Notice of Proposed Action to Amend the Conflict of Interest Code of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Wildlife Conservation Board (Section 782, Title 14, CCR)

January 19, 2017

Final Approval of Amendments to Section 782, Title 14, CCR, Conflict of Interest Code of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Wildlife Conservation Board.

The Office of Administrative Law approved the Department’s proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code (OAL Matter No. 2016-1205-05) on December 21, 2016.  The amended regulations will be effective beginning April 1, 2017.

Copies of OAL’s approval and the final rulemaking files are below. The documents will be available for public review for 6 months, until July 5, 2017:


May 20, 2016

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Wildlife Conservation Board propose to amend their Conflict of Interest Code in Section 782, Title 14, California Code of Regulations. Changes to the Conflict of Interest Code include the addition of new classifications as well as revisions to renamed classifications. The number of disclosure categories has been increased from 4 to 9 to more closely tailor reportable interests to the work of the Department.

Any interested person may submit written comments relating to the proposed action. Comments may be sent by mail or email and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on July 5, 2016 at the following address:

Craig Martz, Regulations Unit Manager
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
1416 Ninth Street, Room 1342-A
Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 653-4674
Email: Craig.Martz@wildlife.ca.gov

At this time, no public hearing has been scheduled. Copies of the proposed regulatory text and the Initial Statement of Reasons may be obtained by contacting Regulations Unit Manager, Craig Martz at the address above.

The current rulemaking file for this proposal consists of the following document:

link opens in new windowNotice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)