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REPORT OF BOARD OF FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONERS. 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Much confusion has been caused by the passage of county ordinances 
in which the seasons for the taking of fish and game have been changed 
by county boards of supervisors. While we realize that in some sections 
which are easy of access from the densely populated centers, it would 
seem to be the part of wisdom to shorten seasons, the method that has 
been followed could be greatly improved. The supervisors act under 
the authority that is found in section 25, subdivision 28 of the county 
government act, which provides that boards of supervisors in their 
respective counties have jurisdiction and power “to provide by ordi¬ 
nances not in conflict with the general laws of the State for the pro¬ 
tection of fish and game, and may shorten the seasons for the taking or 
killing of fish and game within the dates fixed by the general State law, 
but can not lengthen the same.” We believe that the Board of Fish and 
Game Commissioners should be consulted whenever a change, however 
slight, from the state law, is contemplated. The Fish and Game Com¬ 
missioners through their legal advisor, the Attorney General, could then 
prepare the ordinance, the terms and conditions of which should be 
mutually agreed upon, and in due course given approval by the super¬ 
visors in executive session. There should also be a time fixed when such 
action could be taken. This would give the Fish and Game Commis¬ 
sioners an opportunity to have these changes duly printed and dis¬ 
tributed. Under existing conditions the laws are changed by county 
ordinances without consultation with the State Board of Fish and Game 
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Commissioners, and no notification is given that any action has been 
taken, resulting in much confusion and frequently unintentional viola¬ 
tions of county ordinances. 
With respect to changes in the existing laws, we would recommend 
the following modifications: 
Section 626p, relating to tree squirrels; opening the season on August 
1st instead of September 1st, and eliminating the bag limit. 
Amend section 626a, relating to doves, by changing the opening date 
from July 15th to August 1st, and extending it from October 15th to 
November 1st. 
Amend section 62 6k to permit pheasants raised in captivity to be sold 
in the markets under proper restrictions. 
Amend section 62 6f, relating to deer, by reducing the open season one 
month, beginning on the 1st day of August and closing October 15th. 
Establish a close season of seven months on wild pigeons from the 1st 
day of January to the 1st day of August of each year, and fixing a bag 
limit of 20. 
We respectfully recommend the following amendments to the laws 
regarding the taking or possession of fish, shrimp, etc.: 
