BILL NUMBER:  SB 475
  VETOED	DATE: 10/11/2013




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 475 without my signature.

This bill requires the District Agricultural Association 1-A (Cow
Palace) to obtain approval from the County of San Mateo and the City
and County of San Francisco prior to entering into a contract for a
gun show on state property.

I encourage all District Agricultural Associations to work with their
local communities when determining their operations and events.
This bill, however, totally pre-empts the Board of Directors of the
Cow Palace from exercising its contracting authority whenever a gun
show is involved. I prefer to leave these decisions to the sound
discretion of the Board.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.