Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to youth deer and youth wild turkey hunting licenses
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 6, 2019
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 202
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 202 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 202 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
The department of natural resources currently regulates the cost and availability of youth deer and youth wild turkey hunting licenses and the length of the youth wild turkey hunting season by rule. This bill prohibits the department from establishing a cost on a youth deer or youth wild turkey hunting license that is higher than 50 percent of a resident deer or resident wild turkey hunting license, respectively. The bill also requires the department to sell youth deer and youth wild turkey hunting licenses during the entire calendar year.
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Last, the bill sets the season length for the youth wild turkey hunting season at nine days. The department may shorten the season only after it submits to the public a report in which it explains the biological reason why reducing the length of the season is necessary and only after it eliminates all other wild turkey hunting seasons.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 17, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Fiscal note
AI summary This bill changes the cost of youth deer and wild turkey hunting licenses and extends the time these licenses are available for sale. It is estimated to cause a revenue reduction of $307,000 to the Fish and Game Trust Fund for fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent year.2
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Description
Senate File 610 makes the following changes for youth hunting of wild turkey and deer. Changes include:
- Establishing the cost of a youth deer hunting license and a youth wild turkey hunting license at no more than 50.00% of the cost of a resident deer hunting license and resident wild turkey hunting license.
- The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have youth deer hunting licenses and youth wild turkey hunting licenses available for sale the entire calendar year.
- The youth wild turkey hunting season will last for nine days that includes two full weekends.
Background
Over the past five years, the DNR has sold an average of 5,400 resident youth licenses annually for the wild turkey hunting season. In addition, the DNR has sold an average of 760 resident hunting licenses annually to youth hunters for the wild turkey hunting season. Over the past five years, the DNR has sold an average of 9,100 resident youth deer licenses annually. In addition, the DNR has sold an average of 5,500 resident hunting licenses annually to youth hunters.
In FY 2018, the DNR sold 550 youth antlerless deer licenses.
Assumptions
- Youth hunters who have been purchasing resident hunting licenses will now purchase resident youth hunting licenses at the discounted price.
- On average, 760 more resident youth wild turkey hunting licenses will be sold (in lieu of regular resident hunting licenses).
- On average, 5,500 more resident youth deer hunting licenses will be sold (in lieu of regular resident hunting licenses).
- The same number of Youth Antlerless Deer hunting licenses will be sold (550).
Fiscal Impact
Reducing the price of the spring wild turkey hunting license from $26.50 to $13.25 will decrease revenue to the Fish and Game Trust Fund by $72,000. When those youth hunters who have been buying regular resident hunting licenses buy youth hunting licenses instead, it will decrease revenue by an additional $10,000. Total estimated reduction in revenue for the wild turkey hunting season is $82,000.
Reducing the price for a resident youth deer hunting license from $30.00 to $15.00 will decrease revenue by $137,000. When those youth hunters who have been buying regular resident hunting licenses buy youth hunting licenses instead, it will decrease revenue by an additional $83,000. Total reduction in revenue from deer hunting is approximately $220,000. Reducing the price for youth antlerless deer hunting licenses by half would decrease revenue by $6,100. The total estimated reduction in revenue for deer hunting is $225,000. The estimated fiscal impact of SF 610 is a revenue reduction of $307,000 to the Fish and Game Trust Fund for FY 2020 and each subsequent year. Table 1 summarizes the changes.
Sources
- Department of Natural Resources
- Youth Hunting Tags, Deer and Turkey · April 3, 2019 · $137,000
- Youth Hunting Tags, Deer and Turkey · February 21, 2019 · $137,000
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