BUREAU OF LICENSES 



In addition to conducting' the regular duties of maintaining a license 

 distribution system and collecting license moneys amounting to approxi- 

 mately $5,100,000 yearly, several drawings were held for special deer 

 and antelope hunts. 



The sale of licenses continues to increase each year. In 1951 the num- 

 ber of angling licenses exceeded 1,000,000 for the first time. 



The department maintains five branch offices from which licenses are 

 distributed throughout the State. There are approximately 3,100 license 

 agents and the average amount of bond for each agent is $1,100. The 

 actual amounts vary from $500 to $30,000 each. 



On March 1, 1952, the department opened a branch office at Eureka, 

 where licenses were placed on sale to the public. This office does not dis- 

 tribute licenses to agents. 



CHANGES MADE IN LICENSE LAWS 



A new sportfishing license permits any citizen of the United States to 

 fish in the waters of the Pacific Ocean for a period of three days. 



No license is required when a person is fishing from a public pier in the 

 waters of the Pacific Ocean. 



The Archery Hunting License Law was repealed. Archery hunters are 

 now required to purchase the archery deer tag with a regular hunting 

 license. 



The former game management license was changed to a game bird 

 club license. The new law provided for three licensed areas : commercial 

 areas, fee of $50 ; private licensed areas of less than 500 acres, $25 ; and 

 private licensed areas in excess of 500 acres, $50. 



SPECIAL HUNTS 



During the past two years the Fish and Game Commission authorized 

 a number of special antelope and deer hunts. Each of these special hunts 

 required a drawing. These hunts were as follows : 



Antelope 



On August 8, 1951, a drawing was held at Sacramento. There were 

 12,393 applications accepted. Of this number 550 were entitled to apply 

 for permits, and 416 were issued permits. 



Deer 

 Mineral King Area— Tulare County 



A drawing was held at Visalia on August 28, 1950. 



Number of applications accepted 7,449 



Number of applications rejected 1,173 



Number of applications received 8,622 



Number of permits issued 861 



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