2005 California Fish and Game Code Sections 331-332 Article 2.1. Antelope and Elk

331.  (a) The commission may determine and fix the area or areas,
the seasons and hours, the bag and possession limit, and the sex and
total number of antelope (Antilocapra americana) that may be taken
under regulations which the commission may adopt from time to time.
Only a resident of the State of California possessing a valid hunting
license, who has not received an antelope license tag under these
provisions during a period of time specified by the commission, may
obtain a license tag for the taking of antelope.
   (b) A license tag may be issued upon payment of a fee of
fifty-five dollars ($55), as adjusted under Section 713.  The fee
shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and shall
be expended, in addition to money budgeted for salaries of persons in
the department, for the expense of implementing this section.
   (c) The commission shall direct the department to annually
authorize not less than one antelope tag or more than 1 percent of
the total number of tags available for the purpose of raising funds
for programs and projects to benefit antelope.  These tags may be
sold at auction to residents or nonresidents of the State of
California or by another method and are not subject to the fee
limitation prescribed in subdivision (b).
332.  (a) The commission may determine and fix the area or areas,
the seasons and hours, the bag and possession limit, and the number
of elk that may be taken under rules and regulations which the
commission may adopt from time to time.  The commission may authorize
the taking of tule elk if the average of the department's statewide
tule elk population estimates exceeds 2,000 animals, or the
Legislature determines, pursuant to the reports required by Section
3951, that suitable areas cannot be found in California to
accommodate that population in a healthy condition.
   (b) Only a resident of the State of California possessing a valid
hunting license may obtain a license tag for the taking of elk.
   (c) The department may issue an elk license tag upon payment of a
fee of one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165), as adjusted under
Section 713.  The fees shall be deposited in the Fish and Game
Preservation Fund and shall be expended, in addition to money
budgeted for salaries of the department, for the expense of
implementing this section and Section 3951.
   (d) The commission shall annually direct the department to
authorize not more than three elk hunting license tags for the
purpose of raising funds for programs and  projects to benefit elk.
These license tags may be sold at auction to residents or
nonresidents of the State of California or by other method and are
not subject to the fee limitation prescribed in subdivision (c).