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AB 724

Fur-bearing and nongame mammals: trapping licenses.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Rick Zbur

AB 724 clarifies trapping license fees: base fees for residents (over 16: $45, under 16: $15) and nonresidents ($225), with authority to adjust costs and preserve reciprocity rules.

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Bill Summary · AB 724

AB 724 — Fur-bearing and nongame mammals: trapping licenses

Status and Context
- Introduced: February 14, 2025
- Status: From printer; may be heard in committee March 17
- Purpose described in Legislative Counsel’s Digest as a nonsubstantive change to the fee provisions for trapping licenses
- Vote: Majority required
- Fiscal/Affordability notes: No appropriation; no fiscal committee review noted

What AB 724 Would Do

AB 724 codifies (and clarifies) the fee structure for trapping licenses for fur-bearing and nongame mammals, while preserving the department’s ability to adjust fees to cover costs. It aligns the license fees with the state’s general mechanism for adjusting fees over time.

Key Provisions

  • License fees (Section 4006)

    • Residents over age 16: base fee of $45, adjusted under Section 713
    • Residents under age 16: base fee of $15, adjusted under Section 713
    • Nonresidents: base fee of $225, adjusted under Section 713

  • Nonresident issuance criteria (Section 4006(b))

    • A nonresident may not be issued a trapping license if their home state does not issue nonresident trapping licenses to California residents
    • A nonresident issued a license may trap or possess only those species and quantities that a resident of California could take or possess under a nonresident license or permit in the nonresident’s own state

  • Fee adjustment authority (Section 4006(c))

    • The Fish and Wildlife Commission may adjust the fee amounts as necessary to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department and the commission related to these licenses

Who is Affected

  • California residents who trap fur-bearing or nongame mammals (both over and under 16)
  • Nonresidents who trap in California
  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife (and the commission) responsible for issuing licenses and adjusting fees
  • Potential downstream impacts on trapper costs and license availability

Procedural and Timeline Notes

  • The bill is currently at the stage indicated as “From printer” with an anticipated committee hearing date of March 17
  • As introduced, it represents a nonsubstantive change to fee provisions, with explicit base fees and an adjustment mechanism
  • No separate appropriation or fiscal committee review is indicated in the digest

Summary in Plain Terms

AB 724 sets clear base trapping license fees for residents and nonresidents and confirms that these fees can be adjusted to cover the department’s costs. It preserves existing reciprocity rules governing nonresident licenses and ensures that nonresidents’ trapping privileges mirror what their home state allows, to the extent California law permits. The bill is framed as a minor, non-substantive adjustment to the fee provisions, with the governor’s office and policy makers watching for overall cost recovery and administrative feasibility.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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