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GA HB786

Bill

Status

Passed

4/29/2014

Primary Sponsor

David Knight

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013-2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a new Type I nonresident infant lifetime sportsman's license for nonresident children under two years of age, priced at the same $200.00 fee as the resident Type I (Infant) license
  • Narrows nonresident eligibility for youth lifetime sportsman's licenses to ages two through 15 (previously under 16), requiring the applicant to be a grandchild of a resident who holds a valid paid lifetime sportsman's license
  • Reduces the residency requirement for lifetime sportsman's licenses from 12 consecutive months to 3 consecutive months and simplifies residency documentation to require only a Georgia driver's license or official Georgia identification card
  • Establishes a replacement fee of up to $10.00 for durable plastic cards showing lifetime sportsman's licenses or other valid licenses, replacing the prior structure that charged $3.00 per transaction for non-lifetime licenses and waived fees for Type S (Senior) licenses
  • Effective date of July 1, 2014, with a corrected cross-reference to the Wildlife Endowment Fund statute aligning it with the renumbered subsection for lifetime license fees

Legislative Description

Game and fish; Type I nonresident infant lifetime sportsman's license; add

Last Action

Effective Date

7/1/2014

Full Bill Text

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