Senate Bill No. 1330

Introduced by Senator Galgiani

February 19, 2016

An act to amend Section 12300 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to Native Americans.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1330, as introduced, Galgiani. California Indian tribe members.

Existing law, except as specified, exempts members of California Indian tribes from laws regulating fish and wildlife while on the tribal reservation.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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 12300 of the Fish and Game Code is
amended to read:

12300.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other begin delete provision of end delete law, the
provisions of this code are not applicable to begin insert a member of a end insert
California begin delete Indians whose names are end delete begin insert Indian tribe whose name is end insert
inscribed upon the tribal begin delete rolls, end delete begin insert roll, end insert while on the reservation of that
tribe and under those circumstances in this state where the code
was not applicable to them immediately before the effective date
of Public Law 280, Chapter 505, First Session, 1953, 83d Congress
of the United States.

(b)  begin delete No Indian end delete begin insert A member of a California Indian tribe end insert described
in subdivision (a)shall begin insert not end insert be prosecuted for begin delete the end delete begin insert a end insert violation begin delete of any
provision end delete of this code occurring in the places and under the
circumstances described in subdivision (a). Nothing in this section,
however, prohibits or restricts the prosecution of begin delete an Indian end delete begin insert any
member of a California Indian tribe end insert for the violation of a provision
of this code prohibiting the sale of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian,
or reptile.