Young

*1181 Plaintiff and appellant Kele Young, owner and operator of the Magic Jungle Wildlife Preserve, a wildlife sanctuary located in Lucerne Valley, appeals the denial of her petition for writ of mandate (Writ) brought against respondents and defendants *368 California Fish and Game Commission (Commisssion); California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department); Charlton H. Bonham, Director of California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Sonke Mastrup, Director of California Fish and Game Commission (collectively, Wildlife Agencies). This appeal is a dispute over the refusal of the Wildlife Agencies to waive an approximately $300 inspection fee required pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 14 (CCR) sections 671.1 and 703, required to be paid in order for Young to renew the permit for the Magic Jungle.

Young makes the following claims on appeal: (1) The lower court erred and demonstrated bias by ignoring Fish and Game Code section 2150, subdivision (c), and CCR 671.1, subdivision (b); (2) courts have a duty to avoid absurd results; (3) the lower court erred and demonstrated bias by not applying Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5, subdivisions (b) and (c) ; (4)…