Amended in Assembly April 7, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2268

Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow

February 21, 2014

An act begin delete to amend Section 102 of the Fish and Game Code, end delete relating to the begin insert Department of end insert Fish and begin delete Game Commission. end delete begin insert Wildlife. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2268, as amended, Bigelow. begin insert Department of end insert Fish and begin delete Game Commission. end delete begin insert Wildlife end insert begin insert . end insert

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Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to prepare a plan for the management of wild pigs to determine the status and trend of wild pig populations and to designate management units within the state. Existing law requires the department, in preparing the plan, to consider available, existing information and literature relative to wild pigs.

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This bill would require the department to conduct a study on the wild pig population in California that includes in its recommendations solutions to mitigate the wild pig population.

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The California Constitution establishes the 5-member Fish and Game Commission, with members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate. Existing law requires the commissioners to annually elect one of their number as vice president. Existing law prohibits the vice president to serve more than 2 consecutive years.

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This bill would eliminate this prohibition.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall conduct
a study on the wild pig population in California that includes in
its recommendations solutions to mitigate the wild pig population.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 102 of the Fish and Game Code is
amended to read:

102.  

(a) The commissioners shall annually elect one of their
number as president and one as vice president, by a concurrent
vote of at least three commissioners.

(b) No president shall serve more than two consecutive years.

(c) The president or vice president may be removed from the
position of president or vice president by a vote, at any time, of at
least three commissioners.

(d) In the event of a vacancy in either the position of president
or vice president, the commission shall fill that vacancy at the next
regularly scheduled meeting of the commission. The elected
successor president or vice president shall serve for the unexpired
term of the predecessor until the annual election pursuant to
subdivision (a).

(e) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the commission may
not adopt or enforce a policy or a regulation that provides for the
president and vice president to be chosen by seniority nor may the
commission adopt or enforce any other policy or regulation that
would make a commissioner ineligible to be elected as president
or vice president of the commission.

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