Revise hunting license fees to include cranes and swans

Added official certification text, signatures for the House and Senate, and the Chief Clerk to indicate the bill has been formally enrolled and passed.

Clarified that funds from sandhill crane and swan license sales must be deposited in the Department Special Revenue Account.

Updated application fees for special game species and migratory bird licenses, including specific resident and nonresident amounts.

Established a delayed effective date of March 1, 2026, for the new provisions.

The fee for a resident to purchase a migratory game bird license was increased from $5.50 to $10.

The effective date for the act was established as March 1, 2026.

Redundant text stating that crane and swan license buyers must also purchase a migratory game bird license was removed as it was already implied by the fee structure.

The bill was renumbered to HB 146.1 and formatted with a standard legislative title and sponsor introduction.

Increased the resident migratory game bird license fee from $5.50 to $10.

Reorganized application fee structure to clearly list fees for moose, mountain goat, mountain sheep, sandhill crane, swan, and wild buffalo.

Clarified that funds from sandhill crane and swan license sales must be deposited in the Department Special Revenue Account.

Added a $5 per species application fee for special draw hunts for all game species listed.

Set the effective date of the act to March 1, 2026.

The bill identifier was updated from LC 1497 to HB 146 to reflect its current status in the House.

Specific sponsors (G. Parry, C. Cochran, E. Tillemann, T. France) were added to the header, identifying the legislators introducing the bill.