AB 1423 — Commercial hunting clubs: Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement program: interference with hunting.

Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Game in the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law authorizes the department to regulate commercial hunting clubs. Existing law requires a person in possession or control of property who imposes or collects a fee for the privilege of taking birds or mammals on that property, or who imposes or collects a fee for any type of entry or use permit that includes the privilege of taking birds or mammals on that property, to obtain a commercial hunting club license from the department, as prescribed. Existing law requires that license to be issued to any person upon submission of a completed application on a form approved by the Fish and Game Commission and the payment of a fee, as specified. Existing law exempts from those provisions any hunting club or program licensed under other provisions of the Fish and Game Code and any person who receives less than $50 per entrant to the club and an annual total of fees that is less than $500. This bill would recast those provisions to establish a number of exemptions from the requirement to obtain a commercial hunting club license, including an exemption for property that is used in conjunction with the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program. The bill would require an application for a commercial hunting club license to be on a form furnished by the department. The bill would require the application to contain prescribed information. The bill would authorize the department to issue a license to any person upon submission of a completed application and payment of a fee, in accordance with a fee schedule based on the number of properties used by the club. (2) Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Game to establish the SHARE program to encourage private landowners to voluntarily make their land available to the public for wildlife-dependent recreational activities, as defined. Existing law establishes the SHARE Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund to be used for the program. This bill, among other changes, would require the department to adopt regulations for the management and control of wildlife-dependent recreational activities on land that is subject to the program, to report to the Fish and Game Commission annually on the status of the program, and to maintain data on the types of wildlife-dependent recreational activities preferred by users of the program. The department would be authorized to establish and impose user fees, use existing hunting and fishing license stamp or tag fees from the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, or apply for grants, federal funds, or other contributions from other sources. Money generated pursuant to this authorization, except as otherwise provided, would be deposited into the SHARE Account and would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available for expenditure by the department to fund the program. (3) Existing law prohibits a person from willfully interfering with the participation of any individual in the lawful activity of shooting, hunting, fishing, falconry, or trapping at the location where that activity is taking place. This bill would include in that list of actions hunting dog field trials and hunting dog training. The bill would authorize a violation of the prohibition above to be enforced as either an infraction or a misdemeanor, and would make a 2nd violation within 2 years of a prior violation punishable as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/11/09 - Chaptered Current pdf October 11, 2009
• Enrolled 09/16/09 - Enrolled pdf September 16, 2009
• Amended 09/03/09 - Amended Senate pdf September 03, 2009
• Amended 07/14/09 - Amended Senate pdf July 14, 2009
• Amended 06/30/09 - Amended Senate pdf June 30, 2009
• Amended 05/05/09 - Amended Assembly pdf May 05, 2009
• Amended 04/15/09 - Amended Assembly pdf April 15, 2009
• Introduced 02/27/09 - Introduced pdf February 27, 2009
• AB1423 View text html

Action History

1. October 11, 2009

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 394, Statutes of 2009.

2. October 11, 2009

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 25, 2009

   Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

4. September 10, 2009

   Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 3268.)

5. September 09, 2009

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. September 08, 2009

   Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2290.)

7. September 04, 2009

   Read second time. To third reading.

8. September 03, 2009

   Read third time, amended. To second reading.

9. August 19, 2009

   Read second time. To third reading.

10. August 18, 2009

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 17).

11. July 14, 2009

    Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. July 13, 2009

    From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 6).

13. June 30, 2009

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

14. June 18, 2009

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

15. June 03, 2009

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. June 02, 2009

    Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 4. Page 1923.)

17. May 26, 2009

    Read second time. To third reading.

18. May 21, 2009

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 20).

19. May 06, 2009

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

20. May 05, 2009

    Read second time and amended.

21. May 04, 2009

    From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 28).

22. April 16, 2009

    Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

23. April 15, 2009

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended.

24. April 02, 2009

    Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

25. March 02, 2009

    Read first time.

26. March 01, 2009

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

27. February 27, 2009

    Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

• Bill Berryhill · Primary

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