10 KlSll AND (iA.ME COMMISSION 



Til.- act was exleiuled for anotlier two-rear period. 



AiiutliiM- art re(|nire(l tiiat, in lieu of i)ayiiieiit of annual taxes, the 

 .•onimissiuM must reimburse eounties. annually, an amount equal to the 

 taxes assessed a<rainst such property as purchased at the time the land is 

 acquired and used for public sliootin-' oi'ounds. (Chapter 1046, Stats. 



TM!t.. 



Ill the fiitui-c. all huntint:' and fishin.u- licenses shall have attached 

 thereto the numi)ei- of shippinj>- tags, as permitted by the commission; 

 such tau's will permit the licensee to ship by common carrier only limited 

 quantities of fish or iiame. 



The fee for a nonresident hiiiiiin^ license was increased to $25; the 

 fee for a nonresident deir la- to $10; 1 he fee for a noncitizen hunting 

 license to $.')(); the fee for a nonresident sport fishini;- license to $10; and 

 the fee for a noncitizen sport fishing license to $25. 



Th«' use of pheasant license tags was re-established, with a fee of $1 

 for the same number of tags as the number of plicasants a huntei- might 

 legally p<issess. 



I'robabl.v the most outslanding legislation was tlr> act establishing 

 " Cooperative Hunting Areas." which should lead to more friendly 

 relationships between jtroperty owner, sjiortsmaii. and commission. The 

 owiK r supplii s t he land at no fee. the commission releases pheasants and 

 supervises and patrols each area, the sportsman has hunting privileges 

 at a fee not to exceed $2 per day. 



Sr\cr;d chapters were added In the State Water Code all relating 

 to pollution and its correction. A State Watei- Pollution Control Board 

 and nine reudonal water conti'ol boards were created, members were 

 a|)poiiited by the Covernor, their ])owers ami duties defined, and other 

 state agiMicies coiH-eriKil with the beneficial uses of water were instructed 

 as to their parts in the over-all program. 



This act pi-ovides the means for coordinating the actions of the 

 various state agenides and polilicrd subdivisions in the control of water 

 pollution, and for en 1'nrciip.i- coi-reet ion of conditions which are dangerous 

 to public health, recreation and the best interests of the State. 



Another valuable and much needed act was that defining the offshore 

 Itoundarii's of the State, (dovei-nment Code, Chap. 65, Stats. 1949.) 



veil 1)1 II I CONSERVATION BOARD PROJECTS 



l«.\ ti lose of the bicniiium. the Wildlife ConserAation IJoai'd had 



allocated over $S. 51)0. 0(10 to ~'\ projects. The sni'vey of these projects 

 whi«'li follows is taken from ' " ( ■jilifornia 's h'ish and (iame Program" 

 (If'aOl.a report pr<qiared by Setli ( loi-don, consultant to the board. 



SUMMARY 0\ APPROVtD PROJECTS 



Kixh IIiiIi-Iht.v Mini Sliukini; I'rojcciK ( IS) $2,883,000 



Wiiriiiwiiirr iinvl < MIht Kisli I'mji-i-ls ((!) l(;4,."iO(l 



Flow .M;iiiili'niiiiri- mill Slrcniii I iii|ir<.vi'Miriil I'lujccis ( 11) 4."iO,0()(l 



Scr<-<-ii iiimI I,iiiI<|it I'iujccIk llti 352.140 



Sliili' •tiiiiu- I'linii l'ri>j<"ct« (4) 10(J.(K)0 



OiIht rpliiiKl JJiuiK" projoc'tH (4) 44:'>,l."')(i 



WdftTfnwl .\tiiiiiiK<')n<'n( ProjpctH (l)i 4.1T7..i70 



• JfiiiTiil I'roji'clK it) . ()."(0()0 



'ir 



Totul ay ITOJer-is. $8,592,066 



