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The basis for determining these regions is a dual one — taking care of the fuiu- 

 tions of the division as listed in Section I above, and of being of service to the public 

 The plan takes into consideration natural fish and game habitat zones, routes of travel 

 and conveniently spaced population centers that may serve as headquarters for regional 

 administrative offices. These offices must of necessity be of such size and nature that 

 they will serve adequately all executive, stafif and administrative personnel necessary 

 to the proper functioning of each region. 



The division already maintains at least a small installation at each of the regional 

 headquarters proposed except for Modesto. Additional quarters would be needed at 

 some but not all of these points. 



The proposed regions would not be so large as to make proper administration 

 difficult. The regional staff would be able to visit all installations frequently mid 

 maintain clo.se touch with all personnel. Adequate administration would l)e possible 

 along the entire coast, justified by the importance of the ocean fisheries. 



Aside from the division's administrative needs, one of the i)rinciii:il functions of 

 the regional offices will be to serve as centers of information for the i)uiilic. and for 

 that reason alone they should be situated strategically and n(»t too few in numlier. The 

 U. S. Forest Service is responsible for the administration of about one-fourth the 

 land area of California, and has an organization similar to the one proposed herein. 

 This agency has found it necessary to divide its work among is forest sui>er- 

 visors. The State contains 11 highway districts and several other state agencies 

 have districted the State on about the same basis for administrative purposes. 



Creation of any lesser number of regions would result in such large adminis- 

 trative units that it would be necessary to subdivide the regions and establish branch 

 offices with subordinate staffs. This would be cumliersome and expensive, and would 

 add one more link in the administrative chain. 



B. Suggested Organization 



The over-all pattern suggested for the reorganization of the division is a line 

 and staff organization wherein the various functions listed under Section I are admin- 

 istered as a result of staff advice and leadership through the various regions listed in 

 Section I II A. 



This organization is roughly the same type as that used in the l". S. Forest 

 Service, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Michigan l>epartnient of Conserva- 

 tion, the Pennsylvania Department of Game, and Washington Dejiartment of Cnin'. 

 It has been adapted from these various plans to fit California comlitions. 



The California plan as herein presented involves a state administrative set-up 

 which has as its head a Chief of the Division of Fish and (Jame, aided l)y assistant 

 chiefs who will aid him in matters of policy as it affects various subheadings of his 

 over-all responsibilities. These assistant chiefs of the Division of Fish and (Jame are : 



Assistant Chief. Game 



Assistant Chief. Wildlife Protection 



Assistant Chief. Inland Fisheries 



Assistant Chief in charge of administrative matters including finance and 

 fiscal matters, budgets and accounts, personnel niattcrs, liccnsr distribu- 

 tion 



Assistant Chief. Marine Fisheries 



Also responsible to the Chief of the Division of Fish and Game would be a 

 Supervisor of Conservation Education who wfuild act as a staff advisor. 



Responsible to the Chief of the Division of Fish and Game would lie tin- 11 

 regional managers who would be in charge of the execution of all functions in their 

 regions. Each would be organized according to the rough pattern of the oxer-all state 

 organization. In other words, attached to each regional manager would he staff 

 assistants for game, inland fish, marine fish, law enforcement, and fis( al and |>ersonnel 

 matters as needed in each region. In some regions more than one funrtion might be 

 handled by a single staff assistant. 



Such functional emidoyees as wardens, trajipers. game farm iiersoimel. fish 

 hatchery personnel, upland game management crews, stream improvement crews, etc., 

 as would be necessary to fulfill the action or line functions un<lertaken by the division 

 in each region would be responsible to the regional manager of the respective region. 

 The staff of the regional manager would aid him in matters of |ioli(\ ;nid b-.-idersliip 

 in carrying out the several functions within his region. 



Research direction, being state-wide in its nature, wouhl be carried on as a 

 function of the .«tate level staff. Assistance in carryini: on research would be given l)y 

 the regions as necessary. 



