SACRAMENTO – Assembly Member Frank Bigelow, R-O’Neals, presented his
bill in front of the Senate Committee on Public Safety today, where it
passed with unanimous, bipartisan support.
“Today, we took another step forward in ensuring that criminals are
properly punished when they are convicted of livestock theft,” Bigelow
said. “AB 924 is a reasonable and common sense solution to the ever
growing problem of livestock theft in California.”
AB 924 would establish a fine of up to $5,000 for anyone convicted of
livestock theft and allow local officials to accurately track statistics
on how many people have been convicted of stealing livestock. Proceeds
collected from the fine would go to the California Department of Food
and Agriculture’s Bureau of Livestock Identification (BLID) to help
bring closure to current open cases and to help combat future livestock
theft.
Lifelong rancher Frank Bigelow proudly represents the 5th
Assembly District, which encompasses Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El
Dorado, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Placer, and Tuolumne counties and
includes Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park.
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