(a)  The department may allow a person to purchase a license voucher as a gift for a licensee when the licensee’s complete and accurate personal information, as defined in regulation, is not provided by the license buyer at the time of purchase.

(b) A license purchase voucher entitles the holder of the voucher to redeem it for the specific license, permit, tag, or other privilege or entitlement, and license year for which it was purchased.

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 1061

  • Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Person: means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association. See California Fish and Game Code 67
  • Purchase: means "buy" as defined in Section 24. See California Fish and Game Code 68

(c) A license purchase voucher shall expire and be considered void if not redeemed within the license year for which it was purchased.

(d) A license purchase voucher may be issued and redeemed by a person authorized by the department to issue licenses.

(e) The license agent handling fee, as provided under subdivisions (d), (e), and (f) of Section 1055.1, shall only apply to the sale of the license purchase voucher.

(f) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 34. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)