Amend Section 708.5, Title 14, CCR: Re: Mandatory testing of cervids for chronic wasting disease (CWD)
Summary
SCH Number
2024070205
Public Agency
California Fish and Game Commission
(CDFGC)
Document Title
Amend Section 708.5, Title 14, CCR: Re: Mandatory testing of cervids for chronic wasting disease (CWD)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/3/2024
Document Description
The regulations will require hunters in or near deer hunt zones with chronic wasting disease (CWD) detected to provide the California Department of Fish and Wildlife with deer tissue samples. The intent is to improve the department's ability to monitor the spread of CWD in the state.
Contact Information
Name
Melissa Miller-Henson
Agency Name
California Fish and Game Commission
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Regions
Statewide
Other Information
All locations of cervid habitation
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 7 and 8, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, sections 15307 and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The exemptions are related to agency actions to protect natural resources and the environment. This regulatory proposal will allow the department to better monitor the spread of CWD and protect native deer populations. The Commission's adoption of these regulations is an activity that is the proper subject of CEQA's classes 7 and 8 categorical exemptions.
County Clerks
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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