California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2140

Introduced by Assembly Member Bloom

February 20, 2014

An act to amend Section 701.3 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2140, as introduced, Bloom. Department of Fish and Wildlife: deputy director.

Under existing law, the Department of Fish and Wildlife is required to enforce and administer the fish and game laws pursuant to the policies formulated by the Fish and Game Commission. The department is administered by the Director of Fish and Wildlife. There is one deputy director of the department.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 701.3 of the Fish and Game Code is
amended to read:

701.3.  

There shall be one deputy director of the department
who shall be a civil executive officer and shall be appointed by
the Governor and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The
compensation of the deputy director shall be fixed by the director
pursuant to law. The deputy director shall have begin delete such end delete begin insert those end insert duties
begin delete as shall be end delete assigned, from time to time, by the director, and shall
be responsible to the director for the performance begin delete thereof end delete begin insert of those
duties end insert .