CA Codes (fgc:395-398)


395.  (a) The commission may adopt regulations for the possession or
training, and the capture, importation, exportation, or intrastate
transfer, of any bird in the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
(birds-of-prey) used in the practice of falconry and may authorize
the issuance and provide for the revocation of licenses and permits
to persons for the practice of falconry.
   (b) It is unlawful to capture, possess, or train any bird in the
orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes (birds-of-prey) in the practice
of falconry without procuring a falconry license.


396.  (a) The falconry license shall be valid for a license year
beginning on March 1 and ending on the last day of February of the
next succeeding calendar year.  If issued after March 1 of any year,
a falconry license is valid for the remainder of that license year.
   (b) The fee for a falconry license shall be as follows:
   (1) For the license year beginning March 1, 1986, the fee is
thirty dollars ($30).
   (2) For the license years beginning on or after March 1, 1987, the
fee is a base fee of thirty dollars ($30) as adjusted under Section
713.
   (c) Upon the filing of an affidavit showing the loss or
destruction of an unexpired falconry license and the payment of a fee
of eight dollars ($8), a replacement license may be issued for the
remainder of the license period.

397.  (a) A fee shall be collected for each permit issued for the
importation, exportation, or intrastate transfer of a bird-of-prey.
   (b) The fee for the permit shall be as follows:
   (1) For the period March 1, 1986, through February 28, 1988, the
fee is ten dollars ($10).
   (2) On and after March 1, 1988, the fee is a base fee of ten
dollars ($10) as adjusted under Section 713.
   (c) The Legislature finds that the timeliness of the issuance of
permits is important to the proper practice of falconry and can
affect the training, breeding, and well-being of birds-of-prey.
Accordingly, applications for permits shall be processed in the order
received.  In addition, no fee shall be imposed with respect to any
permit issued more than 10 working days after receipt of a complete
and properly filled in application that satisfies all requirements of
applicable statutes and regulations, and any fee previously
collected shall be promptly refunded.  The person submitting an
application for a permit that is incomplete, improperly filled in, or
does not satisfy a requirement of an applicable statute or
regulation shall be notified of the deficiency within 15 working days
of receipt of the application.

398.  The base year for determining the inflationary index applied
to the fee established by Section 396 shall be the 1984-85 fiscal
year, and the base year for determining the inflationary index to be
applied to the fee established by Section 397 shall be the 1985-86
fiscal year.