Ted Lieu
- Democratic
Author
Existing law makes it unlawful to permit or allow a dog to pursue any big game mammal, as defined, during the closed season, or any fully protected, rare, or endangered mammal at any time. Existing law authorizes employees of the Department of Fish and Game to capture any dog not under the reasonable control of its owner or handler, that is in violation of that provision, or that is inflicting, or immediately threatening to inflict, injury in violation of this provision. Existing law generally prohibits a person from using dogs to hunt, pursue, or molest bears,, but allows the use of one dog per hunter for the hunting of bears during open deer season, and the use of more than one dog per hunter during the open bear season except during the period when archery deer seasons or regular deer seasons are open. Under existing law, except as excluded, violations of the Fish and Game Code are misdemeanors. This bill, except as specified, would generally make it unlawful to permit or allow a dog to pursue a bear, as defined, or bobcat at any time. The bill would exempt from that prohibition the use of dogs by federal, state, or local law enforcement officers, or their agents or employees, when carrying out official duties as required by law. The bill would eliminate existing provisions allowing for the use of dogs to hunt bears, and would, instead, authorize the use of not more than 3 dogs to pursue bears or bobcats pursuant to a depredation permit issued by the department. The bill would authorize the department to authorize specified entities to use dogs to pursue bears or bobcats for the purpose of scientific research, under certain conditions. The bill would also authorize the pursuit of bears or bobcats by dogs that are guarding or protecting livestock or crops on property owned, leased, or rented by the owner of the dogs, if the dogs are maintained with, and remain in reasonable proximity to, the livestock or crops being guarded or protected. The bill would authorize the Fish and Game Commission to establish a hound tag program, imposing prescribed requirements on the licensure and use of hounds, as defined, to pursue mammals. By changing the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 595, Statutes of 2012.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 4874.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 6148.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 16).
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. Reconsideration granted.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 15. Page 3557.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3445.) (May 7).
Set for hearing May 7.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3. Page 3265.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 24.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| SB1221 | HTML |
| 02/23/12 - Introduced | |
| 03/26/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/30/12 - Enrolled | |
| 09/26/12 - Chaptered |
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