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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 2302.5 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Fish and wildlife: invasive mussels.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law, until January 1, 2030, generally prohibits a person from possessing, importing, shipping, or transporting in the state, or from placing, planting, or causing to be placed or planted in any water within the state, invasive mussels, and authorizes the Director of Fish and Wildlife, or the director’s designee, to engage in various enforcement activities with regard to invasive mussels. Existing law, until January 1, 2030, requires a public or private agency that operates a water supply system to cooperate with the department to implement measures to avoid infestation by invasive mussels and to control or eradicate any infestation that occurs in a water supply system. Existing law requires any person, or federal, state, or local agency, district, or authority that owns or manages a reservoir,
where specified activities are permitted, except as specified, to develop and implement a program designed to prevent the introduction of invasive mussel species, as provided. Existing law requires any entity that discovers invasive mussels within the state to immediately report the discovery to the Department of Fish and Wildlife.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would provide that, notwithstanding any other law, the state has exclusive authority to regulate invasive mussels. The bill would prohibit a city, county, district, or other local agency from adopting, enforcing, or implementing any ordinance, rule, regulation, policy, or other declaratory action pertaining to invasive mussels unless expressly authorized by state law.</html:p>
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bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities and counties, including charter cities and charter counties.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 2302.5 is added to the
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, to read:
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(a)
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The Legislature finds and declares that the regulation, control, management, and prevention of the introduction, possession, spread, or eradication of invasive mussels, including, but not limited to, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, commonly known as quagga mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, commonly known as zebra mussels, and Limnoperna fortunei, commonly known as golden mussels, is a matter of statewide concern.
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(b)
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(1)
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Notwithstanding any other law, the state shall retain exclusive authority to regulate invasive mussels.
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(2)
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A city, county, district, or other local agency shall not adopt, enforce, or implement any ordinance, rule, regulation, policy,
or other declaratory action pertaining to invasive mussels unless expressly authorized by state law.
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A local ordinance, rule, or regulation that conflicts with this section is preempted and has no force or effect.
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(d)
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This section does not preclude local agencies from cooperating with, or implementing measures required by, the department or other state agencies pursuant to state-approved invasive mussel prevention or control programs.
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<html:p>The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act adding Section 2302.5 to the Fish and Game Code addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Section 1 of this act applies to all cities and counties, including charter cities and charter counties.</html:p>
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