ASSEMBLY BILL 



INTRODUCED BY MR. FISH, 

 JANUARY 22, 1915. 



REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION. 



AN ACT 



PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDS 

 BY REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF FIRES; CREATING THE OFFICE 

 OF STATE FORESTER, AND FIXING His POWERS AND DUTIES; PRE- 

 SCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; 

 REPEALING AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGU- 

 LATION OF FlRES ON, AND THE PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF, 



PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDS WITHIN THE STATE OF CALI- 

 FORNIA, CREATING A STATE BOARD OF FORESTRY AND CERTAIN 

 OFFICERS SUBORDINATE TO SAID BOARD, PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES 

 OF SUCH OFFICERS, CREATING A FORESTRY FUND, AND APPROPRIAT- 

 ING THE MONEYS IN SAID FUND, AND DEFINING AND PROVIDING 

 FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF CERTAIN OFFENSES FOR VIOLATIONS OP 

 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION 

 THEREFOR," APPROVED MARCH EIGHTEENTH, ONE THOUSAND NINE 

 HUNDRED FIVE, AND ALL ACTS OR PARTS OF ACTS INCONSISTENT 

 HEREWITH. 



The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 



1 SECTION 1. The governor shall appoint an officer to be 



2 known as state forester, who shall be a trained forester who has 



3 had a technical education. He shall devote all of his time to 



4 the affairs of his office and shall not engage or be interested 



5 in any enterprise having to do in any way with any matter 



