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2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 9 - Advance Mitigation And Regional Conservation Investment Strategies › Section 1858.

1858. (a) The department may adopt guidelines and criteria to aid in the implementation of this chapter. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the development, adoption, or amendment of guidelines or criteria pursuant to this section. The department may post a draft of any proposed guidelines or guidelines amendment on its internet website for public review and comment. Adopted guidelines and criteria shall be posted on the department’s internet website.
(b) (1) The department shall provide an opportunity for review and comment on the draft guidelines or guidelines amendment for a reasonable period based on the complexity of the draft guidelines or guidelines amendment, but not less than 30 days. Review and comment shall not be required for annual updates to the fee schedule.
(2) The department shall give notice of the availability of the draft guidelines or guidelines amendment for review and comment to each of the following:
(A) A public agency or federally recognized tribe that has published notice of its intent to create a regional conservation investment strategy.
(B) A person or entity that has submitted a mitigation credit agreement.
(C) A public agency, organization, or individual who has filed a written request to the department for notices regarding draft guidelines.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 463, Sec. 7. (AB 2805) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 9 - Advance Mitigation And Regional Conservation Investment Strategies › Section 1860.

1860. Nothing in this chapter supersedes, limits, or otherwise modifies the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 (Division 35 (commencing with Section 85000) of the Water Code) or Division 22.3 (commencing with Section 32300) of the Public Resources Code.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 455, Sec. 2. (AB 2087) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1900.

1900. The intent of the Legislature and the purpose of this chapter is to preserve, protect and enhance endangered or rare native plants of this state.
The Legislature finds that many species and subspecies of native plants are endangered because their habitats are threatened with destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment, or because of commercial exploitation or by other means, or because of disease or other factors.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1901.

1901. The department shall establish criteria for determining if a species, subspecies, or variety of native plant is endangered or rare. As used in this chapter, “native plant” means a plant growing in a wild uncultivated state which is normally found native to the plantlife of this state. A species, subspecies, or variety is endangered when its prospects of survival and reproduction are in immediate jeopardy from one or more causes. A species, subspecies, or variety is rare when, although not presently threatened with extinction, it is in such small numbers throughout its range that it may become endangered if its present environment worsens.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1904.

1904. The commission may, after public hearing, designate endangered and rare native plants. To the extent that the location of such plants is known, the department shall notify the owners of such land of the fact that a rare or endangered native plant is growing thereon and provide such information about the protection of such plants as may be appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1905.

1905. The department may undertake botanical research and field investigations and may collect and diffuse such statistics and information as shall pertain to the conservation, protection, and perpetuation of native plants.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1906.

1906. Nothing in this code or any other law shall prohibit the department from taking, for scientific or propagation purposes, any species of native plants. The department may import, propagate, and distribute native plants.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1907.

1907. (a) The commission may adopt regulations governing the taking, possession, propagation, transportation, exportation, importation, or sale of any endangered or rare native plants. Such regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, requirements for persons who perform any of the foregoing activities to maintain written records and to obtain permits which may be issued by the department.
(b) Persons engaged in the production, storage, sale, delivery, or transportation of nursery stock pursuant to the provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 6701) of Division 4 of the Food and Agricultural Code shall not be required to obtain a permit pursuant to this chapter unless such activities involve the collection of rare or endangered plants or parts or products thereof growing in a wild, uncultivated state.
(c) Persons who purchase nursery grown stock shall not be required to obtain a permit pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1908.

1908. No person shall import into this state, or take, possess, or sell within this state, except as incident to the possession or sale of the real property on which the plant is growing, any native plant, or any part or product thereof, that the commission determines to be an endangered native plant or rare native plant, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1909.

1909. (a) When any power or authority is given by any provision of this chapter to any person, it may be exercised by any deputy, inspector, or agent duly authorized by that person.
(b) Any person in whom the enforcement of any provision of this chapter is vested has the power of a peace officer as to the enforcement of that provision. This subdivision applies to any state or federal agencies, the State of Nevada, the State of Oregon, or the State of Arizona, with which cooperative agreements have been made by the department to enforce any provisions of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 27. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1910.

1910. A peace officer or an employee or agent of the department may, in the enforcement of this chapter, make arrests without warrant for a violation of this chapter he may witness, and may confiscate plants or parts thereof when unlawfully taken, transported, possessed, sold, or otherwise, in violation of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter are in addition to the provisions of Section 384a of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1911.

1911. All state departments and agencies shall, in consultation with the department, utilize their authority in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter by carrying out programs for the conservation of endangered or rare native plants. Such programs include, but are not limited to, the identification, delineation and protection of habitat critical to the continued survival of endangered or rare native plants.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1912.

1912. The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to emergency work necessary to protect life or property; however, notification by the person or agency performing such emergency work shall be made to the department within 14 days of the commencement of such work.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 10 - Native Plant Protection › Section 1913.

1913. (a) The provisions of this chapter are not intended and shall not be construed as authorizing any public agency to mandate, prescribe, or otherwise regulate agricultural operations or management practices, including the clearing of land for agricultural practices or fire control measures.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1911, timber operations in accordance with a timber harvesting plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4511) of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code), or required mining assessment work pursuant to federal or state mining laws, or the removal of endangered or rare native plants from a canal, lateral ditch, building site, or road, or other right-of-way by the owner of the land or the owner’s agent, or the performance by a public agency or a publicly or privately owned public utility of its obligation to provide service to the public, shall not be restricted by this chapter because of the presence of rare or endangered plants, except as provided in subdivision (c) of this section.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, where the owner of land has been notified by the department pursuant to Section 1904 that a rare or endangered native plant is growing on that land, the owner shall notify the department at least 10 days in advance of changing the land use to allow for salvage of that plant. The failure by the department to salvage that plant within 10 days of notification shall entitle the owner of the land to proceed without regard to this chapter. Submission of a timber harvesting plan pursuant to the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4511) of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code) shall constitute notice under this section. Converting from one type of agricultural use, as defined in Section 51201 of the Government Code, to another type of agricultural use shall not constitute a change in land use.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 28. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 11 - California Desert Native Plants › Section 1925.

1925. The department shall enforce the provisions of the California Desert Native Plants Act Division 23 (commencing with Section 80001) of the Food and Agricultural Code except that permits, tags, seals, and wood receipts shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 80101) of Division 23 of the Food and Agricultural Code, by the county agricultural commissioner or the sheriff. Nothing in the California Desert Native Plants Act, or any other law, prohibits the department from taking, for scientific or propagation purposes, any species of native plants. The department may import, propagate, and distribute native plants, and the California Desert Native Plants Act does not apply to those activities.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 106, Sec. 34.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 11.5 - Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act › Section 1927.

1927. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 1927.2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 11.5 - Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act › Section 1927.5.

1927.5. (a) The Western Joshua Tree Mitigation Fund, created by the commission pursuant to Section 749.10 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, is hereby continued in existence by this chapter, and is renamed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, any moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department solely for the purposes of acquiring, conserving, and managing western Joshua tree conservation lands and completing other activities to conserve the western Joshua tree.
(b) All fees remitted to the department pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the fund.
(c) The fund may also receive other funding to support the conservation of the western Joshua tree.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 1927.2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 11.5 - Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act › Section 1927.7.

1927.7. (a) Beginning in 2025, by January 31 of each calendar year, the department shall submit an annual report to the commission and the Legislature assessing the conservation status of the western Joshua tree, including, but not limited to, by detailing the number of permits issued, the number and size class of western Joshua trees authorized to be taken, the number of western Joshua trees lethally removed, the number and location of western Joshua trees relocated, the number and location of acres of western Joshua tree woodlands developed, the type, scope, and scale of mitigation measures undertaken by permittees, the number and location of acres of western Joshua tree woodlands conserved, the quality of the acres conserved, the amount of fees paid, the amount of all expenditures from the fund, the projects and actions funded by expenditures from the fund, the adequacy of the fees to conserve the western Joshua tree, actions taken pursuant to the conservation plan, and other relevant information. The department’s annual report shall summarize the information provided by counties and cities pursuant to agreements entered into pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1927.3 and subdivision (b) of Section 1927.4.
(b) The report to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 1927.2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 11.5 - Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act › Section 1927.8.

1927.8. (a) Beginning in 2026, and at least every two years thereafter, the commission shall review the status of the western Joshua tree and the effectiveness of the conservation plan in conserving the species at a public meeting to be held prior to August 31. Concurrent with each review conducted pursuant to this section, the department shall make recommendations to the commission, as necessary, for amendments to the conservation plan to ensure the conservation of the western Joshua tree.
(b) The department shall annually adjust the fees provided for in Section 1927.3 pursuant to Section 713. By December 31, 2026, and every three years thereafter, the department shall adopt and subsequently amend regulations pursuant to Section 702 adjusting the fees as necessary to ensure the conservation of the species. The department shall utilize total cost accounting when determining the adequacy of the fees for ensuring conservation of the species, including ensuring sufficient funds for land acquisition or conservation easement costs, monitoring costs, restoration costs, transaction costs, and the amount of endowments for land management or easement stewardship costs consistent with Chapter 4.6 (commencing with Section 65965) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code and Part 7 (commencing with Section 18501) of Division 9 of the Probate Code.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 1927.2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 11.5 - Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act › Section 1927.9.

1927.9. No later than January 1, 2033, the department shall submit to the commission an update to the status review previously submitted pursuant to Section 2074.6 for the western Joshua tree that incorporates any new scientific information relevant to the status of the species and includes an evaluation of the impact of the conservation and management efforts pursuant to this chapter. The commission shall consider the updated status review in making its findings pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 2075.5.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 1927.2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 11.5 - Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act › Section 1927.10.

1927.10. This chapter is not intended to be construed as, or to be, a general project approval. It shall be the responsibility of each project proponent receiving approval from the department under this chapter to obtain all necessary permits and approvals and to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 1927.2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 11.5 - Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act › Section 1927.11.

1927.11. This chapter does not preclude a county or city from adopting and enforcing ordinances that require as a condition of approving a project more protective measures designed to conserve the western Joshua tree.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 1927.2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 11.5 - Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act › Section 1927.12.

1927.12. The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 1927.2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 12 - Significant Natural Areas › Section 1930.

1930. The Legislature finds and declares that:
(a) Areas containing diverse ecological and geological characteristics are vital to the continual health and well-being of the state’s natural resources and of its citizens.
(b) Many habitats and ecosystems that constitute the state’s natural diversity are in danger of being lost.
(c) Connectivity between wildlife habitats is important to the long-term viability of the state’s biodiversity.
(d) Preserving and connecting high-quality habitat for wildlife can create habitat strongholds.
(e) Increasingly fragmented habitats threaten the state’s wildlife species.
(f) There is an opportunity to provide incentive for private landowners to maintain and perpetuate significant local natural areas in their natural state.
(g) Efforts to preserve natural areas have been fragmented between federal, state, local, and private sectors.
(h) Analysis of the state’s habitat connectivity benefits from the consideration of all relevant data, including information from private and public landowners.
(i) The department’s existing mapping activities and products should be developed and sustained.
(j) The importance of wildlife corridors to assist in adapting to climate change has been recognized by such groups as the Western Governors’ Association, which unanimously approved a policy to protect wildlife migration corridors and crucial wildlife habitat in 2007. Individual local, state, and federal agencies have also adopted policies aimed at protecting wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, in order to protect ecosystem health and biodiversity and to improve the resiliency of wildlife and their habitats to climate change. However, these efforts could be enhanced through establishment of a statewide policy to protect important wildlife corridors and habitat linkages where feasible and practicable.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 625, Sec. 2. (AB 498) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 12 - Significant Natural Areas › Section 1930.2.

1930.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Habitat stronghold” means high-quality habitat that supports wildlife in being more resilient to increasing pressures on species due to climate change and land development.
(b) “Wildlife corridor” means a habitat linkage that joins two or more areas of wildlife habitat, allowing for fish passage or the movement of wildlife from one area to another.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 29. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 12 - Significant Natural Areas › Section 1931.

1931. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the policy of this state to encourage the cooperation of federal, state, local, and private sectors, including private organizations and individuals, in efforts to maintain the state’s most significant natural areas.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 776, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 12 - Significant Natural Areas › Section 1932.

1932. There is hereby established the Significant Natural Areas Program, which shall be administered by the department. The department, in administering this program, shall do all of the following:
(a) Obtain access to the most recent information with respect to natural resources. In order to accomplish this, the department shall maintain, expand, and keep current a data management system, designated the California Natural Diversity Data Base, designed to document information on these resources. That data shall be made available to interested parties on request.
(b) Develop and maintain a spatial data system that identifies those areas in the state that are most essential for maintaining habitat connectivity, including wildlife corridors and habitat linkages. This data should include information essential for evaluating the needs of wildlife species that require habitat connectivity for their long-term conservation, including distribution and movement patterns.
(c) As appropriate, develop and maintain the database by incorporating mapping products and data developed by other state agencies.
(d) Make all of the data sets, and associated analytical products, available to the public and other government entities.
(e) Ensure cost sharing by all who use the data management system and develop an appropriate schedule of compensation to be paid by individuals using the data management system, not to exceed the actual costs for use of the data management system.
(f) Ensure recognition of the state’s most significant natural areas, including those affected by climate change. The department shall, after consultation with federal, state, and local agencies, education institutions, civic and public interest organizations, private organizations, landowners, and other private individuals, identify by means of periodic reports those natural areas deemed to be most significant.
(g) Seek the maintenance and perpetuation of the state’s most significant natural areas for present and future generations in the most feasible manner. The department shall consider alternative approaches for that maintenance, including alternatives to fee acquisition such as incentives, leasing, and dedication.
(h) Reduce unnecessary duplication of effort. The department shall provide coordinating services to federal, state, local, and private interests wishing to aid in the maintenance and perpetuation of significant natural areas.
(i) Actively pursue grants and cost-sharing opportunities with local, state, or federal agencies, or private entities that use the data sets and benefit from their creation and maintenance.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 31. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 12 - Significant Natural Areas › Section 1932.5.

1932.5. (a) In carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to this chapter, the department shall solicit and utilize all relevant results of existing studies and information from local government, state, and federal agencies, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, certified environmental documents, private and public landowners, and agricultural and rangeland information developed by the Department of Conservation and agriculture associations.
(b) The department shall seek input from representatives of other state agencies, local government, federal agencies, nongovernmental conservation organizations, landowners, agriculture, recreation, scientific entities, and industry in determining essential wildlife corridors and habitat linkages. Private and public landowners shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the wildlife characteristics of their land if it is identified pursuant to this chapter. The department shall utilize all relevant information when developing data sets and associated analytical products pursuant to this chapter.
(c) This chapter does not require, mandate, or authorize, under state or federal law, any state or local planning, zoning, or other land use action or decision.
(d) This chapter does not alter any legal rights and privileges, under state or federal law, of ownership or use of privately or publicly owned property.
(e) The Legislature finds and declares that the data sets and associated analytical products required pursuant to this chapter are for inventory and planning purposes and may not be suitable to support regulatory actions without additional specificity or information.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 333, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 12 - Significant Natural Areas › Section 1933.

1933. No authority or responsibility provided for in this chapter shall, of itself, change or prevent the change of the use of any area identified pursuant to the Significant Natural Areas Program.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 776, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 12 - Significant Natural Areas › Section 1940.

1940. (a) The department shall undertake the development of a vegetation mapping standard for the state.
(b) The development of a state vegetation mapping standard by the department shall be done in consultation with interested stakeholders, including, but not limited to, government agencies, nongovernmental conservation organizations, landowners, agriculture, recreation, scientific entities, and industry. Components of the standard shall include the following:
(1) A published classification system for all natural and seminatural vegetation communities present in California with sufficient detail to meet the analytical needs of government and nongovernment entities. The classification shall be consistent with national standards adopted by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.
(2) Methods for field data collection, image interpretation, and digital map production and attribution.
(3) Manuals, training materials, tools, and database structures for use by parties interested in performing vegetation mapping according to the standard.
(4) Documented methods for performing postproject accuracy assessments to quantify the validity of the work. Private and public landowners shall be given reasonable opportunity to review, and comment on the accuracy of, the data collected on their lands.
(5) Mechanisms for integrating new map products that meet the standard into a cohesive database with the intent of eventually completing statewide coverage.
(c) The department shall submit a report to the budget committee of each house of the Legislature no later than January 10, 2008, providing its mapping standard and advising how the department will ensure that its standard will be updated to reflect changing technology and serve as the state’s center of expertise on vegetation mapping.
(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 40. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 13 - Nonvehicular Wildlife Crossings › Section 1950.

1950. (a) For purposes of this chapter, “nonvehicular wildlife crossing” means a structure that allows animals to cross human-made barriers safely and includes, but is not limited to, underpasses, tunnels, viaducts, overpasses, amphibian tunnels, fish ladders, and culverts. Nonvehicular wildlife crossings are primarily habitat conservation and biodiversity projects, but also assist in avoiding collisions between vehicles and animals.
(b) The Wildlife Conservation Board may name a nonvehicular wildlife crossing if at least 25 percent of the funding to construct the crossing derives from a state source.
(c) The Wildlife Conservation Board shall consult with the Department of Transportation or other appropriate entities on the design of lettering and placement of any sign that displays the name of a nonvehicular wildlife crossing.
(d) The Wildlife Conservation Board may adopt criteria for the implementation of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 81, Sec. 1. (AB 149) Effective July 16, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 13.5 - Wildlife Connectivity Actions › Section 1955.

1955. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) California’s climate is changing. Rising temperatures, increases in the frequency and severity of extreme events like drought and wildfire, changing ocean conditions, and shifts in precipitation patterns all pose threats to California’s wildlife. These changes are shifting the habitat ranges of many California species, requiring these species to migrate to different latitudes or altitudes to locate suitable habitat necessary to survive.
(b) Land use is also changing as the state’s population continues to grow. Habitat conversion and fragmentation forces many California species to migrate in search of replacement habitat, and it also risks continued survival of species by compromising genetic diversity, among other things.
(c) California wildlife is losing the ability to move and migrate as habitat conversion and built infrastructure disrupt species habitat and cut off migration corridors.
(d) Habitat connectivity and wildlife migratory corridors are essential to the continued survival of many California species. Their importance will only grow as California wildlife increasingly migrates in response to climate change and resulting shifts in habitat suitability.
(e) Habitat connectivity is also necessary to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, which put people and wildlife at risk of injury or death.
(f) The department has several existing programs that can be used to promote habitat connectivity. It is the intent of the Legislature to expand, or clarify, two of these programs, Chapter 7.9 (commencing with Section 1797) and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 1850), to facilitate creation and issuance of mitigation credits for actions that improve wildlife connectivity.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 738, Sec. 1. (SB 790) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 13.5 - Wildlife Connectivity Actions › Section 1956.

1956. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms apply:
(a) “Compensatory mitigation credit” means a credit that may be used to fulfill, in whole or in part, mitigation requirements under applicable federal, state, or local law.
(b) “Long-term durability” means doing both of the following:
(1) Providing a plan, approved in writing by the department, that ensures the long-term success, maintenance, repair, and upkeep of a wildlife connectivity action. If the wildlife connectivity action is used to create one or more mitigation credits pursuant to this chapter, the plan shall ensure the wildlife connectivity action remains in effect until, at minimum, the site of the environmental impacts is returned to preimpact ecological conditions.
(2) (A) Providing secure, long-term funding for implementation of the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1) in a form approved in advance in writing by the department.
(B) For purposes of this section, transportation funding identified in the State Highway System Management Plan provides secure, long-term funding for a structure, but not the habitat thereon, on the state highway system.
(c) “Permanently protect” or “permanent protection” means doing both of the following:
(1) Recording a conservation easement, in a form approved in advance in writing by the department, or establishing perpetual protection of land in a manner consistent with draft or approved natural community conservation plans within the area of the applicable wildlife connectivity action and approved in writing by the department, that prevents development, prohibits inconsistent uses, and ensures habitat for focal species is maintained.
(2) Providing secure, perpetual funding for management of the land, monitoring, and legal enforcement, in a form approved in advance in writing by the department.
(d) “Wildlife connectivity action” means an action that measurably improves aquatic or terrestrial habitat connectivity, or wildlife migration, recolonization, and breeding opportunities inhibited by built infrastructure or habitat fragmentation. A wildlife connectivity action may include, but is not limited to, a road overpass or underpass solely for use by wildlife.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 738, Sec. 1. (SB 790) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 13.5 - Wildlife Connectivity Actions › Section 1958.

1958. The department may adopt guidelines and criteria to aid in the implementation of this chapter. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the development, adoption, or amendment of guidelines or criteria pursuant to this section. These guidelines shall be posted on the department’s internet website.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 738, Sec. 1. (SB 790) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2000.

2000. (a) It is unlawful to take a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian except as provided in this code or in a regulation adopted pursuant to this code.
(b) Possession of a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, amphibian, or part of any of those animals, in or on the fields, forests, or waters of this state, or while returning therefrom with fishing or hunting equipment, is prima facie evidence the possessor took the bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, or part of that animal.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 41. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2000.3.

2000.3. (a) As used in this chapter, “roadway” has the same meaning as defined in Section 530 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) As used in this chapter, “vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 869, Sec. 4. (SB 395) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2000.5.

2000.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 219, 2000, or any other law, and notwithstanding any requirement for a permit or license or other entitlement to take a species, the accidental taking of a bird, mammal, reptile, or amphibian by collision with a vehicle while that vehicle is being operated on a roadway is not a violation of this code or a regulation adopted pursuant to this code. Nothing in this section authorizes a person to possess any bird, mammal, reptile, or amphibian accidentally taken by collision with a vehicle as provided in this subdivision. Animals accidentally taken on a roadway may be removed by the state or local agency having jurisdiction over the roadway.
(b) This section does not apply to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050).
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 869, Sec. 5. (SB 395) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2001.

2001. (a) It is unlawful to take a mammal, bird, fish, reptile, or amphibian outside of an established season or to exceed a bag limit or possession limit established in this code or by a regulation adopted by the commission. Violation of an established season, bag limit, or possession limit may be charged as a violation of this section or of the specific code section or regulation that establishes the season or limit.
(b) Unless otherwise provided, it is unlawful to possess a fish, reptile, or amphibian, except during the open season where the fish, reptile, or amphibian was taken or during the 10-day period immediately following that open season. A possession limit applicable during the open season applies during that 10-day period.
(c) Except as provided in Section 3080, it is unlawful to possess a game bird or mammal except during the open season where taken.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 42. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2002.

2002. It is unlawful to possess a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, amphibian, or part of any of those animals, taken in violation of this code or a regulation adopted pursuant to this code.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 43. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2003.

2003. (a) Except as specified in subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (e), it is unlawful to offer a prize or other inducement as a reward for the taking of a game bird, or the taking of any mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian in an individual contest, tournament, or derby.
(b) The department may issue a permit to a person authorizing that person to offer a prize or other inducement as a reward for the taking of a game fish, as defined by the commission by regulation, if it finds that there would be no detriment to the resource. The permit is subject to regulations adopted by the commission. The application for the permit shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount determined by the department as necessary to cover the reasonable administrative costs incurred by the department in issuing the permit. However, the department may waive the permit fee if the contest, tournament, or derby is for persons who are under 16 years of age or have a physical or mental disability, and the primary purpose of the contest, tournament, or derby is to introduce those anglers to or educate them about fishing. All permits for which the fee is waived pursuant to this subdivision shall comply with all other requirements set forth in this section.
(c) This section does not apply to a person conducting what is generally known as a frog-jumping contest, or, in waters of the Pacific Ocean, what is generally known as a fish contest.
(d) This section does not apply to a person conducting an individual contest, tournament, or derby for the taking of a game bird or game mammal, if the total value of all prizes or other inducements is less than five hundred dollars ($500) for the individual contest, tournament, or derby.
(e) (1) As used in this subdivision:
(A) “Event” means a competition event on lands managed by the department.
(B) “Prize compensation” includes prize or purse money, other prizes, goods, or other compensation.
(2) The department, for any event that awards prize compensation to competitors in gendered categories, shall require as a condition of a permit pursuant to this section that, for any participant level that receives prize compensation, the prize compensation for each gendered category be identical at each participant level. The department shall not approve a permit for an event that does not comply with this condition.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 32. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2003.5.

2003.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the fish of this state are a vital, renewable resource which provides recreation, outdoor experiences, and food for many of this state’s citizens. Therefore, it is in the state’s best interests to promote volunteer private rehabilitation and improvement of fisheries, fish habitat, and resources.
(b) The Legislature declares it is the policy of this state to encourage cooperation by local, regional, state, and federal governmental agencies with jurisdiction over inland waters with private groups and associations in order to do fish habitat and restoration work. This policy shall be pursued through the implementation of a program known as the “Adopt a Lake Program.”
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 850, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2003.6.

2003.6. The department may implement the “Adopt a Lake Program” to facilitate private groups’ and associations’ undertaking volunteer efforts to rehabilitate and improve fisheries, fish habitat, and resources. In implementing this program, the department shall prepare and periodically update a plan for the volunteer efforts to be undertaken. The plan shall be prepared cooperatively by the department, the private group or association, and the public agency with jurisdiction over the inland water to be affected by the plan. The plan shall be consistent with the management plan and management objectives of the department and the public agency with jurisdiction over the inland water.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 850, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2004.

2004. It is unlawful for any person, while taking any bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, to cause damage, or assist in causing damage, to real or personal property, or to leave gates or bars open, or to break down, destroy, or damage fences, or to tear down or scatter piles of rails, posts, stone, or wood, or, through carelessness or negligence, to injure livestock of any kind.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 605.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2005.

2005. (a) Except as otherwise authorized by this section, it is unlawful to use an artificial light to assist in the taking of a game bird, game mammal, or game fish.
(b) It is unlawful for one or more persons to throw or cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light on a highway or in a field, woodland, or forest where game mammals, fur-bearing mammals, or nongame mammals are commonly found, or upon a game mammal, fur-bearing mammal, or nongame mammal, while having in his or her possession or under his or her control a firearm or weapon with which that mammal could be killed, even though the mammal is not killed, injured, shot at, or otherwise pursued.
(c) It is unlawful to use or possess night vision equipment to assist in the taking of a bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, or fish. For purposes of this subdivision, “night vision equipment” includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) An infrared or similar light, used in connection with an electronic viewing device.
(2) An optical device, including, but not limited to, binoculars or a scope, that uses electrical or battery powered light amplifying circuits.
(d) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Sport fishing in ocean waters, or other waters where night fishing is permitted, if an artificial light is not used on or as part of the fishing tackle.
(2) Commercial fishing.
(3) The taking of mammals governed by Article 2 (commencing with Section 4180) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 4.
(4) The use of a hand-held flashlight that is no larger and emits no more light than a two-cell, three-volt flashlight, and is not affixed to a weapon.
(5) The use of a lamp or lantern that does not cast a directional beam of light.
(6) Headlights of a motor vehicle that are operated in a usual manner and without attempt or intent to locate a game mammal, fur-bearing mammal, or nongame mammal.
(7) An owner of land devoted to the agricultural industry, or the owner’s employee, while on that land.
(8) An owner of land devoted to the agricultural industry, or the owner’s employee, while on land controlled by the owner in connection with the agricultural industry.
(9) Other uses as the commission may authorize by regulation.
(e) A person shall not be arrested for violation of this section except by a peace officer.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 45. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2006.

2006. (a) It is unlawful to possess a loaded rifle or shotgun in any vehicle or conveyance or its attachments which is standing on or along or is being driven on or along any public highway or other way open to the public.
(b) A rifle or shotgun shall be deemed to be loaded for the purposes of this section when there is an unexpended cartridge or shell in the firing chamber but not when the only cartridges or shells are in the magazine.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to peace officers or members of the Armed Forces of this state or the United States, while on duty or going to or returning from duty.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 178, Sec. 28. (SB 1115) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 107 of Ch. 178.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General › Section 2007.

2007. (a) It is unlawful to set, place, or cause to be set or placed, any trap gun.
(b) A “trap gun” is a firearm loaded with other than blank cartridges and connected with a string or other contrivance contact with which will cause the firearm to be discharged.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 33. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)