BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2775
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Date of Hearing: April 21, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 2775 (Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife) - As
Introduced: March 1, 2010
Policy Committee: Water, Parks and
Wildlife Vote: 13-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
Yes Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill repeals an obsolete section of law, which otherwise
prohibits the possession of certain restricted animals, allowing
such animals to be possessed under permit if the owner legally
acquired and possessed the animal prior to 1975.
FISCAL EFFECT
Negligible, if any.
COMMENTS
1)Rationale . According to the Water, Parks and Wildlife
Committee-the author of this bill--the section of code deleted
by this bill is obsolete. This is because, according to the
author, there are no known permits still in effect under this
section, which applies only to permits for a narrowly defined
class of restricted animals that were legally acquired and
possessed prior to 1975. The author claims that the continued
existence of the code section potentially creates confusion
regarding the availability of such permits. The author
intends this bill as a technical code cleanup measure.
2)Background . Current law prohibits the import, transport,
possession, or release of restricted animals without a permit.
The law allows a person with a valid permit to possess
certain restricted animals which are prohibited from being
imported, transported, possessed or released alive solely
because of concern for the welfare of the animal, if the owner
can demonstrate the animal was legally acquired and possessed
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in the state prior to 1975. According to DFG, there are no
known such permits.
3)Support/Opposition . There is no registered support or
opposition to this bill on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081