BILL NUMBER: SB 1251	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Evans

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act relating to invasive aquatic species.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1251, as introduced, Evans. Invasive aquatic species: quagga
mussels.
   Existing law, until January 1, 2017, generally prohibits a person
from possessing, importing, shipping, or transporting, in the state,
or from placing, planting, or causing to be placed or planted in any
water within the state, dreissenid mussels, including, but not
limited to, quagga mussels, and authorizes the Director of Fish and
Game or his or her designee to engage in various enforcement
activities.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to require the Department of Fish and Game to develop a
new statewide quagga mussel prevention and management plan dependent
on criteria, including, but not limited to, inspection protocols and
the tracking of vessels.
   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.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to require the Department of Fish and Game to develop a
new statewide quagga mussel prevention and management plan dependent
on criteria, including, but not limited to, inspection protocols and
the tracking of vessels.