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To Our Activists:
Following is a list of the animal bills currently in the CA
legislature. Please contact your legislator to support or oppose
these bills, as recommended below. How to contact your legislator:
- A brief, polite and specific letter or email.
- Email forms are on your representatives' websites rather than an email address.
- Assembly members regarding Assembly bills and Senators regarding Senate bills.
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SB 602 (Allen & Wiener) - Bees
An act to add Section 12860 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pesticides.
Was amended April 6th.On Senate floor (2017-2018). An act to add Section 12860 to, and to add Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 14085) to Chapter 3 of Division 7 of, the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pesticides.
Support.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISTLATOR. Tell them that:
Honeybees
and native bees and other pollinators are critical to agricultural
production, home gardens, and native ecosystems. Bee populations have
been declining significantly over the past 25 years, and while there is
no single cause of these declines, a substantial and growing body of
evidence points to neonicotinoid pesticides as a key factor.
Neonicotinoid pesticides are taken up by plants, and expressed through
pollen, nectar, and guttation droplets, impacting both target and
nontarget insect species, including honeybees and native bees.
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AB 8 (Bloom) - Mountain lions
An act to amend Section 4803 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to mountain lions.
4-25 & 3-23 In Water, Parks & Wildlife; hearings were cancelled at author's request, no new hearing date. Depredation permits: will not mandate the mountains lions be killed, changes to "MAY allow" them to be killed.
Support.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISTLATOR. Tell them that:
This bill will give DFW wardens the flexibility they need to help manage and protect the states apex predator and help California Mountain lion peacefully to coexist in an ever changing environment, setting an example for co-existence and stewardship for future generations.
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AB 411 (Bloom & Muratsuchi) - Therapy dogs/witnesses
An act to add Section 868.4 to the Penal Code, relating to witness testimony.
Referred to Public Safety Committee (passed 7-0), on Assembly floor for vote (read 3rd time).
Support.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR. Tell them that:
Individuals shall be afforded the opportunity to have a therapy or
facility dog accompany him or her while testifying in court, subject to
the approval of the court to provide emotional comfort in a high-stress
environment for the purpose of helping a witness to testify and reducing
his or her stress level.
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AB 485 (O'Donnell & Dababneh) - Dog & cat adoption & sales
An act to amend Section 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code, and to amend Section 122356 of, and to add Section 122354.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
5-18 On Assembly floor for the floor vote.
Support.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR. Tell them that:
Pet stores should be required to sell dogs, cats and rabbits that
were obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society
for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society
shelter, or nonprofit, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, animal rescue or adoption organization that is in a
cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter
pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural
Code.
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AB 521 (Frazier) - Elk tags
An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 332 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to hunting.
5-15 Passed the Assembly, now in the Senate waiting to be assigned to a committee.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR. Tell them that:
We already have enough concessions for hunters in this state and we do not need REDUCTIONS for fees for a resident elk tag to $100 for adults, (with annual adjustments, the current elk tag fee is $445 for residents) and prohibits the new fee from being adjusted for inflation. We do not need to have our youths hunting elk. There have been too many incidents of injured elk dying a slow and painful death due to the inability of young hunters. Specifically, this bill creates a resident youth elk tag with a fee of $20, and prohibits that tag from being adjusted for inflation. Allows the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to issue up to 30 youth tags.
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AB 1138 (Maienschein) - Public health/dogs
An act to amend Section 121720 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
Passed the Assembly, now in the Senate waiting to be assigned to a committee.
Clarifies restrictions and regulations regarding the sale of pets over the internet.
Amended 3-28. An act to add Section 17531.2 to the Business and Profession Code
relating to the sale of pets.
ACTION: CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR. Tell them that:
Internet buyers of dogs and cats commonly fall victim to false advertising. The internet has made it much easier for sellers to use deceptive practices, including the source and health of the pet and, at times, even the existence of the pet. Buyers are saddled with unanticipated veterinary costs and are devastated when a happy event turns to a costly and emotional outcome. Many consumers do not seem to understand that they have remedies under the law for deceptive marketing. AB 1138 would clarify the law to ensure that deceived buyers know that they have a remedy under California laws.
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Priority Bills Moved to the Inactive File
SB 216 (Moorlach) - Possession of wild animals
Not yet assigned to a committee.
SB 779 (Hertzberg) - Criminal info
Still in Rules; not yet assigned to a committee .
AB 197 (Kiley) - Violent felonies
Still in Asm Committee on Public Safety. 4-4 and 3-21 hearings were cancelled at the request of the author, no new hearing date. Support.
AB 292 (Steinorth) - Pets/Income tax
5-26 On Supsense file, held under submission, probably a dead bill. Support.
AB 628 (Chen) - Animal control
Referred to Asm Committee on Public Safety. 3-21 hearing date cancelled at the request of the author, no new hearing. Oppose.
AB 1544 (Dahle, Mathis) - Hunting: non-lead ammunition
Referred to Water, Parks & Wildlife, held in committee, no hearing date.
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Additional Bills (not a priority)
SB 673 (Newman) - License plates
Referred to Sen Transportation and Housing, no new hearing date. April 18th hearing was cancelled at the request of the author. Support.
AB 1228 (Bloom) - Experimental fishing permits
Referred to Asm Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife, hearing date 4-25. A n act to amend Section 90 of, and to add Section 1022 to, the Fish and Game Code, relating to fisheries. Entire bill was amended.
AB 1569 (Caballero) - Disabled rights/animals
Referred to Asm Judiciary Committee, hearing date 4-18. Amended. Disability rights: reasonable accommodations: animals. An act to amend Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, relating to disability rights.
AB 1199 (Nazarian) - Police canine protection
Referred to Asm Committee on Public Safety, no hearing date. An act to add Section 13514.3 to the Penal Code, relating to peace officer training.
SB 420 (Monning) - Criminal info
5-24 Re-referred to Committee on Public Safety. An act to amend Section 11105 of the
Penal Code, relating to criminal history.
Beverlee McGrath, president
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