BILL ANALYSIS
AB 363
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Date of Hearing: April 15, 1997
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE
Michael J. Machado, Chairman
AB 363 (Goldsmith) - As Amended: April 9, 1997
SUBJECT: Wild animals: domestic ferrets.
SUMMARY: Allows the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius putorious)
to be owned as a pet without a permit. Specifically, this bill:
[SNIP]
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
California Domestic Ferret Association
Californians for Ferret Legalization
California Veterinary Medical Association
Central Coast Fryer Farms, Inc.
Ferrets Anonymous
Golden State Ferret Society
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
Approximately 250 individuals
Opposition
California Farm Bureau Federation http://www.fb.com/cafb
California Waterfowl Association http://www.calwaterfowl.org [not
working at this time]
Planning and Conservation League http://www.pcl.org
Sierra Club http://sierraclub.org
Analysis prepared by: Kristin Halstenrud / awpw / (916) 445-6164
[Posted in FML issue 1909]