1>^ FISH AND (iA:\TE COMMISSION 



I. FUNCTIONS OF THE DIVISION OF FISH AND GAME 



Till' \\(Pi'l< of the IMvision of Fish ;ni(l Oanio falls into scxoral major functimis : 



A. Assisiancc in fminulai icm ami apiilicat ion of lisli and uaiiic jiolicies. 



r.. I-"isli ami ;:anii' nianaLicinrni anil liahital (Minlrol. 



< '. Law cnforci'Mirhl . 



I). I'ro]ia^'ation of lisli and game. 



E. Fish and gamo rpsearch. 



F. Conservation education and pnlilif information. 

 <;. TJeense sales. 



II. I'iscal. l)udgetary and ])<'i-sonm'l coiilrols. 



II. DEFICIENCIES IN THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION 



Several deficieneies in the pre.«ient organization of the Division of Fish and Game 

 hinder tin- efficient accomiilishmcnt of the above functions. These can be listed as: 



A. An important shortcoming in the jiresent organization is the fact that the 

 chiefs and intermediate staffs of the present bureaus have a dual capacity ; policy 

 making and interpretation, and the problem of actually administering this policy in 

 tile field. Most modern organizations of ilic size and complexity of the Division of 

 Fish and (Jame sejiarate the functions of jiolicy l(\a(lcrshi|) and interpretation under 

 one category which is generally designated as staff, and the administrative responsi- 

 bilities generall\- known as line authority. It is felt that an over-all organization 

 within the division of the line and staff ty])e would go a long way toward overcoming 

 this deficiency in our present organization. 



1?. A second majoi' deficiency in the lu'csent organization is the lack of coordi- 

 nation atnong the lield personiK-l of the present bureaus. In general, coordination 

 among the functions of the i)reseul Imicaus is fairly satisfactoi-y at the bureau chief 

 level where constant contacts are made among the various chiefs in the San Francisco 

 office. At the field level, however, there is in various areas of the' State a lack of under- 

 standing of the problems that arise from the functions of the present btireaus. In 

 many cases staff ami operating members of one bureau are fully aware of commission 

 policii's and commission aims with respect to handling certain fish and game manage- 

 ment matters, whereas the personnel of another bureaii lack such understanding, and 

 the resulting confusion, as far as staienienls to tlie luiiilic are concerned, puts the whole 

 division in a poor position. 'Phis is perli.ips the greatest <leficieucy in our ]iresent 

 organization. l-;stablishinent of regional ollices in which middle Iev<'l i)ersoniu'l could 

 h:i\e daily cont.icl :ind regioii.-il direction would aid materially in such cooidination 

 and should be considei-ed as a tii-sl steji in any reorganization plan. 



('. The public is nn.'ihb' to obi.iin int'orination or a clear .statement of commission 

 policy and actixilies on the local level. I^stablished commission policy Jimi activities 

 shonlil be readily axailable to the iiulilic locally. 



D. .M.'iny of the .•idministr.al i\c ilillicnlt ies of the Division of Fish and Game 

 result from the organizational .set-up in S.icramento, both between the division and 

 (be Department of .Natural Uesources, and between the division and tiie other agencies 

 of Slate (iovernmeiit through the department. Fiscal control and the processing of 

 personnel and other documents .Mre unduly complicated ami slow. Ui'org.-inization of 

 the Division of Fish .and (Jame .-iIoim' will not collect these shortcomings. It is, how- 

 ever, suggested that within the division itself many administrative i»rocedures be 

 Klan<lar(lized ami pl;iced on a regional b.isis. 



MI. PROPOSALS FOR AN IMPROVED ORGANIZATION 

 It is proposed Ih.'ii (he Division of Fish and Cime be modified into a line and 

 slafT lypi' of organiz.-ition toi;ether with the establishment of regional olhces. 



A. Ri'Kiotit 



It is siiggi'ste.l t|i:il the Stale be divided into II administrative regions with 

 lieiHhpiiirters as follows: 



'• K'lreka VI. .Modesto 



n. Kedding VII. Monterey 



"•• •'''•" YIII. Fresno " 



IV. Sacrameiilo IX. Bishop 



V, San Francis.!. X. Los Angeles 



.XL Sail Diego 



