SECTIONS 3031-3040 - California Statutes

FISH AND GAME CODE

SECTION 3031-3040

3031. (a) A hunting license, granting the privilege to take birds
and mammals, shall be issued to any of the following:
(1) A resident of this state, 16 years of age or older, upon the
payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents
($31.25).
(2) A resident or nonresident, who is under 16 years of age on
July 1 of the licensing year, upon the payment of a base fee of eight
dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25), regardless of whether that
person applies before or after July 1 of that year.
(3) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, upon the payment of a
base fee of one hundred eight dollars and fifty cents ($108.50).
(4) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, valid only for two
consecutive days upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph (1).
A license issued pursuant to this paragraph is valid only for taking
resident and migratory game birds, resident small game mammals,
fur-bearing mammals, and nongame mammals, as defined in this code or
in regulations adopted by the commission.
(5) A nonresident, valid for one day and only for the taking of
domesticated game birds and pheasants while on the premises of a
licensed game bird club, or for the taking of domesticated migratory
game birds in areas licensed for shooting those birds, upon the
payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
(b) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
2004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant
to Section 713.

3031.2. (a) In addition to Sections 714 and 3031, and
notwithstanding Section 3037, the department shall issue lifetime
hunting licenses under this section. A lifetime hunting license
authorizes the taking of birds and mammals anywhere in this state in
accordance with the law for purposes other than profit for the life
of the person to whom issued unless revoked for a violation of this
code or regulations adopted under this code. A lifetime hunting
license is not transferable. A lifetime hunting license does not
include any special tags, stamps, or fees.
(b) A lifetime hunting license may be issued to residents of this
state, as follows:
(1) To a person 62 years of age or over, upon payment of a base
fee of three hundred sixty-five dollars ($365).
(2) To a person 40 years of age or over, and less than 62 years of
age, upon payment of a base fee of five hundred forty dollars
($540).
(3) To a person 10 years of age or over, and less than 40 years of
age, upon payment of a base fee of six hundred dollars ($600).
(4) To a person less than 10 years of age, upon payment of a base
fee of three hundred sixty-five dollars ($365).
(c) Nothing in this section requires a person less than 16 years
of age to obtain a license to take birds or mammals except as
required by law.
(d) Nothing in this section exempts an applicant for a license
from meeting other qualifications or requirements otherwise
established by law for the privilege of sport hunting.
(e) The base fees specified in this section are applicable
commencing January 1, 2004, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter
pursuant to Section 713.

3031.5. For the purpose of obtaining a hunting license, enrollees
in the Job Corps, created by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
(Public Law 88-452), shall be deemed to be residents of California.

3033. (a) The department shall, upon application and payment of a
fee, issue a reduced fee hunting license, that authorizes the
licensee to take any bird or mammal as otherwise authorized pursuant
to this code and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, to a disabled
veteran, as defined in subdivision (b), who has not been convicted of
any violation of this code. The base license fee for a reduced fee
hunting license shall be four dollars ($4) for the hunting license
year beginning on July 1, 1995, and, for the following years, this
license fee may be annually reviewed and adjusted in accordance with
Section 713.
(b) "Disabled veteran" means a person having a 50 percent or
greater service-connected disability and an honorable discharge from
military service. The person shall be eligible upon presentation of
proof of an honorable discharge from military service and proof of
the disability. Proof of the disability shall be by certification
from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or by
presentation of a license issued pursuant to this section in the
preceding license year.

3037. A hunting license authorizes the person to whom it is issued
to take birds and mammals, in accordance with law, for a term of one
year from July 1st to June 30th, or, if issued after the beginning of
such term, for the remainder of the term.

3038. Any member of the armed forces of the United States who is in
a military medical facility and who is at least 70 percent disabled
shall be issued a hunting permit, on application therefor, by the
department, in lieu of a hunting license and appropriate tags,
authorizing the taking of birds and mammals. If the permit covers a
period during which birds or mammals may only be taken or shipped
with appropriate tags, the department may issue such tags with the
permit or shall endorse the permit to authorize such taking and
shipping without such tags.
Such a permit shall be valid only during the period of time such
person is in the medical facility and so disabled. Certification by
the commanding officer of the military medical facility shall be
sufficient proof of this period of time and extent of disability.

3039. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and Sections
3087 and 4303, or any other provision of this code, or regulations
adopted pursuant thereto, it is unlawful to sell or purchase any
species of bird or mammal or part thereof found in the wild in
California.
(b) Products or handicraft items made from furbearing mammals and
nongame mammals, their carcass or parts thereof, lawfully taken under
the authority of a trapping license, may be purchased or sold at any
time.
(c) Shed antlers, or antlers taken from domestically reared
animals that have been manufactured into products or handicraft
items, or that have been cut into blocks or units which are to be
handcrafted or manufactured into those articles may be purchased or
sold at any time. However, complete antlers, whole heads with
antlers, antlers that are mounted for display, or antlers in velvet
may not be sold or purchased at any time, except as authorized by
Section 3087.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 3504, inedible parts of domestically
raised game birds may be sold or purchased at any time.
(e) Any person who illegally takes any bird or mammal for profit
or for personal gain by engaging in any activity authorized by this
section is subject to civil liability pursuant to Section 2582.

3040. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3031, the director may designate
two days per year as "Free Hunting Days." One free hunting day may be
established during the fall hunting season, and the other free
hunting day may be established during the winter hunting season. The
department shall publish the exact dates of the free hunting days in
annual publications of the department regarding current hunting
regulations.
(b) During a free hunting day, a California resident may hunt if
accompanied by a hunter who holds a valid hunting license issued by
the State of California, has held a valid hunting license for at
least the last three consecutive years, is at least 21 years of age,
and accompanies only one unlicensed hunter in the field at a time. An
unlicensed hunter shall participate in the free hunting days for
only one license year and shall complete a hunter education course
approved by the department and register with the department, or an
agent of the department, prior to participating in a free hunting
day. While engaged in hunting activities, the unlicensed hunter shall
remain in close visual and verbal contact with the licensed hunter
at all times so that the licensed hunter is able to provide adequate
direction and immediately assume control of a firearm from the
unlicensed hunter at any time.
(c) An unlicensed hunter who participates in a free hunting day
shall have in his or her possession all of the following:
(1) A certificate of completion of a course in hunter education as
required in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 3050.
(2) Any required tags or report cards.
(3) Any required federal entitlements.
(4) Any required entry permits.
(d) Unlicensed hunters participating in free hunting days shall
not take any species that requires a draw or lottery to obtain a tag.
(e) An unlicensed hunter hunting pursuant to this section is
subject to all of the limitations, restrictions, conditions,
statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the holder of a valid
hunting license, except the requirement to possess a valid hunting
license.
(f) The department may adopt additional minimum requirements and
restrictions for a licensed hunter or unlicensed hunter participating
in a free hunting day pursuant to this section.
(g) This section shall not be implemented until the department's
Automated License Data System is fully operational for at least one
year.