04-07-2010, 11:10 AM
In January, the California Fish and Game Commission (FGC) sent a letter urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to exempt the state's game wardens from furloughs, which require game wardens to take three unpaid furlough days per month. California already has the fewest game wardens per capita, making the enforcement of current regulations difficult. In the letter, FGC President Jim Kellogg and Commissioner Dan Richards stated that they are prepared to delay new regulations, including those established under the state's Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), because wardens would not be able to enforce new mandates.