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                                                                  AB 1442
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          Date of Hearing:   May 13, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

           AB 1442 (Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife) - As Amended:   
                                   April 30, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                              WPW  Vote:13-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This omnibus committee bill makes numerous changes, updates, and  
          corrections to the Fish and Game Code, such as:

          1)Authorizes the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to seek and  
            accept donations from private and public organizations in  
            support of its Canine program.   

          2)Authorizes DFG to issue collectible, commemorative hunting  
            licenses for specified purposes.

          3)Extends for two years sunset provisions for laws relating to  
            sea cucumbers and Dungeness crab vessel permits would  
            otherwise sunset next year.

          4)Makes it unlawful to remove a collar from a hunting dog  
            without permission of the dog's owner.

          5)Clarifies provisions of the Government Code concerning oil  
            spills.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor, absorbable costs.

           COMMENTS  

          1)  Rationale.  This omnibus bill allows the committee to make  
          technical changes, updates, and corrections to several unrelated  
          sections of the Fish and Game Code and other codes, as needed.  
           








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           Analysis Prepared by  :    Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081