California Senate Bill SB752 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 752AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 25, 2011 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 5, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Berryhill (Coauthor: Assembly Member Chesbro) FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to add Section 3032 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to entitlements. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 752, as amended, Berryhill. Entitlements: voluntary donations. Existing law requires each person who takes birds or mammals in California to apply for, and be granted, a hunting license. Existing law authorizes specified persons to obtain tags or stamps for the taking of specific animals or aquatic species, if certain requirements are met. This bill would require that a person to whom a license, permit, reservation, tag, or other entitlement is issued pursuant to the Automated License Data System have the opportunity at the time of issuance to  make a voluntary donation, or   voluntarily  release contact information  , or both,  to nonprofit  hunting   conservation  organizations, as defined, through means of a check-off box, or through other means the  department  Department of Fish and Game  determines to be appropriate. The bill would require the department to annually transmit  collected donation revenues and  contact information to the designated nonprofit  hunting   conservation  organization. The bill would authorize the department  , to cover its direct administrative costs of implementation,  to impose a  fee   charge  on a nonprofit  hunting   conservation  organization  , not to exceed 3% of the total annual donations collected for the nonprofit hunting organization   to recover the reasonable costs of administering these provisions . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 3032 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to read: 3032. (a) A person to whom any license, permit, reservation, tag, or other entitlement is issued pursuant to the Automated License Data System shall have the opportunity at the  time of issuance to make a voluntary donation, or release contact information, or both, to nonprofit hunting   time of issuance to voluntarily release his or her contact information to eligible nonprofit conservation  organizations through means of a check-off box, or through other means the department determines to be appropriate. (b) A nonprofit  conservation  organization seeking to receive  donations or  contact information pursuant to this section  shall annually   shall, once every three years,  submit a letter to the department providing evidence that it meets the criteria set forth in subdivision (e). If the department determines that the nonprofit organization is eligible, it shall include the entity in the check-off box or other means determined pursuant to subdivision (a). (c) The department shall annually transmit  donation revenues and  contact information collected pursuant to subdivision (a) to the designated nonprofit  hunting   conservation  organization.  (d) To recover its direct administrative costs of implementing this section, the department may impose a fee on a nonprofit hunting organization, not to exceed 3 percent of the total annual donations collected for the nonprofit hunting organization pursuant to this section.   (d) The department may impose a charge on a nonprofit conservation organization included in the check-off box or other means determined pursuant to subdivision (a) that shall not exceed the reasonable costs associated with the administration of this section.  (e) As used in this section, "nonprofit  hunting   conservation  organization" means a nonprofit  hunting  organization, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code,  that is registered with the Attorney General  and determined to be eligible by the department that has goals and objectives directly related to the conservation  and management of game species and primarily represents the interests of persons licensed pursuant to Section 3031.   (f)     Donations made to a nonprofit hunting organization may be eligible for tax deductions as provided in the Internal Revenue Code. The department shall provide a written receipt for any donation made pursuant to this section.   and management of fish or game species, and, in the previous three calendar years, has entered into a contract or other agreement with the department to perform habitat or other wildlife conservation work, facilitate fishing or hunting opportunities for the public, or raise funds on behalf of the department, including the sale of hunting fundraising tags or related items.   (g)   (f)  Any advertising materials produced pursuant to this section are subject to Section 211.  (h)   (g)  The department may develop policies and procedures to implement this section, including, but not limited to, those specified in Section 1054.8.