Secretary of State No.
159
Description
BIRDS AND MAMMALS - JAWED TRAPS PROHIBITED. INITIATIVE. Adds section 3015 to Fish and Game Code prohibiting any person, including governmental employees, from using any type of jawed trap to take birds or mammals. Reenacts and amends Fish and Game Code section 12002 to make violation of section 3015 a misdemeanor. Adds Fish and Game Code section 12002.5 to provide that a second conviction for violating section 3015 is a felony. Financial impact: Approximately $2 million is presently spent for animal control programs. The increase in costs to state and county governments caused by this initiative is unknown but could be substantial.
Proponents
Billy Ray Huskey, P.O. Box 2457, Escondido, California 92025 (714)-744-2605
Date
11-8-1977
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
Birds And Mammals - Jawed Traps Prohibited California Initiative 159 (1977).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/327