE
  3        THE  FISH AND GAME COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND FEES RELATING TO
  4        THE PURCHASE OF CONTROLLED HUNT BONUS OR PREFERENCE POINTS; AMENDING  SEC-
  5        TION  36-306,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO REVISE VENDOR ISSUANCE FEE PROVISIONS; AND
  6        AMENDING SECTION 36-416, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE  THE  SCHEDULE  OF  LICENSE
  7        FEES.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION  1.  That  Section  36-104, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 10    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        36-104.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES  OF  COMMISSION.  (a)  Organization  --
 12    Meetings.  The  members of the commission shall annually meet at their offices
 13    and organize by electing from their membership  a  chairman,  who  shall  hold
 14    office  for  a  period  of  one (1) year, or until his successor has been duly
 15    elected. In addition to the regular annual meeting, to  be  held  in  January,
 16    said  commission shall hold other regular quarterly meetings each year at such
 17    places within the state as the commission shall select for the transaction  of
 18    business. Special meetings may be called at any time and place by the chairman
 19    or  a majority of the members of the commission. Notice of the time, place and
 20    purpose of any and all special meetings shall be given  by  the  secretary  to
 21    each member of the commission prior to said meeting.
 22        (b)  Authorization  for  Commission  Powers and Duties. For the purpose of
 23    administering the policy as declared in section 36-103, Idaho Code,  the  com-
 24    mission is hereby authorized and empowered to:
 25        1.  Investigate  and  find facts regarding the status of the state's wild-
 26        life populations in order to give effect to the policy of the state  here-
 27        inbefore announced.
 28        2.  Hold  hearings  for the purpose of hearing testimony, considering evi-
 29        dence and determining the facts as to when the supply of any of the  wild-
 30        life  in this state will be injuriously affected by the taking thereof, or
 31        for the purpose of determining when an open season may be declared for the
 32        taking of wildlife. Whenever said commission determines that the supply of
 33        any particular species of wildlife is being, or will be, during  any  par-
 34        ticular  period  of  time, injuriously affected by depletion by permitting
 35        the same to be taken, or if it should find a longer or  different  season,
 36        or  different  bag  limit  should  be  adopted  for  the better protection
 37        thereof, or if it finds that an open season may be declared without endan-
 38        gering the supply thereof, then it  shall  make  a  rule  or  proclamation
 39        embodying  its  findings  in respect to when, under what circumstances, in
 40        which localities, by what means, what sex, and in what amounts and numbers
 41        the wildlife of this state may be taken.
 42        3.  Whenever it finds it necessary for the  preservation,  protection,  or
 43        management  of  any wildlife of this state, by reason of any act of God or
                                                                        
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  1        any other sudden or unexpected emergency, declare  by  temporary  rule  or
  2        proclamation  the  existence of such necessity, and the cause thereof, and
  3        prescribe and designate all affected areas or streams, and close the  same
  4        to  hunting,  angling  or trapping, or impose such restrictions and condi-
  5        tions upon hunting, angling or trapping as said commission shall  find  to
  6        be  necessary.  Every such temporary rule shall be made in accordance with
  7        the provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
  8        4.  At any time it shall deem necessary for the proper management of wild-
  9        life on any game preserve in the state of Idaho, declare an open season in
 10        any game preserve as it deems appropriate.
 11        5.   (A)  Upon notice to the public,  hold  a  public  drawing  giving  to
 12             license holders, under the wildlife laws of this state, the privilege
 13             of drawing by lot for a controlled hunt permit authorizing the person
 14             to  whom issued to hunt, kill, or attempt to kill any species of wild
 15             animals or birds designated by the commission under such rules as  it
 16             shall prescribe.
 17             (B)  The  commission may, under rules or proclamations as it may pre-
 18             scribe, authorize the director to issue  additional  controlled  hunt
 19             permits  and collect fees therefor authorizing landowners of property
 20             valuable for habitat or propagation purposes of deer,  elk  or  ante-
 21             lope,  or  the  landowner's  designated agent(s) to hunt deer, elk or
 22             antelope in controlled hunts containing the eligible  property  owned
 23             by those landowners in units where any permits for deer, elk or ante-
 24             lope are limited.
 25             (C)  A  nonrefundable fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code,
 26             shall be charged each applicant for a controlled  hunt  permit.  Suc-
 27             cessful  applicants  for controlled hunt permits shall be charged the
 28             fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code. Additionally,  a  fee
 29             may  be  charged  for  telephone and credit card orders in accordance
 30             with subsection (e)11. of section 36-106, Idaho Code. The  department
 31             shall  include  a  checkoff form to allow applicants to designate one
 32             dollar ($1.00) of such nonrefundable application fee for  transmittal
 33             to  the reward fund of citizens against poaching, inc., an Idaho non-
 34             profit corporation. The net proceeds from the nonrefundable fee shall
 35             be deposited in the fish and game account and none of  the  net  pro-
 36             ceeds shall be used to purchase lands.
 37             (D)  The  commission may by rule establish procedures and fees relat-
 38             ing to the purchase of controlled hunt bonus or preference points  by
 39             sportsmen.
 40        6.  Adopt rules pertaining to the importation, exportation, release, sale,
 41        possession  or  transportation  into, within or from the state of Idaho of
 42        any species of live, native or exotic wildlife or any eggs thereof.
 43        7.  Acquire for and on behalf of the state of Idaho, by purchase,  condem-
 44        nation,  lease, agreement, gift, or other device, lands or waters suitable
 45        for the purposes hereinafter enumerated in this  paragraph.  Whenever  the
 46        commission  proposes to purchase a tract of land in excess of fifteen (15)
 47        acres, the commission shall notify the board of  county  commissioners  of
 48        the county where this land is located of the intended action. The board of
 49        county  commissioners shall have ten (10) days after official notification
 50        to notify the commission whether or not they desire the commission to hold
 51        a public hearing on the intended purchase in the  county.  The  commission
 52        shall  give serious consideration to all public input received at the pub-
 53        lic hearing before making a final decision on  the  proposed  acquisition.
 54        Following  any  land purchase, the fish and game commission shall provide,
 55        upon request by the board of  county  commissioners,  within  one  hundred
                                                                        
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  1        twenty  (120)  days,  a  management plan for the area purchased that would
  2        address noxious weed control, fencing, water management and  other  impor-
  3        tant  issues raised during the public hearing. When considering purchasing
  4        lands pursuant to this paragraph, the commission shall first make  a  good
  5        faith  attempt  to  obtain a conservation easement, as provided in chapter
  6        21, title 55, Idaho Code, before it may  begin  proceedings  to  purchase,
  7        condemn  or otherwise acquire such lands. If the attempt to acquire a con-
  8        servation easement is unsuccessful  and  the  commission  then  purchases,
  9        condemns  or  otherwise acquires the lands, the commission shall record in
 10        writing the reasons why the attempt at acquiring the conservation easement
 11        was unsuccessful and then file the same in its records and in a report  to
 12        the joint finance-appropriations committee. The commission shall  develop,
 13        operate, and maintain the lands, waters or conservation easements for said
 14        purposes, which are hereby declared a public use:
 15             (A)  For  fish hatcheries, nursery ponds, or game animal or game bird
 16             farms;
 17             (B)  For game, bird, fish or fur-bearing animal restoration, propaga-
 18             tion or protection;
 19             (C)  For public hunting, fishing or trapping areas to provide  places
 20             where  the public may fish, hunt, or trap in accordance with the pro-
 21             visions of law, or the regulation of the commission;
 22             (D)  To extend and consolidate by exchange, lands or waters  suitable
 23             for the above purposes.
 24        8.  Enter  into  cooperative agreements with educational institutions, and
 25        state, federal, or other agencies to  promote  wildlife  research  and  to
 26        train students for wildlife management.
 27        9.  Enter  into  cooperative  agreements  with state and federal agencies,
 28        municipalities, corporations, organized  groups  of  landowners,  associa-
 29        tions,  and individuals for the development of wildlife rearing, propagat-
 30        ing, management, protection and demonstration projects.
 31        10. In the event owners or lawful possessors of land have  restricted  the
 32        operation  of  motor-propelled  vehicles  upon their land, the commission,
 33        upon consultation with all other potentially affected landowners, and hav-
 34        ing held a public hearing, if requested by not less than  ten  (10)  resi-
 35        dents  of any county in which the land is located, may enter into coopera-
 36        tive agreements with those owners or possessors to enforce those  restric-
 37        tions  when  the  restrictions  protect wildlife or wildlife habitat. Pro-
 38        vided, however, the commission shall not enter into  such  agreements  for
 39        lands  which  either  lie outside or are not adjacent to any adjoining the
 40        proclaimed boundaries of the national forests in Idaho.
 41             (A)  The landowners, with the assistance  of  the  department,  shall
 42             cause  notice  of  the  restrictions,  including  the  effective date
 43             thereof, to be posted on the main traveled roads entering  the  areas
 44             to  which  the restrictions apply. Provided, however, that nothing in
 45             this subsection shall allow the unlawful posting of  signs  or  other
 46             information  on  or adjacent to public highways as defined in subsec-
 47             tion (5) of section 40-109, Idaho Code.
 48             (B)  Nothing in this section  authorizes  the  establishment  of  any
 49             restrictions  that  impede  normal  forest or range management opera-
 50             tions.
 51             (C)  No person shall violate such restrictions on the use  of  motor-
 52             propelled  vehicles  or  tear  down  or lay down any fencing or gates
 53             enclosing such a restricted  area  or  remove,  mutilate,  damage  or
 54             destroy  any notices, signs or markers giving notice of such restric-
 55             tions. The commission may promulgate rules to administer the restric-
                                                                        
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  1             tions and cooperative agreements addressed in this subsection.
  2        11. Capture, propagate, transport, buy, sell or exchange  any  species  of
  3        wildlife  needed for propagation or stocking purposes, or to exercise con-
  4        trol of undesirable species.
  5        12. Adopt rules pertaining to the application for, issuance of and  admin-
  6        istration of a lifetime license certificate system.
  7        13. Adopt  rules governing the application and issuance of permits for and
  8        administration of fishing contests on waters under the jurisdiction of the
  9        state. The fee for each permit shall be as provided for in section 36-416,
 10        Idaho Code.
 11        14. Adopt rules governing the application for and issuance of licenses  by
 12        telephone and other electronic methods.
 13        15. Enter  into  agreements with cities, counties, recreation districts or
 14        other political subdivisions for the lease of lands or waters,  in  accor-
 15        dance  with  all other applicable laws, including applicable provisions of
 16        titles 42 and 43, Idaho Code,  to  cost-effectively  provide  recreational
 17        opportunities  for  taxpayers  or  residents of those local governments or
 18        political subdivisions.
 19        (c)  Limitation on Powers. Nothing in this title shall be construed to au-
 20    thorize the commission to change any penalty prescribed by law for a violation
 21    of its provisions, or to change the amount of license fees  or  the  authority
 22    conferred by licenses prescribed by law.
 23        (d)  Organization  of  Work. The commission shall organize the department,
 24    in accordance with the provisions of title 67, Idaho Code, into administrative
 25    units as may be necessary  to  efficiently  administer  said  department.  All
 26    employees  of  the  department  except  the  director  shall  be  selected and
 27    appointed by the director in conformance with the provisions  of  chapter  53,
 28    title 67, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 29        SECTION  2.  That  Section  36-306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 30    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 31        36-306.  VENDOR FEE. All persons authorized to issue licenses shall charge
 32    a vendor issuance fee of one dollar and  fifty  seventy-five  cents  ($1.5075)
 33    upon  all  licenses issued, not less than one-half (1/2) to one dollar ($1.00)
 34    of which shall be retained by them as compensation for the  issuance  of  such
 35    licenses;  as  may be specified by contract between the license vendor and the
 36    department for license issuance services performed  by  the  vendor;  provided
 37    that  the  vendor  fee for an eighth class license as that license is provided
 38    for in section 36-406(f), Idaho Code, shall be equal  to  one-half  (1/2)  the
 39    total  vendor  fee  had  each  license,  tag,  permit or stamp been separately
 40    issued; provided further, the director may waive the vendor issuance fee for a
 41    license not issued by the  department's  computerized  licensing  system.  The
 42    amount  Seventy-five  cents  (75¢)  of the vendor fee shall be retained by the
 43    department, shall be deposited in the fish and game account, and shall be used
 44    to help offset the cost of the computerized licensing system. Such vendor  fee
 45    shall  be  charged in addition to the regular cost of the license. However, in
 46    the case of crayfish or minnow traps, beaver, bobcat or lynx tags  the  vendor
 47    fee  shall be charged for each issuance of tags for each species regardless of
 48    the number of tags issued in said transaction. Proceeds from department issued
 49    licenses may be set aside for the  department's  special  operations  program,
 50    including citizens against poaching.
                                                                        
 51        SECTION  3.  That  Section  36-416, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 52    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
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  1        36-416.  SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES.
  2    (a)  Sport Licenses
  3        License                                    Resident         Non-Resident
  4        Combination License                     $ 29.0031.75      $  180.00198.00
  5        Hunting License                           10.0011.00         127.00139.75
  6        Fishing License                           22.0024.00           73.0080.25
  7        Sr. Combination License (65 and Older)     3.0010.00                  N/A
  8        Sportsman's Pak License                  99.50108.50                  N/A
  9        Jr. Combination License                   14.5015.75                  N/A
 10        Jr. Hunting License                           5.0050                  N/A
 11        Jr. Mentored Hunting License                     N/A               5.0050
 12        Youth Small Game License                      5.0050               5.0050
 13        Youth Hunter Education
 14          Graduate Hunting License                    3.0025               3.0025
 15        Jr. Fishing License                       11.0012.00           11.0012.00
 16        Disabled Combination License                  3.0025                  N/A
 17        Disabled Fishing License                      3.0025                  N/A
 18        Military Furlough Combination License     14.5015.75                  N/A
 19        Military Furlough Fishing License         14.5015.75                  N/A
 20        Small Game Hunting License                       N/A           72.0080.00
 21        Daily Fishing (1st-day) License             9.009.75             9.009.75
 22        Consecutive Day Fishing License             4.005.00             4.005.00
 23        3 Day Fishing with Salmon/Steelhead Permit       N/A           27.0029.75
 24        Nongame Hunting License                          N/A           25.0027.50
 25    (b)  Sport Tags
 26        Deer Tag                                $ 16.5018.00      $  233.50256.75
 27        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 28          Deer Tag                                  8.259.00                  N/A
 29        Jr. Mentored Deer Tag                            N/A             8.259.00
 30        Elk Tag                                   27.0029.00         337.00370.75
 31        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 32          Elk Tag                                 13.5014.75                  N/A
 33        Jr. Mentored Elk Tag                             N/A           13.5014.75
 34        Bear Tag                                    9.009.75         233.50150.00
 35        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 36          Bear Tag                                  4.505.00                  N/A
 37        Jr. Mentored Bear Tag                            N/A             4.505.00
 38        Turkey Tag                                16.5018.00           60.0065.75
 39        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 40          Turkey Tag                                8.259.00                  N/A
 41        Jr. Mentored Turkey Tag                          N/A             8.259.00
 42        Mountain Lion Tag                           9.009.75         233.50150.00
 43        Antelope Tag                              27.0029.50         233.50256.75
 44        Moose Tag                               150.00165.00     1,500.001,750.00
 45        Sheep Tag                               150.00165.00     1,500.001,750.00
 46        Goat Tag                                150.00165.00     1,500.001,750.00
 47        Sandhill Crane Tag                        16.5018.00           60.0065.75
 48    (c)  Sport Permits
 49        Bear Baiting Permit                     $ 10.0011.00       $   10.0011.00
 50        Hound Hunter Permit                       10.0011.00         127.00100.00
 51        WMA Pheasant Permit                       20.0022.00           20.0022.00
 52        Archery Permit                            15.0016.50           15.0016.50
 53        Muzzleloader Permit                       15.0016.50           15.0016.50
 54        Salmon Permit                             10.0011.00           10.0011.00
 55        Steelhead Permit                          10.0011.00           10.0011.00
                                                                        
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  1        Federal Migratory Bird Harvest Info. Permit     0.00                 0.00
  2        Handicapped Archery Permit                      0.00                 0.00
  3        2-Pole Fishing Permit                     11.0012.00           11.0012.00
  4        Controlled Hunt Permit                          6.00                 6.00
  5    (d)  Commercial Licenses and Permits
  6        Raptor Captive Breeding Permit          $ 60.0065.75       $   60.0065.75
  7        Falconry Permit                           25.0027.25                  N/A
  8        Falconry Capture Permit                          N/A         127.00139.75
  9        Jr. Trapping License                          5.0050                  N/A
 10        Trapping License                               25.00               250.00
 11        Taxidermist-Fur Buyer License             35.0038.25         125.00137.50
 12        Shooting Preserve Permit                300.00329.75                  N/A
 13        Commercial Wildlife Farm License        125.00137.50                  N/A
 14        Commercial Fishing License              100.00110.00         200.00220.00
 15        Wholesale Steelhead License             150.00165.00         150.00165.00
 16        Retail Steelhead Trout Buyer's License    30.0033.00           30.0033.00
 17    (e)  Commercial Tags
 18        Bobcat Tag (Not to exceed)              $   7.508.25        $    7.508.25
 19        Lynx Tag (Not to exceed)                    7.508.25             7.508.25
 20        Beaver Tag (Not to exceed)                    5.0050               5.0050
 21        Net Tag                                       505.00               505.00
 22        Crayfish/Minnow Tag                           1.0025               1.0025
 23    (f)  Miscellaneous-Other Licenses
 24        Duplicate License                          $  5.0050          $    5.0050
 25        Shooting Preserve License                 10.0011.00           10.0011.00
 26        Captive Wolf License                      20.0022.00                  N/A
 27    (g)  Miscellaneous-Other Tags
 28        Duplicate Tag                              $  5.0050          $    5.0050
 29        Wild Bird Shooting Preserve Tag               5.0050               5.0050
 30    (h)  Miscellaneous-Other Permits-Points
 31        Falconry In-State Transfer Permit          $  5.0050             $    N/A
 32        Falconry Meet Permit                             N/A           20.0021.75
 33        Private Park Permit                       20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 34        Wildlife Import Permit                    20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 35        Wildlife Export Permit                    10.0011.00           10.0011.00
 36        Wildlife Release Permit                   10.0011.00           10.0011.00
 37        Captive Wildlife Permit                   20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 38        Fishing Tournament Permit                 20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 39        Dog Field Trial Permit                    30.0033.00           30.0033.00
 40        Live Fish Transport Permit                20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 41        Controlled Hunt Application Fee                 4.50                 4.50
 42        Nursing Home Fishing Permit               30.0033.00                  N/A
 43        Controlled Hunt Bonus Points/
 44         Preference Points
 45         (Not to exceed)                                6.00                 6.00

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Schroeder           
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Cameron             
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                             SENATE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1191
                                                                        
                                                                        
  1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3
  2        On page 6 of the printed bill, delete line 11, and insert:
  3        "Taxidermist-Fur Buyer License
  4          5 year license                         35.00175.00            125.00N/A
  5          1 year license                               38.25             139.00";
  6    and delete lines 43 through 45.
                                                                        
  7                                  AMENDMENTS TO BILL
  8        On page 1, delete lines 9 through 43; delete pages 2 and  3;  on  page  4,
  9    delete lines 1 through 28 and insert:
 10        "SECTION  1.  That  Section 36-602, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 11    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12        36-602.  LICENSE FEES -- EXPIRATION.  (a)  Resident  Taxidermist  and  Fur
 13    Buyer's  License.  A  fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, shall be
 14    charged for a resident taxidermist and fur buyer's license.
 15        (b)  Nonresident Taxidermist and Fur Buyer's License.  Nonresidents  shall
 16    pay an amount equal to that charged Idaho residents in the state of the appli-
 17    cant  for the license. In cases where the state of the applicant requires more
 18    than one (1) license, the cost shall be the total of all licenses required  of
 19    an  Idaho  resident to engage in similar activities in the state of the appli-
 20    cant. In no case shall this amount be less than the fee as specified  in  sec-
 21    tion  36-416,  Idaho  Code. The department shall promulgate rules implementing
 22    the provisions of this section.
 23        (c)  The expiration date for taxidermist and fur buyer's licenses shall be
 24    June 30 of the fifth year next following the date of  issuance  for  five  (5)
 25    year licenses and June 30 next following the date of issuance for one (1) year
 26    licenses.".
                                                                        
 27                                 CORRECTIONS TO TITLE
 28        On  page  1,  in line 2, delete "36-104, IDAHO CODE, TO AUTHORIZE"; delete
 29    line 3; in line 4, delete "THE PURCHASE OF CONTROLLED HUNT BONUS OR PREFERENCE
 30    POINTS;" and insert: "36-602, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE EXPIRATION PROVISIONS  FOR
 31    TAXIDERMIST AND FUR BUYER'S LICENSES;".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                              SENATE BILL NO. 1191, As Amended
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION  36-602,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  REVISE
  3        EXPIRATION  PROVISIONS  FOR TAXIDERMIST AND FUR BUYER'S LICENSES; AMENDING
  4        SECTION 36-306, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE VENDOR ISSUANCE FEE PROVISIONS;  AND
  5        AMENDING  SECTION  36-416,  IDAHO  CODE, TO REVISE THE SCHEDULE OF LICENSE
  6        FEES.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 1.  That Section 36-602, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        36-602.  LICENSE  FEES  --  EXPIRATION.  (a)  Resident Taxidermist and Fur
 11    Buyer's License. A fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho  Code,  shall  be
 12    charged for a resident taxidermist and fur buyer's license.
 13        (b)  Nonresident  Taxidermist and Fur Buyer's License.  Nonresidents shall
 14    pay an amount equal to that charged Idaho residents in the state of the appli-
 15    cant for the license. In cases where the state of the applicant requires  more
 16    than  one (1) license, the cost shall be the total of all licenses required of
 17    an Idaho resident to engage in similar activities in the state of  the  appli-
 18    cant.  In  no case shall this amount be less than the fee as specified in sec-
 19    tion 36-416, Idaho Code. The department shall  promulgate  rules  implementing
 20    the provisions of this section.
 21        (c)  The expiration date for taxidermist and fur buyer's licenses shall be
 22    June  30  of  the  fifth year next following the date of issuance for five (5)
 23    year licenses and June 30 next following the date of issuance for one (1) year
 24    licenses.
                                                                        
 25        SECTION 2.  That Section 36-306, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 26    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 27        36-306.  VENDOR FEE. All persons authorized to issue licenses shall charge
 28    a  vendor  issuance  fee  of one dollar and fifty seventy-five cents ($1.5075)
 29    upon all licenses issued, not less than one-half (1/2) to one  dollar  ($1.00)
 30    of  which  shall  be retained by them as compensation for the issuance of such
 31    licenses; as may be specified by contract between the license vendor  and  the
 32    department  for  license  issuance  services performed by the vendor; provided
 33    that the vendor fee for an eighth class license as that  license  is  provided
 34    for  in  section  36-406(f),  Idaho Code, shall be equal to one-half (1/2) the
 35    total vendor fee had each  license,  tag,  permit  or  stamp  been  separately
 36    issued; provided further, the director may waive the vendor issuance fee for a
 37    license  not  issued  by  the  department's computerized licensing system. The
 38    amount Seventy-five cents (75¢) of the vendor fee shall be  retained  by  the
 39    department, shall be deposited in the fish and game account, and shall be used
 40    to  help offset the cost of the computerized licensing system. Such vendor fee
 41    shall be charged in addition to the regular cost of the license.  However,  in
                                                                        
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  1    the  case  of crayfish or minnow traps, beaver, bobcat or lynx tags the vendor
  2    fee shall be charged for each issuance of tags for each species regardless  of
  3    the number of tags issued in said transaction. Proceeds from department issued
  4    licenses  may  be  set  aside for the department's special operations program,
  5    including citizens against poaching.
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 3.  That Section 36-416, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        36-416.  SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES.
  9    (a)  Sport Licenses
 10        License                                    Resident         Non-Resident
 11        Combination License                     $ 29.0031.75      $  180.00198.00
 12        Hunting License                           10.0011.00         127.00139.75
 13        Fishing License                           22.0024.00           73.0080.25
 14        Sr. Combination License (65 and Older)     3.0010.00                  N/A
 15        Sportsman's Pak License                  99.50108.50                  N/A
 16        Jr. Combination License                   14.5015.75                  N/A
 17        Jr. Hunting License                           5.0050                  N/A
 18        Jr. Mentored Hunting License                     N/A               5.0050
 19        Youth Small Game License                      5.0050               5.0050
 20        Youth Hunter Education
 21          Graduate Hunting License                    3.0025               3.0025
 22        Jr. Fishing License                       11.0012.00           11.0012.00
 23        Disabled Combination License                  3.0025                  N/A
 24        Disabled Fishing License                      3.0025                  N/A
 25        Military Furlough Combination License     14.5015.75                  N/A
 26        Military Furlough Fishing License         14.5015.75                  N/A
 27        Small Game Hunting License                       N/A           72.0080.00
 28        Daily Fishing (1st-day) License             9.009.75             9.009.75
 29        Consecutive Day Fishing License             4.005.00             4.005.00
 30        3 Day Fishing with Salmon/Steelhead Permit       N/A           27.0029.75
 31        Nongame Hunting License                          N/A           25.0027.50
 32    (b)  Sport Tags
 33        Deer Tag                                $ 16.5018.00      $  233.50256.75
 34        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 35          Deer Tag                                  8.259.00                  N/A
 36        Jr. Mentored Deer Tag                            N/A             8.259.00
 37        Elk Tag                                   27.0029.00         337.00370.75
 38        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 39          Elk Tag                                 13.5014.75                  N/A
 40        Jr. Mentored Elk Tag                             N/A           13.5014.75
 41        Bear Tag                                    9.009.75         233.50150.00
 42        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 43          Bear Tag                                  4.505.00                  N/A
 44        Jr. Mentored Bear Tag                            N/A             4.505.00
 45        Turkey Tag                                16.5018.00           60.0065.75
 46        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 47          Turkey Tag                                8.259.00                  N/A
 48        Jr. Mentored Turkey Tag                          N/A             8.259.00
 49        Mountain Lion Tag                           9.009.75         233.50150.00
 50        Antelope Tag                              27.0029.50         233.50256.75
 51        Moose Tag                               150.00165.00     1,500.001,750.00
 52        Sheep Tag                               150.00165.00     1,500.001,750.00
 53        Goat Tag                                150.00165.00     1,500.001,750.00
                                                                        
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  1        Sandhill Crane Tag                        16.5018.00           60.0065.75
  2    (c)  Sport Permits
  3        Bear Baiting Permit                     $ 10.0011.00       $   10.0011.00
  4        Hound Hunter Permit                       10.0011.00         127.00100.00
  5        WMA Pheasant Permit                       20.0022.00           20.0022.00
  6        Archery Permit                            15.0016.50           15.0016.50
  7        Muzzleloader Permit                       15.0016.50           15.0016.50
  8        Salmon Permit                             10.0011.00           10.0011.00
  9        Steelhead Permit                          10.0011.00           10.0011.00
 10        Federal Migratory Bird Harvest Info. Permit     0.00                 0.00
 11        Handicapped Archery Permit                      0.00                 0.00
 12        2-Pole Fishing Permit                     11.0012.00           11.0012.00
 13        Controlled Hunt Permit                          6.00                 6.00
 14    (d)  Commercial Licenses and Permits
 15        Raptor Captive Breeding Permit          $ 60.0065.75       $   60.0065.75
 16        Falconry Permit                           25.0027.25                  N/A
 17        Falconry Capture Permit                          N/A         127.00139.75
 18        Jr. Trapping License                          5.0050                  N/A
 19        Trapping License                               25.00               250.00
 20        Taxidermist-Fur Buyer License
 21         5 year license                          35.00175.00            125.00N/A
 22         1 year license                                38.25               139.00
 23        Shooting Preserve Permit                300.00329.75                  N/A
 24        Commercial Wildlife Farm License        125.00137.50                  N/A
 25        Commercial Fishing License              100.00110.00         200.00220.00
 26        Wholesale Steelhead License             150.00165.00         150.00165.00
 27        Retail Steelhead Trout Buyer's License    30.0033.00           30.0033.00
 28    (e)  Commercial Tags
 29        Bobcat Tag (Not to exceed)              $   7.508.25        $    7.508.25
 30        Lynx Tag (Not to exceed)                    7.508.25             7.508.25
 31        Beaver Tag (Not to exceed)                    5.0050               5.0050
 32        Net Tag                                       505.00               505.00
 33        Crayfish/Minnow Tag                           1.0025               1.0025
 34    (f)  Miscellaneous-Other Licenses
 35        Duplicate License                          $  5.0050          $    5.0050
 36        Shooting Preserve License                 10.0011.00           10.0011.00
 37        Captive Wolf License                      20.0022.00                  N/A
 38    (g)  Miscellaneous-Other Tags
 39        Duplicate Tag                              $  5.0050          $    5.0050
 40        Wild Bird Shooting Preserve Tag               5.0050               5.0050
 41    (h)  Miscellaneous-Other Permits-Points
 42        Falconry In-State Transfer Permit          $  5.0050             $    N/A
 43        Falconry Meet Permit                             N/A           20.0021.75
 44        Private Park Permit                       20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 45        Wildlife Import Permit                    20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 46        Wildlife Export Permit                    10.0011.00           10.0011.00
 47        Wildlife Release Permit                   10.0011.00           10.0011.00
 48        Captive Wildlife Permit                   20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 49        Fishing Tournament Permit                 20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 50        Dog Field Trial Permit                    30.0033.00           30.0033.00
 51        Live Fish Transport Permit                20.0021.75           20.0021.75
 52        Controlled Hunt Application Fee                 4.50                 4.50
 53        Nursing Home Fishing Permit               30.0033.00                  N/A

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 15125

This bill would increase most license and tag fees by 10 percent
or less.  The increase would be effective the start of FY 2006. 
The last fee increase was effective on May 1, 2000.  These fees
are necessary to continue most of the department activities
sportsmen are familiar with and support through FY 2006.


                          FISCAL IMPACT

This fee adjustment would generate about $3.15 million more in FY
2006 than was actually received two years earlier in FY 2004.  It
would also provide 25 cents per document to those businesses that
sell Fish and Game licenses to help off-set their expenses since
1995 when the current issuance fee was established.


Contact  
Name:  Steve Barton, Idaho Fish and Game
Phone: 287-2798


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                   S 1191