California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 3 - General Regulations
Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous
Section 708.16 - Fund-Raising Big Game License Tags, Random Drawing

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 708.16

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) General Conditions

(1) Commencing January 1, 2011, except as otherwise provided, the department may award license tags for fund-raising hunts for deer, bighorn sheep, elk and pronghorn antelope hunts, as described in sections 360, 361, 362, 363, and 364, using a random drawing system.
(A) Applicants for a deer, elk, or antelope license tag shall be 12 years of age on or before July 1 of the license year for which they are applying.

(B) Applicants for a big horn sheep license tag shall be 16 years of age on or before July 1 of the license year for which they are applying.

(C) Applicants for deer, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope and elk hunts shall include the appropriate nonrefundable fee in Section 702.

(D) Applicants shall apply through the department's Automated License Data System terminals at any department license agent or department license sales office on or before June 2 each year.

(E) Any resident or nonresident applicant may submit one or more fund-raising tag random drawing applications for each species during the same license year.

(F) No applicant shall earn a preference point in any fund-raising tag random drawings.

(G) Accumulated preference points shall not be considered in any of the fund-raising tag random drawings.

(H) Fund-raising tags shall not be transferred to another person.

(I) Successful applicants and a list of alternates for each fund-raising license tag will be determined by drawing within 10 business days following the application deadline date. If the drawing is delayed due to circumstances beyond the department's control, the department shall conduct the drawing at the earliest date possible.

(J) Unsuccessful applicants shall not be notified by mail.

(K) Successful applicants will be mailed notification as soon as practical.

(L) Upon receipt of the notification, the applicant shall claim the tag at the department's License and Revenue Branch, 1740 N. Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834 by 5:00 p.m. on July 15 each year. If the deadline to claim the tag falls on a weekend or holiday the applicant can claim the tag until the close of business on the first state business day following the deadline. Any tags unclaimed by successful applicants after that date shall be awarded to alternates for that license tag in the order drawn.

1. New section filed 7-8-2011; operative 7-8-2011 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2011, No. 27).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 3-5-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 10).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 203, 219, 265, 270, 275, 331, 332, 1050, 1572, 4302 and 10502, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 110, 200, 203, 203.1, 219, 255, 265, 270, 275, 331, 332, 713, 1050, 1570, 1571, 1572, 3950, 3951, 4302, 4330, 4331, 4332, 4333, 4336, 4340, 4351, 4652, 4653, 4654, 4655, 4657, 4750, 4751, 4752, 4753, 4754, 4755, 4902, 10500 and 10502, Fish and Game Code.

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