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2009 California Fish and Game Code - Section 331-332 :: Article 2.1. Antelope And Elk
FISH AND GAME CODESECTION 331-332
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 that the commission may adopt from time to time. Only a person possessing a valid hunting license, who has not received an antelope tag under these provisions during a period of time specified by the commission, may obtain a tag for the taking of antelope. (b) The department may issue a tag upon payment of a fee. The fee for a tag shall be fifty-five dollars ($55) for a resident of the state, as adjusted under Section 713. On or before July 1, 2007, the commission shall, by regulation, fix the fee for a nonresident of the state at not less than a fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350), as adjusted under Section 713. The fee shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended, in addition to moneys 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 or by another method and are not subject to the fee limitation prescribed in subdivision (b). (d) The commission shall direct the department to annually authorize one antelope tag of the total number of tags available for issuance to nonresidents of the state. 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 that 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 the state to accommodate that population in a healthy condition. (b) Only a person possessing a valid hunting license may obtain a tag for the taking of elk. (c) The department may issue an elk tag upon payment of a fee. The fee for a tag shall be one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165) for a resident of the state, as adjusted under Section 713. On or before July 1, 2007, the commission shall, by regulation, fix the fee for a nonresident of the state at not less than one thousand fifty dollars ($1,050), as adjusted under Section 713. The fees shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended, in addition to moneys budgeted for salaries of the department, for the expenses of implementing this section and Section 3951. (d) The commission shall annually direct the department to authorize not more than three elk hunting tags for the purpose of raising funds for programs and projects to benefit elk. These tags may be sold at auction to residents or nonresidents of the state or by another method and are not subject to the fee limitation prescribed in subdivision (c). (e) The commission shall direct the department to annually authorize one elk tag of the total number of tags available for issuance to nonresidents of the state.
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