CA SB1480

Establishes two classes of trapping licenses effective July 1, 2013: Class I for recreational or fur trapping, and Class II for persons trapping wildlife for profit, with the department to publish Class II licensee information online annually.

Requires the Fish and Game Commission to set Class II trapping license fees sufficient to recover all reasonable administrative, implementation, and enforcement costs, with revenues available for reimbursement upon legislative appropriation.

Mandates Class II licensees make reasonable efforts to determine if dependent young animals are present before trapping and killing mothers, and requires provision of written contracts to clients before setting traps containing specified disclosures and property damage descriptions.

Prohibits killing trapped mammals by drowning, chest crushing, or injection with non-euthanasia chemicals, and prohibits trapping bats except with nets for nonlethal property protection or human health/safety reasons.

Authorizes the department to enter cooperative agreements with special districts and state/local agencies responsible for levee maintenance to control nongame mammals affecting irrigation, water supply, drainage, and flood control works.