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Plumas County asks state commission to re-refer coyote take regulations to wildlife committee
Summary
The board added an urgency item and voted to ask the California Fish and Game Commission to re-refer proposed coyote “take” regulations to a newly formed local wildlife resources committee for more study and comment.
The Plumas County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 11 to request that the California Fish and Game Commission re-refer proposed regulations limiting coyote take to the county’s wildlife resources committee for further local discussion.
Chair Kevin Goss read a draft letter prepared by the county’s agricultural commissioner that, in the board’s words, asked the commission to re-refer “the matter of coyote take regulations to the wildlife resources committee for further discussion and analysis.” The board had first added the request to the agenda as an urgency item because county leaders said the commission’s comment deadline was imminent.
Supervisor Ted (last name not specified in transcript) and other board members said neighboring counties had raised similar concerns and that local input was important to avoid unintended consequences for ranching and predator management. The board voted to approve sending the request to the commission and to permit further committee consideration locally.
Willow Vieira, identified in the meeting as the county’s agricultural commissioner (author of the draft), was referenced as the source for the draft letter. The board directed staff to make the letter available to the public and to forward it to the Fish and Game Commission before the stated deadline.
