New Bill Would Allow Unused Deer Tags To Be Passed To Family Members
Heather Hadwick (R), a member of California’s assembly who represents District 1 (Northeast Californiaa and the Sierra down toward Lake Tahoe), has introduced. a new bill, AB 2207, which would allow deer hunting tag holders to pass along tags they may not use to some members of their families. Here’s more from TV affiliate Action News Now in Chico:
A bill introduced by District 1 Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick could allow parents to pass their unused deer tags to certain family members. Hadwick says the bill is meant to expand hunting education. …
Hadwick thinks kids should be able to hunt with their families in California. She also believes older relatives or veterans who don’t have their own tag should be able to enjoy deer hunting, too.
“We’re one generation away from these kids not even knowing what they’ve missed,” Hadwick said.
From the bill’s website:
Under existing law, a hunting license grants the privilege to take birds and mammals. Existing law provides for the issuance by the Department of Fish and Wildlife of tags that are required in addition to a hunting license to take specified animals, including antelope, elk, deer, bears, and bighorn rams. Existing law prohibits the transfer of a tag issued by the department.
The bill would require the department to establish a hunting tag transfer program that authorizes a person to transfer a tag issued for the take of one of those species to their child or grandchild, subject to specified conditions. In addition, the bill would require the department to establish a hunting tag transfer program that authorizes a person to transfer a tag issued for the take of one of those species to a nonprofit hunting organization for that organization to provide a hunting opportunity with that tag to a child with a life-threatening medical condition or permanent physical disability, subject to specified conditions. The bill would authorize the department to collect a fee to cover the reasonable cost of transferring a tag under those programs and would require the department to deposit revenues from the fee into the Big Game Management Account.
