BILL NUMBER:  SB 1480
  VETOED	DATE: 09/26/2012




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 1480 without my signature.

This bill would require the Department of Fish and Game to expand its
mission to include enforcement of statutes aimed at consumer
protection issues.  The Department is tasked with management of the
state's fish and wildlife resources.  Consumer protection is not the
appropriate purview of the Department. These issues are most
appropriately dealt with by the various state, county, and local
agencies with expertise in this area.  Expanding the Department's
mission to include urban pest management is not an appropriate or
effective use of Department resources.

In addition, this bill prohibits the trapping of bats, with some
exceptions based on health and safety, and precludes a homeowner from
excluding bats during certain seasons or without authorization from
the Department. Homeowners should be allowed to exclude bats from
their home at any time.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.