New California Animal Rightist Anti-Hunting Legislation
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2003 9:51 pm
The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) has launched a new campaign against dog hunting in California. As the announcement below indicates, the animal rightists intend all hunting of fur bearing mammals with dogs to be prohibited; this includes squirrels, rabbits, hares, fox, raccoons, badgers, etc, currently legal California game.
This latest announcement brings to thirteen the number of states where HUSU is lobbying against hunters this legislative season. Other states involved to-date include RI, NJ, MD, IN, IL, WA, OR, CT, NY, AR, MT and SD. Good luck getting your legislators' attention and rebuffing these efforts.
Sincerely,
Bob Kane
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance
http://saova.org
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The West Coast Regional Office of The Humane Society of the United States
(HSUS)is pleased to announce that
California, Assembly Bill 342, Banning the use of dogs in hunting of
mammals, lead sponsor HSUS, has been introduced by Assemblyman Paul Koretz
and is co-sponsored by Animal Protection Institute.
The primary purpose of this legislation is to stop the inhumane and
unsportsmanlike chasing and killing of animals with packs of
radio-collared
hounds.
HSUS appreciates the support of Assemblyman Koretz and we look forward to
this important campaign.
Please send your letter of support to:
Assemblyman Paul Koretz,
PO Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 95814-0042
Fax 916-319-2142
Mr.. Koretz represents the 42nd District, office located at 8490 Sunset
Blvd. Suite 542, West Hollywood, CA 90069
District Fax 310-289-4250
Robert Reder, Regional Coordinator
The HSUS West Coast Regional Office
5301 Madison Avenue, Suite 202
Sacramento, California 95841-7220
916-344-1710 email rreder@hsus.org >>
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Koretz
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
An act to amend Sections 3960 and 4002 of, and to repeal Section
4756 of, the Fish and Game Code, relating to mammals, and making an
appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 342, as introduced, Koretz. Mammals: taking.
(1) Existing law prohibits a person from permitting 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.
Employees of the Department of Fish and Game are authorized 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. Under existing law, certain violations
of the Fish and Game Code are misdemeanors.
Existing law prohibits a person from using dogs to hunt, pursue,
or molest bears, except under certain conditions.
This bill would recast those provisions by prohibiting a person
from allowing a dog to take any mammal for hunting purposes or from
training a dog for that purpose.
By changing the definition of a crime, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
The bill would exempt from that prohibition persons who have been
issued a permit under certain circumstances, federal or state
officers in the conduct of official business, or the training of a
dog to take game birds.
This bill would require the department to adopt regulations to
implement these provisions.
(2) Existing law specifies that fur-bearing mammals may be taken
only with a trap, firearm, bow and arrow, poison, or with the use of
dogs.
This bill would delete the use of dogs as a means of taking
fur-bearing mammals.
(3) Existing law continuously appropriates money in the Fish and
Game Preservation Fund to the department to pay all necessary
expenses incurred in carrying out the Fish and Game Code.
By imposing new duties on the department, the bill would make an
appropriation.
(4) 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.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.
This latest announcement brings to thirteen the number of states where HUSU is lobbying against hunters this legislative season. Other states involved to-date include RI, NJ, MD, IN, IL, WA, OR, CT, NY, AR, MT and SD. Good luck getting your legislators' attention and rebuffing these efforts.
Sincerely,
Bob Kane
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance
http://saova.org
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<<
The West Coast Regional Office of The Humane Society of the United States
(HSUS)is pleased to announce that
California, Assembly Bill 342, Banning the use of dogs in hunting of
mammals, lead sponsor HSUS, has been introduced by Assemblyman Paul Koretz
and is co-sponsored by Animal Protection Institute.
The primary purpose of this legislation is to stop the inhumane and
unsportsmanlike chasing and killing of animals with packs of
radio-collared
hounds.
HSUS appreciates the support of Assemblyman Koretz and we look forward to
this important campaign.
Please send your letter of support to:
Assemblyman Paul Koretz,
PO Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 95814-0042
Fax 916-319-2142
Mr.. Koretz represents the 42nd District, office located at 8490 Sunset
Blvd. Suite 542, West Hollywood, CA 90069
District Fax 310-289-4250
Robert Reder, Regional Coordinator
The HSUS West Coast Regional Office
5301 Madison Avenue, Suite 202
Sacramento, California 95841-7220
916-344-1710 email rreder@hsus.org >>
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Koretz
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
An act to amend Sections 3960 and 4002 of, and to repeal Section
4756 of, the Fish and Game Code, relating to mammals, and making an
appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 342, as introduced, Koretz. Mammals: taking.
(1) Existing law prohibits a person from permitting 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.
Employees of the Department of Fish and Game are authorized 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. Under existing law, certain violations
of the Fish and Game Code are misdemeanors.
Existing law prohibits a person from using dogs to hunt, pursue,
or molest bears, except under certain conditions.
This bill would recast those provisions by prohibiting a person
from allowing a dog to take any mammal for hunting purposes or from
training a dog for that purpose.
By changing the definition of a crime, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
The bill would exempt from that prohibition persons who have been
issued a permit under certain circumstances, federal or state
officers in the conduct of official business, or the training of a
dog to take game birds.
This bill would require the department to adopt regulations to
implement these provisions.
(2) Existing law specifies that fur-bearing mammals may be taken
only with a trap, firearm, bow and arrow, poison, or with the use of
dogs.
This bill would delete the use of dogs as a means of taking
fur-bearing mammals.
(3) Existing law continuously appropriates money in the Fish and
Game Preservation Fund to the department to pay all necessary
expenses incurred in carrying out the Fish and Game Code.
By imposing new duties on the department, the bill would make an
appropriation.
(4) 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.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.