Notwithstanding Section 13001, the department shall deposit funds from the sale of lifetime hunting licenses and lifetime hunting privileges issued pursuant to Section 3031.2, and lifetime sport fishing licenses and lifetime privileges issued pursuant to Section 7149.2 as follows:
(a) For each lifetime fishing license issued pursuant to Section 7149.2, the collected fee shall be deposited as follows:
(1) Of those funds, 66.67 percent shall be deposited into the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(2) Of those funds, 33.33 percent shall be deposited into the Hatchery and Inland Fisheries Fund.
(b) For each lifetime hunting license issued pursuant to Section 3031.2, 100 percent of the collected fee shall be deposited into the Fish and Game Preservation Fund pursuant to Section 13001.
(c) For each lifetime sport fishing privilege package issued pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 7149.2, the collected fee shall be deposited as follows:
(1) Of those funds, 48.37 percent shall be deposited into the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(2) Of those funds, 14.75 percent shall be deposited into the Hatchery and Inland Fisheries Fund.
(3) Of those funds, 21.31 percent shall be deposited into the Steelhead Trout account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(4) Of those funds, 15.57 percent shall be deposited into the California Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(d) The collected fee for each big game privilege package purchased pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 3031.2 shall be deposited as follows:
(1) Of those funds, 91.92 percent shall be deposited into the Big Game Management Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(2) Of those funds, 8.08 percent shall be deposited into the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(e) The collected fee for each lifetime bird hunting privilege package issued pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 3031.2 shall be deposited as follows:
(1) Of those funds, 68.47 percent shall be deposited into the State Duck Stamp Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(2) Of those funds, 31.53 percent shall be deposited into the Upland Game Bird Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 35. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018