Plain English Breakdown
The official status shows the bill passed both chambers, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata.
AB-1673: Tear Gas Use for Wolf Conditioning and Wildlife Fund Spending
This law allows authorized people to use tear gas weapons on wolves as part of training programs with police approval, and lets counties spend wildlife fund money on efforts to prevent conflicts between humans and animals.
What This Bill Does
- Allows specific people approved by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to buy, keep, or use tear gas weapons that shoot projectiles when working with wolves.
- Requires these authorized users to get permission from a county sheriff or city police chief before using the tear gas weapon.
- Creates an exception so this tear gas can be used for wolf training instead of only for self-defense.
- Permits counties to spend money from their fish and wildlife propagation fund on programs that help humans and wild animals live together safely.
Who It Names or Affects
- People authorized by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to train wolves using aversive conditioning methods.
- County sheriffs and city police chiefs who must grant permission for tear gas use in these cases.
- Counties that manage fish and wildlife propagation funds.
Terms To Know
- Aversive conditioning
- Training an animal to avoid certain behaviors by using a negative experience, such as tear gas.
- County fish and wildlife propagation fund
- Money collected from fines that counties must use for protecting and managing local animals and plants.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not say how much money will be spent on these new programs.
- It is unclear if the Department of Fish and Wildlife has already authorized anyone to perform this training before this law passes.
- The text does not explain what happens if someone uses tear gas for wolves without getting police permission.