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S1385..........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
FISH AND GAME - Amends existing law to revise provisions relating to fish
and game licenses for disabled persons; to provide for persons certified as
permanently disabled by physicians; and to require the Department of Fish
and Game to maintain certain disability determinations on file.
02/13 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14 Rpt prt - to Res/Env
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Gannon
Floor Sponsors - Keough & Sweet
Title apvd - to House
02/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-0-8
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bell,
Bilbao, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon,
Clark, Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(18), Field(23), 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
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bedke, Black, Crow, Garrett, Sali, Wills, Wood,
Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Eskridge
Title apvd - to Senate
03/17 To enrol
03/20 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/21 To Governor
03/22 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 168
Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1385
BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 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, TO PROVIDE FOR PERSONS
4 CERTIFIED AS PERMANENTLY DISABLED BY PHYSICIANS, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT
5 OF FISH AND GAME TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS ON FILE AND
6 TO PROVIDE A CORRECT CODE REFERENCE.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 36-406, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 36-406. RESIDENT FISHING, HUNTING AND TRAPPING LICENSES -- FEES. (a)
11 Adult Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing -- Hunting -- Trapping. A license of
12 the first class may be had by a person possessing the qualifications therein
13 described on payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for
14 a combined fishing and hunting license entitling the purchaser to hunt and
15 fish for game animals, game birds, unprotected and predatory animals and fish
16 of the state, a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a fishing
17 license entitling the purchaser to fish in the public waters of the state, a
18 fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a hunting license enti-
19 tling the purchaser to hunt game animals, game birds, unprotected and preda-
20 tory animals of the state, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho
21 Code, for a trapping license entitling the purchaser to trap furbearers,
22 unprotected and predatory animals of the state.
23 (b) Junior Licenses -- Hunting -- Trapping. A license of the second class
24 may be had by a person possessing the qualifications therein described on pay-
25 ment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a hunting
26 license, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a trapping
27 license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as the corresponding
28 license of the first class provides.
29 (c) Junior Combination -- Fishing Licenses. A license of the third class
30 may be purchased by a person possessing the qualifications therein described
31 on payment of a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined
32 fishing and hunting license, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho
33 Code, for a fishing license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as
34 the corresponding license of the first class provides.
35 (d) Senior Resident Combination. A license of the fourth class may be had
36 by a person possessing the qualifications therein described on payment of a
37 fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined fishing and
38 hunting license entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as the corre-
39 sponding license of the first class provides.
40 (e) Lifetime Licenses -- Combination -- Hunting -- Fishing. A license of
41 the fifth class may be obtained at no additional charge by a person possessing
42 the qualifications therein described for a combined hunting and fishing
43 license, for a hunting license, or for a fishing license, entitling the person
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1 to the same privileges as the corresponding license of the first class pro-
2 vides. Lifetime licensees must be certified under the provisions of section
3 36-4113, Idaho Code, before being issued a license to hunt.
4 (f) A license of the eighth class may be had by a person possessing the
5 qualifications therein described on payment of a fee as specified in section
6 36-416, Idaho Code, entitling the purchaser to hunt and fish for game animals,
7 game birds, fish, and unprotected and predatory animals of the state. With
8 payment of the required fee, a person shall receive with this license a deer
9 tag, an elk tag, a bear tag, a turkey tag, a mountain lion tag, an archery
10 hunt permit, a muzzleloader permit, a steelhead trout permit and an anadromous
11 salmon permit. The director shall promptly transmit to the state treasurer all
12 moneys received pursuant to this subsection for deposit as follows:
13 (i) Four dollars ($4.00) in the set-aside account for the purposes of
14 section 36-111(1)(a), Idaho Code;
15 (ii) Two dollars ($2.00) in the set-aside account for the purposes of
16 section 36-111(1)(b), Idaho Code;
17 (iii) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) in the set-aside account for the
18 purposes of section 36-111(1)(c), Idaho Code; and
19 (iv) The balance in the fish and game account.
20 All persons purchasing a license pursuant to this subsection shall observe
21 and shall be subject to all rules of the commission regarding the fish and
22 wildlife of the state.
23 If the purchaser of this license does not meet the archery education
24 requirements of section 36-411(b), Idaho Code, then, notwithstanding the pro-
25 visions of section 36-304, Idaho Code, the archery hunt permit portion of this
26 license is invalid. The fee for this license will not change and the license
27 must be issued without the archery permit validation.
28 (g) Disabled Persons Licenses -- Combination -- Fishing. A license of the
29 first class may be had by any resident disabled person on payment of a fee as
30 specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a combined fishing and hunting
31 license, and a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code, for a fishing
32 license, entitling the purchaser to the same privileges as the corresponding
33 license of the first class provides. A disabled person means a person who is
34 deemed disabled by one (1) or more, but not necessarily all, of the following:
35 the railroad retirement board pursuant to title 45 of the United States Code,
36 or certified as eligible for federal supplemental security income (SSI); or
37 social security disability income (SSDI); or a nonservice-connected veterans
38 pension; or a service-connected veterans disability benefit with forty percent
39 (40%) or more disability; or certified as permanently disabled by a physician.
40 Once determination of permanent disability has been made with the department,
41 the determination shall remain on file within the electronic filing system and
42 the license holder shall not be required to present a physician's determina-
43 tion each year or prove their disability each year.
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.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15919
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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
in recognition that hunting and fishing opportunities for disabled
individuals are less accessible.
It clarifies that disability can be determined on several different
factors but not soley upon SSI or income determinations and adds a
physician's determination of permanent disability to the list
of factors possible for qualification.
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
Name: Sen. Shawn Keough
Sen. Gerry Sweet
Rep. George Eskridge
Phone: 208 332 1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1385