California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 5 - Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Wildlife Conservation Board - Conflict of Interest Code › Appendix - Fish and Game Commission Appendix B Disclosure Categories

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Category 1
A designated position in this category must report:
(a) All interests in real property.
(b) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that are
					 engaged in any of the following:
(1) A business related to fish and wildlife, including
					 boating or fishing related business such as commercial fishing (including
					 aquaculture), fish processing plants, recreational boating and fishing
					 (including boat and equipment rentals, charter services, and guide services);
					 or the manufacturing or supplying of boating or fishing equipment.
(2) A business related to hunting such as game processing,
					 manufacturing and/or supplying of outdoor related equipment, or outdoor
					 recreation (including rental outlets, gear rental, guide services, dog
					 services, charter services, and providers of recreational services such as
					 resorts and fishing and hunting lodges).
(3) The sale or possession of species that are the subject
					 of a license or permit issued by the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(4) A construction, demolition, or maintenance related
					 business that may have an impact on fish, wildlife, or related
					 businesses.
(5) The utilization of natural resources that may have an
					 impact on fish or wildlife, or related businesses, such as mining, oil-related
					 businesses (e.g. production, exploration, transportation, cleanup, or
					 response), logging, dredging, agriculture, or land development.
(6) The removal, storage, or containment of materials
					 hazardous to fish or wildlife.
(7) The conservation of natural resources, activities
					 related to mitigation banking, the protection of fish or wildlife, or the
					 promotion of boating or outdoor recreation (including fishing, hunting,
					 environmental advocacy, and outdoor activity clubs.).
(c) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that provide
					 services, facilities, consulting, equipment, office space, materials, or
					 supplies of the type utilized by the Commission.
(d) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that the
					 official knows, are, or will be before the Commission on appeal from the
					 Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(e) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that are the
					 type that receive grants or contracts from, through or are managed by the
					 Commission or that make appearances on behalf of an applicant for funding or
					 recipient of a grant from or through the Commission
Category 2
A designated position in this category must report all
					 investments, positions in business entities, and income (including gifts,
					 loans, and travel payments) from sources that provide services, consulting,
					 equipment, office space, materials, supplies or facilities of the type utilized
					 by the Commission.
Category 3
A designated position in this category must report:
(a) All interests in real property.
(b) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that are
					 engaged in any of the following:
(1) A business related to marine fish or wildlife,
					 including boating or fishing related business such as commercial fishing
					 (including aquaculture), fish processing plants, recreational boating and
					 fishing (including boat and equipment rentals, charter services, and guide
					 services), providers of marine recreational services such as resorts and
					 fishing lodges, or the manufacturing or supplying of boating or fishing
					 equipment;.
(2) The sale or possession of marine fish or wildlife
					 species that are the subject of a license or permit issued by the Department of
					 Fish and Wildlife.
(3) A construction, demolition, or maintenance related
					 marine business that may have an impact on marine fish or wildlife related
					 businesses.
(4) The utilization of natural resources that may have an
					 impact on marine fish or wildlife, or related businesses such as mining,
					 oil-related businesses (e.g. production, exploration, transportation, cleanup,
					 or response), logging, dredging, agriculture or land development.
(5) The removal, storage, or containment of materials
					 hazardous to fish or wildlife in marine areas.
(6) The conservation of marine fish or wildlife resources,
					 activities related to mitigation banking, the protection of marine fish or
					 wildlife, or the promotion of outdoor marine recreation (including fishing,
					 environmental advocacy, and outdoor activity clubs.).
(c) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that the
					 official knows, are, or will be before the Commission on appeal as to marine
					 fish or wildlife issues from the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(d) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that are the
					 type that receive grants or contracts from, through or are managed by the
					 Commission or that make appearances on behalf of an applicant for funding, or
					 recipient of a grant, related to marine fish or wildlife resources from or
					 through the Commission.
Category 4
A designated position in this category must report:
(a) All interests in real property.
(b) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that are
					 engaged in any of the following:
(1) A business related to hunting such as game processing,
					 manufacturing and/or supplying of outdoor related equipment, or outdoor
					 recreation (including rental outlets, gear rental, dog services, charter
					 services, guide services, and providers of recreational services such as
					 resorts and hunting lodges).
(2) The sale or possession of terrestrial wildlife or
					 inland fish species that are the subject of a license or permit issued by the
					 Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(3) A construction, demolition, or maintenance related
					 business that may have an impact on terrestrial wildlife or inland fish, or
					 related businesses.
(4) The utilization of natural resources that may have an
					 impact on terrestrial wildlife or inland fish, or related businesses such as
					 mining, oil-related businesses (e.g. production, exploration, transportation,
					 cleanup, or response), logging, dredging, agriculture, or land
					 development.
(5) The removal, storage, or containment of hazardous
					 materials.
(6) The conservation of terrestrial wildlife or inland fish
					 resources, activities related to mitigation banking, the protection of
					 terrestrial wildlife or inland fish, or the promotion of hunting or outdoor
					 wildlife related recreation (including environmental advocacy, and outdoor
					 activity clubs.).
(c) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that the
					 official knows, are, or will be before the Commission on appeal as to
					 terrestrial wildlife or inland fish issues from the Department of Fish and
					 Wildlife.
(d) All investments, positions in business entities, and
					 income (including gifts, loans, and travel payments) from sources that are the
					 type that receive grants or contracts from, through or are managed by the
					 Commission or that make appearances on behalf of an applicant for funding, or
					 recipient of a grant, related to terrestrial wildlife or inland fish resources
					 from or through the Commission.
* Contractors/Consultants and new positions who make or
					 participate in making governmental decisions as those terms are described in 2
					 Cal. Code of Regs. Section
					 18704 shall be included in the
					 list of designated employees and shall disclose pursuant to the broadest
					 disclosure category in the code, Category 1, subject to the following
					 limitation:
The Executive Director of the Commission may determine in
					 writing that a particular consultant or contractor, although in a "designated
					 position," is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and
					 thus is not required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements in this
					 section. Such written determination shall include a description of the
					 consultant or contractor's duties and a statement of the extent of disclosure
					 requirements (which category of reporting, if any, that contractor/consultant
					 must use or how the category is tailored to address the specific work). The
					 director's determination is a public record and shall be retained for public
					 inspection in the same manner and location as this conflict of interest code.
					 (Gov. Code Section
					 81008.)