CaliforniaCalifornia lets relatives transfer certain hunting tags to young hunters
California’s Fish and Game Commission must set up a program for eligible adults to transfer certain hunting tags to young relatives who meet the rules.
What it does
Parents, guardians, and grandparents may transfer certain hunting tags to young relatives who qualify for them. An adult relative must accompany the young hunter, and special rules protect preference points.
A person transferring a tag must pay a fee to cover the department’s reasonable transfer costs. The department must put the fee money into the Big Game Management Account.
Argument forYoung hunters may gain a way to use an eligible relative’s tag, while keeping their own preference points when the tag came from a special drawing.
Argument againstFamilies may have to arrange for an adult relative to accompany the young hunter, which could make some tag transfers harder to use.
More detail
The Fish and Game Commission must establish a program allowing eligible relatives to transfer certain hunting tags to young hunters. The program covers tags issued under specified Fish and Game Code sections for certain game species. The transferred tag must be one the transferor received under those sections. The transferor must be the young hunter’s parent, legal guardian, or grandparent. The young hunter must be 17 or younger on the transfer date, hold a valid hunting license, and qualify for the tag. A parent, legal guardian, or grandparent must accompany the young hunter during the hunt. For tags from a modified-preference drawing, the young hunter keeps any preference points, but the transferor does not regain points lost by drawing the tag. For a species with a one-time draw, the transferor—not the young hunter—becomes ineligible to draw again. The program is set to end on January 1, 2033.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife must charge the person transferring a tag a fee and put the money into the Big Game Management Account. The fee applies to a person transferring a tag through the program. The fee must cover the reasonable cost of transferring a tag. The fee requirement applies to transfers under the program, which is set to end on January 1, 2033.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 589, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 30Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6851.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2207 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 27In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2207 Hadwick By Umberg. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 27Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 17Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Aug 17From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Major
- Aug 13
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 24From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).Major
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 8From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- May 27Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- May 14In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2207 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5055.)Passed Assembly
- May 7Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- May 6From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 14
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Apr 6From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 16Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Mar 12From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 9Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced
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