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The basis for determining tliese regions is a dual one — taking care of tlie func- 

 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, staff and administrative per.sonnel neces.sary 

 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 (luarters 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 and 

 maintain close touch with all personnel. Adequate administration would be possible 

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



Aside from the division's administrative needs, one of the principal fund ions of 

 the regional offices will be to serve as centers of information for the pul)lic, and fiir 

 that reason alone they should be situated strategically and not too few in number. Tlie 

 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 super- 

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

 have districted the State on about the same basis for administrative puri^oses. 



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 bi-anch 

 offices with subordinate staff's. This would be cumbersome 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 leadershij) through the various regions listed in 

 Section IIIA. 



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

 Service, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Michigan Department of Conserva- 

 tion, the Pennsylvania Department of Game, and Washington Department of Game. 

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



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 Game, aided by 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 Game are : 



Assistant Chief, Game 



Assistant Chief, Wildlife Protection 



Assistant Chief, Inland Fisheries 



Assistant Chief in charge of administr.'itive matters including finance and 



fiscal matters, budgets and accounts, personnel matters, license distril)U- 



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 would act as a staff advisor. 



Responsible to the Chief of the Division of Fish and Game would be the 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 over-all state 

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

 assistants for game, inland fish, marine fish, law enforcement, and fiscal and personnel 

 matters as needed in each region. In some regions more tlian one function might be 

 handled by a single staff assistant. 



Such functional enii)loyees as wardens, trappers, game farm iierscuuie], fish 

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

 as would be necessary to fulfill the action or line functions undertaken 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 policy and leadershi]) 

 in carrying out the several functions within his region. 



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

 function of the state level staff. Assistance in carrying on research would be given by 

 the regions as necessary. 



