BILL NUMBER: AB 450	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Strickland

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2007

   An act to amend Section 2150.4 of the Fish and Game Code, relating
to fish and game.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 450, as introduced, Strickland. Wild animal facilities:
inspection.
   Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Game or an
eligible local entity to inspect the wild animal facilities of each
person holding a permit issued pursuant to existing provisions
authorizing the possession of a wild animal, and requires the
department, if the department elects not to inspect every wild animal
facility, in cooperation with a specified committee, to develop,
implement, and enter into memorandums of understanding with eligible
local entities, no later than January 1, 2007.
   This bill would extend this date from January 1, 2007, to January
1, 2009.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 2150.4 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to
read:
   2150.4.  (a) Consistent with Section 3005.91, the department or an
eligible local entity shall inspect the wild animal facilities, as
determined by the director's advisory committee, of each person
holding a permit issued pursuant to Section 2150 authorizing the
possession of a wild animal.
   (b) In addition to the inspections specified in subdivision (a),
the department or an eligible local entity, pursuant to the
regulations of the commission, may inspect the facilities and care
provided for the wild animal of any person holding a permit issued
pursuant to Section 2150 for the purpose of determining whether the
animal is being cared for in accordance with all applicable statutes
and regulations. The department shall collect an inspection fee, in
an amount determined by the department pursuant to Section 2150.2.
   (c) No later than January 1,  2007   2009
 , the department, in cooperation with the committee created
pursuant to Section 2150.3, shall develop, implement, and enter into
memorandums of understanding with eligible local entities if the
department elects not to inspect every wild animal facility pursuant
to subdivisions (a) and (b). Eligible local entities shall meet the
criteria established in regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision
(b) of Section 2157.