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CA Fish & Game Code § 2153 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 2 - Permits|Section 2153.

2153.  Whenever any permit is issued under the provisions of this article, one copy shall be sent by the department to the State Department of Food and Agriculture, one copy to the county agricultural commissioner or to the state plant quarantine officer having jurisdiction at the place designated in the application as the probable point of first arrival in the state of such species, and one copy shall accompany each shipment of wild animals involved.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1503.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2155 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 2 - Permits|Section 2155.

2155.  The provisions of this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to the progeny of any wild animal imported or possessed under such laws and regulations, except that no permit shall be required for the possession of progeny if a permit has already been obtained by the owner for the parent, and the progeny are kept at the same site.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1503.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2156 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 2 - Permits|Section 2156.

2156.  Neither the provisions of this chapter nor the regulations of the commission shall prevent any city or county from enacting ordinances relating to the possession or care of wild animals provided such ordinances are more restrictive.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1503.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2157 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 2 - Permits|Section 2157.

2157.  (a) Every person holding a permit issued pursuant to Section 2150 shall uniquely identify each wild mammal that poses a risk to the health and safety of the public and report this identification to the department to maintain in a registry.(b) The commission shall adopt regulations that address the following:(1) Identify the mammals that pose a risk to the health and safety of the public and are subject to subdivision (a). This identification shall include the following species of mammals: wild cats, elephants, nonhuman primates, bears, and wolves.(2) Acceptable forms of identification.(3) How and when a permittee must notify the department of the unique identifier required in subdivision (a).(c) The department shall establish a registry listing the permit number, type, expiration date, the name and address of the permittee, and an inventory of each mammal and to the identification assigned or affixed to the mammal pursuant to subdivision (a) that is covered by the permit.(d) These regulations shall be developed and adopted by the commission, on or before January 1, 2007.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 698, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2185 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement|Section 2185.

2185.  (a) Any person who transports, receives, or imports into the State, or transports within the State, any live wild animal enumerated in or designated pursuant to Section 2118, shall hold said animal in confinement for inspection and immediately notify the nearest enforcing officer of the arrival thereof. If there is found in any shipment any species not specified in the permit issued under this chapter, or more than the number of any species specified, said animals shall be refused admittance as provided in Section 2188 of this chapter.(b) Notwithstanding Section 2117, for the purposes of this section, “enforcing officer” means the enforcement personnel of the department, the state plant quarantine officers, and county agricultural commissioners.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 698, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2186 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement|Section 2186.

2186.  (a) If during inspection upon arrival any wild animal is found to be diseased, or there is reason to suspect the presence of disease, or there is reason to suspect the presence of disease that is or may be detrimental to agriculture, to native wildlife, or to the public health or safety, the diseased animal, and if necessary, the entire shipment shall be destroyed by, or under the supervision of, the enforcing officer, unless no detriment can be caused by its detention in quarantine for a time and under conditions satisfactory to the enforcing officer for disinfection, treatment, or diagnosis, or no detriment can be caused by its return to its point of origin at the option and expense of the owner or possessor.(b) Notwithstanding Section 2117, for the purposes of this section, “enforcing officer” means the enforcement personnel of the department, the state plant quarantine officers, and county agricultural commissioners.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2187 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement|Section 2187.

2187.  (a) Whenever any wild animal is brought into this state under permit, as provided in this chapter, the enforcing officers may, from time to time, examine the conditions under which that species is kept, and report to the department any suspicion or knowledge of any disease or violations of the conditions of the permit or of the regulations promulgated under this chapter. The enforcing officer may order the transfer of the animal to new owners or the correction of the conditions under which the species is being kept if not in conformance with the terms of the permit, at the expense of the owner or possessor. If neither transfer or improvement of conditions is accomplished, the officer may order destruction of the animal.(b) Notwithstanding Section 2117, for the purposes of this section, “enforcing officer” means the enforcement personnel of the department, the state plant quarantine officers, and county agricultural commissioners.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2189 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement|Section 2189.

2189.  (a) As used in this section “nonnative wild animal” means any nonnative animal species, or hybrid thereof, that is not normally domesticated pursuant to this code or regulations adopted pursuant thereto and that is not designated as a furbearing, game, nongame, threatened, or endangered animal.(b) No person shall import into this state any live nonnative wild animal except pursuant to this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.(c) Any live nonnative wild animal that is possessed or transported within this state in violation of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be disposed of in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to Section 2122, at the expense of the owner or possessor. The owner or possessor shall pay the costs associated with the seizure, care, holding, transfer, and destruction of the animal.(d) Any live, nonnative wild animal found at large within this state shall be either summarily destroyed or, if captured, shall be confined for not less than 72 hours following notification of the local humane society. Any local, state, or federal governmental agency that has public safety responsibilities is authorized to implement this subdivision.(e) If, during the 72-hour holding period, any person claims ownership of the animal, that person shall only be allowed to dispose of the animal pursuant to subdivision (c).(f) After the 72-hour holding period, if the animal is unclaimed, it shall be disposed of in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to Section 2122 unless the animal is listed as a threatened or endangered species by either state or federal regulation. Notwithstanding subdivision (c), if the animal is listed as a threatened or endangered species in either regulation, the department shall be notified of the animal’s location and the department shall be responsible for proper disposition.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2190 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement|Section 2190.

2190.  It is unlawful for any person who keeps in confinement, with or without a permit, any wild animal of a species enumerated in or designated pursuant to Section 2118, to liberate, ship, or transport the animal except in accordance with the conditions of a permit first obtained from the department.(Added by renumbering Section 2189 by Stats. 1961, Ch. 617.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2192 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement|Section 2192.

2192.  Notwithstanding Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18900) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, Section 11356 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law, regulations of the commission relating to the construction, fixtures, and other minimum caging standards adopted by the commission for the confinement of live wild animals pursuant to this chapter are not building standards subject to the approval of the State Building Standards Commission.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2193 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement|Section 2193.

2193.  (a) Every person who holds a permit issued pursuant to Section 2150 shall immediately report by telephone the intentional or unintentional escape or release of the wild animal, to the department and the nearest enforcing officer of the city or county in which the wild animal was released or escaped. The permitholder shall be liable for all expenses associated with efforts to recapture the wild animal. For the purposes of this subdivision, the exhibition of a wild animal on a movie set, film set, television set, still photography set, or any other professional activity allowable under a permit issued pursuant to Section 2150, does not constitute an intentional or unintentional escape or release of the wild animal unless the person exhibiting the wild animal has lost control of the wild animal.(b) The commission shall promulgate regulations establishing the criteria for permitholders to notify the department prior to taking possession of or transferring an animal and upon the death of an animal.(c) These regulations shall be developed and adopted by the commission on or before January 1, 2007.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 698, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2195 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement|Section 2195.

2195.  When a wild animal enumerated in, or designated pursuant to, Section 671 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations is properly confiscated by the department, the new custodian with whom the animal is placed by the department may bring a civil action to recover the reasonable costs incurred by the custodian for any necessary relocation of the animal to a new facility, any actual and necessary costs to construct new caging to house the animal, and any actual and necessary costs to return the animal to a healthy state, to the extent that the department or new custodian has not already collected the costs pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 2125. The prior owner or possessor from whom the animal was confiscated shall be liable for these costs only if the conditions that led to the animal’s confiscation were the result of acts or omissions of the prior owner or possessor.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 698, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 4 - Mammals Used for Hire|Section 2200.

2200.  For purposes of this article, “mammal” means any wild animal of the class Mammalia as specified in Article 1 (commencing with Section 2116) or regulations adopted pursuant thereto which affects commerce.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1231, Sec. 2.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 4 - Mammals Used for Hire|Section 2201.

2201.  The Animal Trust Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the money in the fund is available to the department for the administration of this article and to make grants pursuant to Section 2203. The department may use not more than 5 percent of the money in the fund for the costs of administering this article.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1231, Sec. 2.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 4 - Mammals Used for Hire|Section 2202.

2202.  The department may seek grants and accept donations from private and public organizations and agencies for the purposes of this article for deposit in the Animal Trust Fund.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1231, Sec. 2.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 4 - Mammals Used for Hire|Section 2203.

2203.  (a) The director, with the advice of the committee established pursuant to Section 2150.3, shall adopt regulations to establish and administer a grant program, including eligibility criteria, by which persons or governmental agencies who operate facilities to care and shelter mammals may apply for grants for maintenance, operations, and capital improvements. The program shall include provisions for emergency grants with an expedited review process.(b) Each member of the committee who is eligible to receive per diem and mileage shall be allowed per diem and mileage in accordance with the rules of the Department of Human Resources for attending any meeting of the committee involving this article.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 14. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 5 - Circus Cruelty Prevention Act|Section 2207.

2207.  This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Circus Cruelty Prevention Act.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 768, Sec. 1. (SB 313) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 5 - Circus Cruelty Prevention Act|Section 2208.

2208.  (a) For purposes of this article, except as provided in subdivision (b), the term “circus” means a performance before a live audience in which entertainment consisting of a variety of acts, such as acrobats, aerialists, clowns, jugglers, or stunts, is the primary attraction or principal business.(b) The term “circus” does not include a rodeo, as defined in Section 596.7 of the Penal Code.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 768, Sec. 1. (SB 313) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 5 - Circus Cruelty Prevention Act|Section 2209.

2209.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not sponsor, conduct, or operate a circus in this state that uses any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not exhibit or use any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse in a circus in this state.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 768, Sec. 1. (SB 313) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals|ARTICLE 5 - Circus Cruelty Prevention Act|Section 2210.

2210.  (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this article, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this article, shall be liable for a civil penalty of no more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day the person is in violation.(b) An action against a person who violates this article, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this article, may be brought by the Attorney General, the department, the Department of Food and Agriculture, a district attorney, a city attorney, or a city prosecutor in a city or city and county that has a full-time city prosecutor.(c) Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited according to the following:(1) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), moneys collected by the Attorney General shall be deposited in the General Fund.(B) If the department, as the investigating agency, refers the matter to the Attorney General for prosecution, 50 percent of the moneys collected shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and 50 percent shall be deposited in the General Fund.(2) Moneys collected by the department shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. The moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for law enforcement purposes.(3) Moneys collected by the Department of Food and Agriculture shall be deposited in the Circus Cruelty Prevention Account, which is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, created pursuant to Section 221 of the Food and Agricultural Code. Moneys in the Circus Cruelty Prevention Account shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Food and Agriculture for the purposes of enforcing this article.(4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), moneys collected by a district attorney, a city attorney, or a city prosecutor in a city or city and county that has a full-time city prosecutor shall be deposited in that city’s, county’s, or city and county’s general fund.(B) If the department, as the investigating agency, refers the matter to the office of a prosecutor described in subparagraph (A), 50 percent of the moneys collected shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and 50 percent shall be deposited in the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s general fund.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 118. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Importation and Transportation of Live Plants and Animals|ARTICLE 1 - Birds|Section 2225.

2225.  Except as otherwise provided, it is unlawful for any common carrier to transport any live protected nongame bird or any live resident or migratory game bird for which there is no open season.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1972.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Importation and Transportation of Live Plants and Animals|ARTICLE 2 - Mammals|Section 2250.

2250.  It is unlawful to import or transport any live muskrat (genus Ondatra) into, or possess any live muskrat in, California except under permit issued by the department pursuant to Section 2118, or as otherwise provided by law. A county agricultural commissioner, fish and game deputy, or state plant quarantine officer may enter upon lands or waters west of the crest of the Cascade-Sierra Nevada mountain system, and west and south of the Tehachapi, Liebre, San Gabriel, San Bernardino, San Jacinto, Cuyamaca, and connected mountains south to the international boundary, or in any watershed tributary to, or draining into, the Pacific Ocean to remove or destroy the muskrats.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 101. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Importation and Transportation of Live Plants and Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Aquatic Plants and Animals|Section 2270.

2270.  It is unlawful for any person to receive, bring, or cause to be brought into this state, for the purpose of propagation, any fish, reptile, amphibian, or aquatic plant from any place wherein any infected, diseased, or parasitized fish, reptile, amphibia, or aquatic plants are known to exist.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 605.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2270.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Importation and Transportation of Live Plants and Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Aquatic Plants and Animals|Section 2270.5.

2270.5.  Section 2270 does not apply to the importation of live aquatic plants or animals for aquaculture purposes by a registered aquaculturist if the importation has been approved by the department pursuant to Section 15600.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1686, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2271 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Importation and Transportation of Live Plants and Animals|ARTICLE 3 - Aquatic Plants and Animals|Section 2271.

2271.  (a) No live aquatic plant or animal may be imported into this state without the prior written approval of the department pursuant to regulations adopted by the commission. A written application for the importation, submitted in conformance with the procedural requirements established by the commission, is deemed approved where it has not been denied within 60 days.(b) This section does not apply to the following plants or animals unless the plants or animals are or may be placed in waters of the state:(1) Mollusks.(2) Crustaceans.(3) Ornamental marine or freshwater plants and animals that are not utilized for human consumption or bait purposes and are maintained in closed systems for personal, pet industry, or hobby purposes.(c) The section does not apply to any live aquatic plant or animal imported by a registered aquaculturist.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 85, Sec. 4. Effective April 19, 1984.)