Repeal Section 679 and add sections 679.1, 679.2, 679.3, 679.4, 679.5, 679.6, 679.7, 679.8, 679.9, and Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of 679 Manual
Summary
SCH Number
2025010021
Public Agency
California Fish and Game Commission
(CDFGC)
Document Title
Repeal Section 679 and add sections 679.1, 679.2, 679.3, 679.4, 679.5, 679.6, 679.7, 679.8, 679.9, and Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of 679 Manual
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/2/2025
Document Description
The proposed regulations will update the standards and requirements for the care and possession of injured, orphaned, and sick wildlife. The intent is to protect the welfare of native wild animals undergoing rehabilitation for the purpose of their return to suitable habitat to the wild, and to improve program administration by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to issue revocable, nontransferable permits to perform wildlife rehabilitation activities. See attachment for full description.
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 Location Info
Any City/County etc. where wild animals are being held for rehabilitation
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
sections 15307, 15308, Title 14, California Code of Regulations
Reasons for Exemption
These exemptions are related to agency actions to protect natural resources and the environment. The regulatory proposal will protect the welfare of wild animals during rehabilitation. The Commission’s adoption of these regulations is an activity that is the proper subject of CEQA’s class 7 and class 8 categorical exemptions. See attachment for background.
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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