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ACTION ALERT from California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA)
To: COHA Action Team Members and Other Interested Parties
Subject: AB 815 (Berryhill) – Prohibition on Local Governments Regulating Hunting or Fishing Activities
Date: March 19, 2007
Please help us pass AB 815 (Berryhill), a bill that would prevent cities and counties from adopting local ordinances that restrict or ban hunting and fishing activities.
In recent years, a number of cities and counties have inappropriately attempted to insert themselves into the regulation of fish and game, often at the behest of animal rights groups. Notable examples include the cities of Morro Bay, Hercules and Mountain View, each of which has attempted to ban waterfowl hunting on publicly-owned lands or waters.
AB 815 would help rein in these local governments by prohibiting them from adopting ordinances which impact the taking of fish and game unless it is for legitimate public safety reasons. The bill would also help to ensure that science—not emotion or animal rights sentiments—drives our hunting and fishing regulations.
Anti-hunting groups are currently gearing up to fight against AB 815, as they want to retain every venue possible to restrict hunting and fishing activities. Please counter their efforts by sending letters of support for AB 815 to members of the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee (see below). Here are some points to consider in support of the bill:
• Migratory fish and wildlife populations do not respect local government boundaries and therefore must be managed from a statewide perspective.
• The California Supreme Court has held that local cities and counties may not interfere with the management of fish and wildlife.
• The Fish and Game Commission, rather than local governments, has the scientific expertise and enforcement resources of the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to successfully manage fish and game resources.
• Many state laws and regulations already exist that ensure that hunting and fishing activities do not adversely impact public safety.
• AB 815 not only ensures comprehensive, statewide control over fish and wildlife resources, but encourages greater communication between local governments and DFG.
For your convenience, a sample letter has also been provided below. Mail or fax works best. Thank you for helping to protect hunting rights in California!
California State Assembly Committee
On
Water, Parks and Wildlife
2007
Assembly Member Lois Wolk, Chair
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0008
(916) 319 - 2008
(916) 319 - 2108 Fax
Assemblymember.wolk@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Bill Maze, Vice Chair
State Capitol, Room 5160
Sacramento, CA 94249-0034
Phone: 916-319-2034
Fax: 916-319-2134
Assemblymember.maze@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Joel Anderson
State Capitol, Room 2111
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 319-2077
Fax: (916) 319-2177
Assemblymember.Anderson@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Berryhill
State Capitol, Room 4116
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 319-2025
Fax: (916) 319-2125
Assemblymember.Berryhill@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Anna Caballero
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0028
Tel: (916) 319-2028
Fax: (916) 319-2128
Assemblymember.Caballero@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Charles Calderon
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0058
Tel: (916) 319-2058
Fax: (916) 319-2158
Assemblymember.Calderon@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Jared Huffman
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0006
Tel: (916) 319-2006
Fax: (916) 319-2106
Assemblymember.Huffman@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Doug La Malfa
State Capitol, Room 4164
Sacramento, CA 94249-0002
Phone: (916) 319-2002
Fax: (916) 319-2102
Assemblymember.lamalfa@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Ted Lieu
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0053
(916) 319 - 2053
(916) 319 - 2153 Fax
Assemblymember.Lieu@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Gene Mullin
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0019
(916) 319 - 2019
(916) 319 - 2119 Fax
Assemblymember.Mullin@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Pedro Nava
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0035
Tel: (916) 319-2035
Fax: (916) 319-2135
Assemblymember.Nava@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Nicole Parra
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0030
(916) 319 - 2030
(916) 319 - 2130 Fax
Assemblymember.Parra@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Mary Salas
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0079
Tel: (916) 319-2079
Fax: (916) 319-2179
Assemblymember.Salas@assembly.ca.gov
(Date)
The Honorable Lois Wolk, Chair
Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee
1020 N Street, Room 160
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: AB 815 (Berryhill) - Support
Dear Assembly Member Wolk:
I am writing you to urge your support of AB 815 (Berryhill), which would reaffirm state control over fish and game-related matters.
This bill would help ensure that California follows a science-based, comprehensive approach to its fish and game regulations. Specifically, it would help to better conserve fish and wildlife resources by ensuring that all fish and game-related regulations are appropriately reviewed and approved by the science-based California Fish and Game Commission. Because the Commission’s statewide regulations are widely read and available to hunters and fishermen, AB 815 would facilitate greater regulatory compliance with our fish and game rules.
In addition, AB 815 would provide much-needed statutory guidance for local governments on hunting and fishing-related matters, as many cities and counties have no legal background or biological expertise on such issues. The bill would also encourage greater communication between local governments and the Department of Fish and Game, thereby minimizing the likelihood that contradictory or duplicative regulations are imposed upon stakeholders without their knowledge or input.
AB 815 ensures that our fish and wildlife resources are managed from a statewide, rather than parochial, perspective and promotes science-based wildlife conservation. Please vote “aye” on this important measure.
Sincerely,
(Your Name/Organization)
To: COHA Action Team Members and Other Interested Parties
Subject: AB 815 (Berryhill) – Prohibition on Local Governments Regulating Hunting or Fishing Activities
Date: March 19, 2007
Please help us pass AB 815 (Berryhill), a bill that would prevent cities and counties from adopting local ordinances that restrict or ban hunting and fishing activities.
In recent years, a number of cities and counties have inappropriately attempted to insert themselves into the regulation of fish and game, often at the behest of animal rights groups. Notable examples include the cities of Morro Bay, Hercules and Mountain View, each of which has attempted to ban waterfowl hunting on publicly-owned lands or waters.
AB 815 would help rein in these local governments by prohibiting them from adopting ordinances which impact the taking of fish and game unless it is for legitimate public safety reasons. The bill would also help to ensure that science—not emotion or animal rights sentiments—drives our hunting and fishing regulations.
Anti-hunting groups are currently gearing up to fight against AB 815, as they want to retain every venue possible to restrict hunting and fishing activities. Please counter their efforts by sending letters of support for AB 815 to members of the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee (see below). Here are some points to consider in support of the bill:
• Migratory fish and wildlife populations do not respect local government boundaries and therefore must be managed from a statewide perspective.
• The California Supreme Court has held that local cities and counties may not interfere with the management of fish and wildlife.
• The Fish and Game Commission, rather than local governments, has the scientific expertise and enforcement resources of the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to successfully manage fish and game resources.
• Many state laws and regulations already exist that ensure that hunting and fishing activities do not adversely impact public safety.
• AB 815 not only ensures comprehensive, statewide control over fish and wildlife resources, but encourages greater communication between local governments and DFG.
For your convenience, a sample letter has also been provided below. Mail or fax works best. Thank you for helping to protect hunting rights in California!
California State Assembly Committee
On
Water, Parks and Wildlife
2007
Assembly Member Lois Wolk, Chair
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0008
(916) 319 - 2008
(916) 319 - 2108 Fax
Assemblymember.wolk@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Bill Maze, Vice Chair
State Capitol, Room 5160
Sacramento, CA 94249-0034
Phone: 916-319-2034
Fax: 916-319-2134
Assemblymember.maze@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Joel Anderson
State Capitol, Room 2111
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 319-2077
Fax: (916) 319-2177
Assemblymember.Anderson@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Berryhill
State Capitol, Room 4116
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 319-2025
Fax: (916) 319-2125
Assemblymember.Berryhill@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Anna Caballero
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0028
Tel: (916) 319-2028
Fax: (916) 319-2128
Assemblymember.Caballero@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Charles Calderon
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0058
Tel: (916) 319-2058
Fax: (916) 319-2158
Assemblymember.Calderon@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Jared Huffman
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0006
Tel: (916) 319-2006
Fax: (916) 319-2106
Assemblymember.Huffman@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Doug La Malfa
State Capitol, Room 4164
Sacramento, CA 94249-0002
Phone: (916) 319-2002
Fax: (916) 319-2102
Assemblymember.lamalfa@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Ted Lieu
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0053
(916) 319 - 2053
(916) 319 - 2153 Fax
Assemblymember.Lieu@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Gene Mullin
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0019
(916) 319 - 2019
(916) 319 - 2119 Fax
Assemblymember.Mullin@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Pedro Nava
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0035
Tel: (916) 319-2035
Fax: (916) 319-2135
Assemblymember.Nava@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Nicole Parra
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0030
(916) 319 - 2030
(916) 319 - 2130 Fax
Assemblymember.Parra@assembly.ca.gov
Assembly Member Mary Salas
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0079
Tel: (916) 319-2079
Fax: (916) 319-2179
Assemblymember.Salas@assembly.ca.gov
(Date)
The Honorable Lois Wolk, Chair
Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee
1020 N Street, Room 160
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: AB 815 (Berryhill) - Support
Dear Assembly Member Wolk:
I am writing you to urge your support of AB 815 (Berryhill), which would reaffirm state control over fish and game-related matters.
This bill would help ensure that California follows a science-based, comprehensive approach to its fish and game regulations. Specifically, it would help to better conserve fish and wildlife resources by ensuring that all fish and game-related regulations are appropriately reviewed and approved by the science-based California Fish and Game Commission. Because the Commission’s statewide regulations are widely read and available to hunters and fishermen, AB 815 would facilitate greater regulatory compliance with our fish and game rules.
In addition, AB 815 would provide much-needed statutory guidance for local governments on hunting and fishing-related matters, as many cities and counties have no legal background or biological expertise on such issues. The bill would also encourage greater communication between local governments and the Department of Fish and Game, thereby minimizing the likelihood that contradictory or duplicative regulations are imposed upon stakeholders without their knowledge or input.
AB 815 ensures that our fish and wildlife resources are managed from a statewide, rather than parochial, perspective and promotes science-based wildlife conservation. Please vote “aye” on this important measure.
Sincerely,
(Your Name/Organization)
