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FROM: Charles Dixon, Interim County Administrator
Costa
DATE: March 20, 1984 County
SUBJECT: Opposition to Assembly Bill 2241 ..
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) $ BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Oppose Assembly Bill 2241 Vicencia which establishes a State Commission on Animal
Care and Regulation.
BACKGROUND
Assembly Bill 2241 would add a provision to the Government Code that would create
a Commission on Animal Care and Regulation for the purpose of developing and implement-
ing programs for effective and humane animal regulation and care; and for the purpose
of adopting standards and requirements for the training, testing and registration of
Animal Control Officers. The bill requires local jurisdictions to collect and forward
to the State a fee added to all dog licenses not to exceed 50¢ for each twelve-month
period in order to provide funding for the work of the commission.
This bill is opposed by this board because:
1. It would increase County costs to run the County Animal Control Program.
2. The County Animal Services Department already conducts extensive train-
ing of Animal Control Officers.
3. This bill usurps local revenue collection authority by requiring part
of dog license fees be sent to the State government.
4. The minimum qualifications for Animal Control Officers and the criteria
for their retention in the Merit System is within the purview of the County
and should not be prescribed by the State government.
5. Additional County costs would be incurred in collecting, separating and
remitting part of the dog license fee to the State.
6. The bill in general imposes unnecessary regulations the subject matter of which
is most properly left to local control .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:,,," �� %•
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE -OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED3�7 OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISON THE DATESHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED CAT2 /:�60,/V
Animal Services J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
Legislative Delegation AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
Assemblyman Vicencia
M382/7-83 Assemblyman
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