Fur-bearing and nongame mammals: trapping licenses.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source specifies that the changes made by this bill are nonsubstantive, meaning they do not alter the actual requirements or amounts of fees but only their description.

Trapping Licenses for Fur-bearing and Nongame Mammals

This law makes a nonsubstantive change to how trapping licenses are priced, based on who is applying.

What This Bill Does

• Requires people who trap fur-bearing or nongame mammals to get a license from the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
• Sets different fees for these licenses depending on the age and residency of the applicant.
• Makes a nonsubstantive change to how these fees are described.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who want to trap fur-bearing or nongame mammals
• The Department of Fish and Wildlife

Terms To Know

Fur-bearing mammals

Animals like raccoons, foxes, and beavers that have fur.

Nongame mammals

Wild animals not usually hunted for sport or food, such as squirrels and rabbits.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not change the requirement to get a license.
• It only changes how fees are described, not their amount.
• This bill did not become law because it died at the governor's desk.

Official Summary Text

AB 724, as introduced, Zbur.
Fur-bearing and nongame mammals: trapping licenses.
Existing law requires a person who traps fur-bearing mammals or nongame mammals to procure a trapping license from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, except as provided, and to pay a specified fee for that license that varies based on the age and residency of the applicant.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the latter provisions relating to the specified fees for the license.

Current Bill Text

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