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S1258..........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
FISH AND GAME - Amends existing law to provide an exception from hunting,
trapping and fishing license requirements for residents of certain state
long-term care facilities.
01/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/18 Rpt prt - to Res/Env
02/06 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/10 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- McKenzie
Floor Sponsor - Langhorst
Title apvd - to House
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
02/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/13 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-0-8
AYES -- Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
Bilbao, Black, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Field(23), Garrett, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell,
Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo,
Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8),
Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson,
Trail, Wills, Wood
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Anderson, Block, Boe, Crow, Eskridge,
Field(18), Sali, Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Jaquet
Title apvd - to Senate
03/14 To enrol
03/15 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/16 Sp signed
03/17 To Governor
03/22 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 145
Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1258
BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-401, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE AN
3 EXCEPTION FROM HUNTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR RES-
4 IDENTS OF CERTAIN STATE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 36-401, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 36-401. HUNTING, TRAPPING, FISHING -- LICENSE REQUIREMENT -- EXCEPTIONS.
9 No person shall hunt, trap, or fish for or take any wild animal, bird or fish
10 of this state, without first having procured a license as hereinafter pro-
11 vided. Provided that no license shall be required:
12 (a) 1. For children under the age of fourteen (14) years who are resi-
13 dents of this state to fish during the open season therefor.
14 2. For nonresident children under the age of fourteen (14) years to fish
15 during the open season therefor provided they are accompanied by the
16 holder of a valid fishing license, and provided further that any fish
17 caught by such nonresident children shall be included in the bag and pos-
18 session limit of such license holder.
19 3. For resident children under the age of twelve (12) years to hunt, take
20 or kill predatory, unprotected birds and animals by means other than with
21 firearms.
22 4. For resident children under the age of fourteen (14) years to trap
23 muskrats from irrigation ditches or property on which they live during the
24 open season.
25 5. For children under the age of eighteen (18) years who are residents of
26 a licensed foster home or a children's residential care facility to fish
27 during the open season therefor, provided they are accompanied and super-
28 vised by the director, officer, or other employee of the facility where
29 the child resides.
30 (b) For any person to fish on a "free fishing day" as may be designated
31 by the commission.
32 (c) Institutional Inmates State Long-term Care Facility Residents. For
33 any inmate of the state hospital north, state hospital south, Idaho state
34 school and hospital, and state veterans homes resident of a state long term-
35 care facility to fish during open seasons, provided said inmate state long-
36 term care facility has a permit therefor from the director. The director is
37 authorized to issue such permits upon the request of the head of the respec-
38 tive institution state long-term care facility having custody of said inmate
39 resident upon a showing that the institution state long-term care facility
40 recommends the issuance of such permit and will assume full responsibility for
41 and control over said inmate any resident while using said permit. For pur-
42 poses of this subsection only, "state long-term care facility" shall mean the
43 state hospital north, state hospital south, Idaho state school and hospital,
2
1 and state veterans homes, and "resident" shall mean any individual residing
2 and receiving treatment services at a state long-term care facility.
3 (d) State Juvenile Corrections Center Students. For students of the state
4 juvenile corrections center, under the supervision of an officer of the cen-
5 ter, to fish during the open season.
6 (e) Boy Scouts. For boy scouts who are official participants in atten-
7 dance at national or international encampments at Farragut State Park to take
8 fish during the encampment period from Lake Pend Oreille in such areas and
9 such numbers as may be designated by the commission.
10 (f) Participants in Fish and Game Sponsored Functions. For persons who
11 are official participants in attendance at official department sponsored func-
12 tions including clinics, courses or other educational events, while under the
13 supervision of a department approved instructor for the function, to fish dur-
14 ing any open season, provided that the instructor has been issued an educa-
15 tional fishing permit by the director.
16 (g) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit citizens of
17 the United States who are residents of the state of Idaho from carrying arms
18 for the protection of life and property.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15400
Currently each individual resident of the state hospital north,
state hospital south, the Idaho state school and hospital and
the state veteran homes must obtain a permit in order to fish.
This will simplify the process by allowing the Department of
Fish and Game to issue a fishing permit to the facility.
FISCAL NOTE
There is not financial impact on revenues. The workload for the
facilities and department of fish and game should be reduced by
the decrease in the number of permits that must be obtained and
issued.
CONTACT
Name: Sharon Kiefer
Agency: Fish and Game, Dept. of
Phone: 287-2780
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1258