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]