SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Hannah-Beth Jackson, Chairperson BACKGROUND INFORMATION REQUEST Please complete and return this form and all supporting materials (including support/opposition letters) WITHIN SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS OF RECEIPT of this background information request form. If you have any hard copies that are not available electronically please provide the Committee with two (2) hard copies of these supporting documents. A bill cannot be heard if a completed worksheet and all supplemental materials are not provided to the Committee. Please this completed background information request form and any attachments to: Jocelyn Twilla (Jocelyn.Twilla@sen.ca.gov), Committee Assistant Mike Petersen (Mike.Petersen@sen.ca.gov), Committee’s Republican Policy Consultant Measure: SB 234 Author: Berryhill Subject: Fishing: local regulation: prohibition. Staff person and contact information: David Scheidt (916-651-4614) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Origin of the bill: Who is the source of the bill? What person, organization, or governmental entity requested introduction? Please provide contact information. The California Sportfishing League is the sponsor of the bill and requested introduction. Has a similar bill been introduced in this or any previous legislative session? If so, please identify the bill number and year. To our knowledge, no similar bill has been introduced. Has been an interim committee report or informational hearing on the bill or its subject matter? If so, please identify the report or informational hearing and attach any related information. No. Describe in detail existing law on this issue. Existing statutory law delegates to the Fish and Game Commission the power to regulate the taking or possession of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, and reptiles in accordance with prescribed laws. Under existing law, the Department of Fish and Wildlife exercises various functions with regard to the taking of fish and game. Under existing law, a city or county has no
SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Hannah-Beth Jackson, Chairperson BACKGROUND INFORMATION REQUEST Please complete and return this form and all supporting materials (including support/opposition letters) WITHIN SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS OF RECEIPT of this background information request form. If you have any hard copies that are not available electronically please provide the Committee with two (2) hard copies of these supporting documents. A bill cannot be heard if a completed worksheet and all supplemental materials are not provided to the Committee. Please this completed background information request form and any attachments to: Jocelyn Twilla (Jocelyn.Twilla@sen.ca.gov), Committee Assistant Mike Petersen (Mike.Petersen@sen.ca.gov), Committee’s Republican Policy Consultant Measure: SB 234 Author: Berryhill Subject: Fishing: local regulation: prohibition. Staff person and contact information: David Scheidt (916-651-4614) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Origin of the bill: Who is the source of the bill? What person, organization, or governmental entity requested introduction? Please provide contact information. The California Sportfishing League is the sponsor of the bill and requested introduction. Has a similar bill been introduced in this or any previous legislative session? If so, please identify the bill number and year. To our knowledge, no similar bill has been introduced. Has been an interim committee report or informational hearing on the bill or its subject matter? If so, please identify the report or informational hearing and attach any related information. No. Describe in detail existing law on this issue. Existing statutory law delegates to the Fish and Game Commission the power to regulate the taking or possession of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, and reptiles in accordance with prescribed laws. Under existing law, the Department of Fish and Wildlife exercises various functions with regard to the taking of fish and game. Under existing law, a city or county has no
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