BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 815
Author: Berryhill (R)
Amended: 8/4/08 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE NATURAL RES. & WATER COMMITTEE : 5-3, 6/25/08
AYES: Steinberg, Hollingsworth, Cogdill, Machado, Margett
NOES: Kehoe, Kuehl, Migden
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 72-3, 5/25/07 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Hunting or fishing: local regulation
SOURCE : California Outdoor Heritage Alliance
DIGEST : This bill makes findings regarding the
Legislatures jurisdiction over fish and game matters that
cite case law, Attorney General opinions, and the state
constitution.
ANALYSIS : The state constitution authorizes the
Legislature to delegate to the Fish and Game Commission
(Commission) the power to protect and propagate fish and
game. The Legislature delegated this responsibility to the
Commission which must act in accordance with state fish and
game laws. The constitution also guarantees the right to
fish on public lands and waters of the state and prohibits
laws to impede access to these lands for the purpose of
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fishing.
The constitution confers on local governments the authority
to make and enforce, within their jurisdictions, ordinances
to provide police, sanitary, and other public welfare
protections that do not conflict with general law.
This bill:
1.Provides that the state fully occupies the field of
hunting and fishing.
2.Provides that unless otherwise expressly authorized by
the Fish and Game Code or other state or federal law, the
Commission and the Department of Fish and Game are the
only entities that may adopt or promulgate regulations
regarding the taking of fish and game on any lands or
waters within the state.
3.Provides that local ordinances and regulations that
regulate trapping are not subject to these provisions.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Unable to verify at time of writing)
California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (source)
California Waterfowl Association
California Fish and Game Wardens' Association
California Trout
California State Pipes Trade Council
Butte Sink Waterfowl Association, Inc.
California Council of Land Trusts
California Deer Association
California Houndsmen for Conservation
California Outdoor Heritage Alliance
California Rice Commission
California Rifle and Pistol Association
Federation of Fly Fishers, Northern California Nevada
Council
Golden Gate Fishermen's Association
Lower Sherman Island Duck Hunters Association
Mountain Meadows Conservancy
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Mule Deer Foundation
National Rifle Association
Nevada County Sportsmen Inc.
Outdoor Sportsmen Coalition of CA
Recreational Fishing Alliance
Safari Club International
San Diego County Wildlife Federation
Suisun Resource Conservation District
California Sportsmen's Lobby
US Sportsmen's Alliance
Quail Unlimited, Orange and Santa Clarita Counties
Z-Tech Sales Inc.
OPPOSITION : (Unable to verify at time of writing)
Animal Protection Institute
Animal Switchboard
California Animal Association
California Federation for Animal Legislation
Last Chance for Animals
League of Humane Voters -- CA Chapter
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
The Humane Society of the US
Urban Wildlands Group, Inc.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Aghazarian, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall,
Benoit, Berg, Berryhill, Blakeslee, Brownley, Caballero,
Charles Calderon, Carter, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre,
De Leon, DeSaulnier, DeVore, Duvall, Dymally, Emmerson,
Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fuentes, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani,
Garcia, Garrick, Hayashi, Hernandez, Houston, Huff,
Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Karnette, Keene, La Malfa,
Laird, Leno, Levine, Lieber, Lieu, Ma, Maze, Mullin,
Nakanishi, Nava, Niello, Parra, Plescia, Portantino,
Price, Sharon Runner, Salas, Silva, Smyth, Solorio,
Spitzer, Strickland, Swanson, Torrico, Tran, Villines,
Walters, Wolk, Nunez
NOES: Hancock, Krekorian, Ruskin
NO VOTE RECORDED: Horton, Mendoza, Richardson, Saldana,
Soto
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CTW:cm 8/6/08 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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