BILL NUMBER: AB 1956 VETOED DATE: 09/30/2010 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 1956 without my signature. This bill exempts a non-profit organization that enters into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to provide food for free ranging California condors from the general prohibition of transporting dead animals. This bill is unnecessary. DFG and our federal partner, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service are actively engaged in conservation efforts including providing supplemental food as needed within existing law. For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger