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Carl H. Starrett II (chstarr@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: > runyan@cup.hp.com (Mark Runyan) writes:
: >Carl H. Starrett II (chstarr@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: >>In  crisw@ix.netcom.com(Cris Waller ) writes: 
: >>>Statewide (and Washington DC!) Rallies Agains Proposition 197
: >>Why?  Give the experts back their authority over wild animals. 
: >
: >According to my understanding of existing laws, the experts already
: >have authority over the the wild animals, and funding to deal with
: >maintaining habitats.  
: There authority over mountain lions was taken away a few years ago by
: another voter proposition.  197 would restore that authority.

DF&G authority over mountain lions was not taken away by another 
proposition (if you still disagree, please at least tell me the
proposition and at least point to what set of regulations it concerned).

I pointed out in my previous article that DF&G not only has the
authority, but the responsibility under existing law (yes, that include
Prop 117) to manage the mountain lions.  You're welcome to point out
where my reasoning was faulty.  I provided the quotes and the pointer
to the CA law pages.  Once again:

The Existing DF&G section 4880 reads (in part):
|(b) Pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall prepare,
|submit to the commission for approval, and implement a mountain lion
|management plan that promotes health and safety protection and
|protection for livestock, domestic animals, other property, and other
|wildlife species and that implements Section 1801.  ...
 -- From http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

Hence, DF&G has the authority and responsibility to manage the
mountain lion.  Voting for 197 does not "give back" something they
already have.  Previous postings to ca.politics indicate that some
group of experts see no need for Prop 197 (unfortunately, I don't
have independent access to the San Diego Feb 1996 meeting of the
Fifth Mountain Lion Workshop, so I'm merely repeating a rumor 
posted by crisw@ix.netcom.com

Well, I've read Prop 197 and accessed the California Fish and Game
regs from the CA law location.  If there is any particular part of
Prop 197 that you believe is important, please point it out to
me, because, at present, I don't see a need for this law.

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