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From: Daley, David [DDaley@csuchico.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:54 AM
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Subject: Illegal drug resolution - Butte County Ordinance
Members of the Board of Supervisors:
The Butte County Cattlemen are very concerned with the growing drug culture in the county and the impact to our
community, particularly the rural areas where our families, property and businesses are located. We recognize that the
Board of Supervisors has a very difficult challenge because of Prop 215, even though medical marijuana use conflicts
with federal law.
With that said, we would like to offer our strongest support to the Board of Supervisors to develop and enforce the most
restrictive ordinance possible. To that end, the California Cattlemen recently passed a resolution (see below), directing
our staff and association to do what is possible to reverse the present course of this state because of the illegal
cultivation and distribution of marijuana. This problem is clearly statewide. It was a major subject of discussion at our
recent annual convention. Our state members are angry and frustrated on what they regularly see as a frightening trend
in rural areas—environmental degradation, increased crime and dangerous encounters on both private and public land
as a direct result of"grows"–both legal and illegal.
Please realize that there are many citizens of Butte County who will endorse and support whatever the Board of
Supervisors can do to mitigate this alarming trend. You have the support of the Butte County Cattlemen in this
endeavor.
Sincerely, $
Iry Leen, President ,,n1 213
Butte County Cattlemen \�+v ®„vis
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Dave Daley, Secretary ,
Butte County Cattlemen
2"d Vice-President, California Cattlemen
RESOLUTION OF THE CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION
ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2013
ILLEGAL DRUG OPERATIONS ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LANDS
WHEREAS, ranchers, timberland owners as well as private and public property are being severely
impacted by the cultivation, harvesting and distribution of marijuana, and
WHEREAS, such activity threatens and degrades the environment by polluting the water, diverting
normal stream flows, killing cattle Arad wildlife and polluting the air, and
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WHEREAS, such activity threatens the personal safety of ranchers, landowners, farm and ranch workers
and family members along with those using public lands, now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, CCA coordinate and collaborate with the affected parties including
ranchers, timberland owners, sportsmen's groups, public land use groups, public agencies, county boards of
supervisors, legislators and the Governor to communicate and cooperate with the various environmental
enforcement agencies, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Drug Enforcement Agency, federal state
and local law enforcement agencies and local politicians in an effort to allocate and appropriate; adequate
funding and other resources to effectively aid in enforcing existing laws and ordinances restricting and
regulating the cultivation, harvesting and distribution of marijuana throughout the State of California, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED, a multi-tiered approach is needed to resolve these problems and CCA
supports and will advocate on behalf of the following:
1. Secure funding for the sheriffs department and search for grant funding from state and federal agencies
and private entities.
2. Improve coordination between the aforesaid agencies to increase the efficiency of these agencies and
specifically local law enforcement to implement the enforcement of existing laws and ordinances
regulating marijuana.
3. Legislation that increases fines and penalties for violations of drug laws.
4. Increase public awareness of environmental damage being done and the impacts of growers' dogs killing
cattle, growers' poisoning wildlife, diverting water, polluting water, growers' armed and on drugs and
the general increase in crime associated with these elements.
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