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2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2348.

2348. (a) The outside of a package offered to or received by a common carrier or the carrier’s agent for transportation, or transported by a common carrier or agent, that contains a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, shall clearly and conspicuously indicate the following:
(1) The name and address of the shipper.
(2) The name and address of the consignee.
(3) The number and kind of bird, mammal, fish, reptile, and amphibian contained in the package.
(b) Licensed commercial fishermen and licensed commercial fish dealers are subject to all of the provisions of this section, except that commercial shipments of fish may be indicated by total net weight of each species instead of by numbers.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 52. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2349.

2349. No bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, except smoked, cured, or dried fish other than trout, may be shipped by parcel post.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2350.

2350. It is unlawful to transport or carry a deer or game bird out of this state, except by the holder of a nonresident hunting license or under a written permit issued by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 53. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2352.

2352. Except as permitted by this code, it is unlawful for any common carrier to transport any protected nongame bird, or to transport any resident or migratory game bird for which there is no open season.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1972.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2353.

2353. (a) Birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians shall not be imported or possessed in this state unless all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The animals were legally taken and legally possessed outside of this state.
(2) This code and regulations adopted pursuant thereto do not expressly prohibit their possession in this state.
(3) A declaration is submitted to the department or a designated state or federal agency at or immediately before the time of entry, in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(b) Birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians legally taken and legally possessed outside of this state may be imported into this state and possessed without a declaration if the shipment is handled by a common carrier under a bill of lading or as supplies carried into this state by common carriers for use as food for the passengers.
(c) The commission and the department shall not modify this section by any regulation that would prohibit the importation of lawfully killed migratory game birds taken in any other state or country and transported into this state pursuant to the migratory bird regulations adopted annually by the Secretary of the Interior.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2354.

2354. Marlin meat may not be transported out of this State.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2355.

2355. Deer may be transported into this State only when in accordance with the law of the state in which the deer was taken, and when in accordance with the law of this State and the regulations of the commission adopted pursuant thereto.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2356.

2356. (a) It is unlawful to offer for shipment, ship, receive for shipment, or transport from this state, any trout taken in the waters of this state, except as provided in subdivision (b):
(b) The following persons may personally transport from this state not more than one daily bag limit of trout:
(1) The holder of a nonresident sport fishing license.
(2) A person on active military duty with the Armed Forces of the United States who possesses a valid angling license.
(3) A person on active military duty with an auxiliary branch of the Armed Forces of the United States who possesses a valid angling license.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 49. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2358.

2358. It is unlawful to ship trout into an area where the season is closed unless the shipment is accompanied by a written statement containing the name and address of, and signed by, the person taking the trout, and countersigned, for the purpose of identification, by the agent of the carrier to whom the trout are offered for shipment.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2359.

2359. Except as provided in Section 2363, striped bass may be transported or carried out of or into this state only as follows:
(a) A resident of California, or the holder of a valid nonresident California sportfishing license, lawfully taking striped bass from the Colorado River or from the Arizona shore of that river, may transport or carry the fish taken into California.
(b) A resident of Arizona, or the holder of a valid nonresident Arizona sportfishing license, lawfully taking striped bass from the Colorado River or from the California shore of that river, may transport or carry the fish taken into Arizona.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 50. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2360.

2360. Black bass and spotted bass lawfully taken may be carried or transported into and possessed in an area where the season is closed.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2361.

2361. It is unlawful to import into this state for commercial purposes any salmon of smaller size than can be legally taken under regulations of either the Pacific Fishery Management Council or the state of landing. Such prohibition does not apply to domestically reared salmon as defined by commission regulations to include salmon which have returned to a hatchery or licensed artificial collection facility. Such domestically reared salmon may be imported under regulations established by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 662.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2362.

2362. Yellowtail, barracuda, and white seabass taken in waters lying south of the maritime boundary line between the United States and Mexico, with that maritime boundary line including, but not limited to, the federal Exclusive Economic Zone boundary, may be delivered to California ports aboard boats, including boats carrying purse seine or round haul nets in accordance with those regulations as the commission may make governing the inspection and marking of those fish imported into this state. The cost of that inspection and marking shall be paid by the importer. Fish taken in Mexico shall not be imported unless legally taken and legally possessed and a declaration is submitted to the department pursuant to Section 2353.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2363.

2363. Striped bass, sturgeon, or shad legally taken in another state that permits the sale of that fish may be imported into this state under regulations of the commission. Before the commission adopts any regulation pursuant to this section, a public hearing shall be held in the San Francisco or Sacramento area.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 54. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2364.

2364. Crab meat from outside the State may be imported into the State under regulations of the commission.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2365.

2365. Spiny lobsters may be imported into California until the twenty-sixth day after the close of the California season. Lobsters imported into California and lobsters legally taken in California during the open season prescribed in this code may be possessed and sold during the closed season, subject to the regulations of the commission.
The cost of inspection and marking, under the regulations of the commission, shall be paid by the importer or owner of the lobsters.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1381.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2368.

2368. No pismo clam taken in this State may be shipped.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2369.

2369. Pismo clams taken outside this state may be imported into this state when accompanied by a United States customhouse entry certificate showing their place of origin, and a certificate or clearance from the responsible governmental agency to the effect that such shipment was made in compliance with the laws and regulations of the place or country of origin. Such pismo clams may be canned and shipped outside this state.
The commission may prescribe regulations governing the inspection and marking of pismo clams imported into this state. The cost of such inspection and marking shall be paid by the importer of the pismo clams.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 51.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 1 - Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › Section 2371.

2371. Abalone or abalone meat legally taken outside this state may be imported into this state when accompanied by a United States customhouse entry certificate showing the place of origin, and a certificate or clearance from the responsible governmental agency to the effect that such shipment was made in compliance with the laws and regulations of the place or country of origin, and such abalone or abalone meat may be possessed in this state and shipped or transported out of the state, but all containers of such abalone shall be marked with the abalone’s place or country of origin.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 462.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 2 - Dead Domesticated Birds and Mammals › Section 2400.

2400. (a) A common carrier may transport the carcass of a dead domesticated game bird or mammal tagged with a domesticated game breeder’s tag as provided in Article 1 (commencing with Section 3200) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 4.
(b) A tag or label shall be affixed to every package containing a carcass transported pursuant to subdivision (a), which shall state all of the following:
(1) The names of the person to whom the game breeder’s license was issued, the person who killed the game bird or mammal, the person to whom the game bird or mammal is consigned, and the person who tagged the game bird or mammal.
(2) The number of carcasses or portions thereof contained in the package.
(3) That the game birds or mammals were killed and tagged in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 3200) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 4.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 55. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia › ARTICLE 2 - Dead Domesticated Birds and Mammals › Section 2401.

2401. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3206, the carcasses or parts of domesticated game birds which have been raised outside of this State may be imported into this State, and transported, sold, or possessed in this State.
Common carriers may receive and transport such carcasses or parts at any time. A label shall be affixed to every package containing such carcasses or parts with the following data plainly written or printed thereon:
(a) The names and addresses of the consignor and consignee.
(b) The number and kinds of carcasses or parts thereof.
(c) A statement that the contents are carcasses or parts of domesticated game birds raised outside this State.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2535.

2535. As used in this chapter, “guide” means any person who is engaged in the business of packing or guiding, or who, for a fee, assists another person in taking or attempting to take any bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, or reptile. “Guide” also includes any person who, for profit, transports other persons, their equipment, or both to or from a hunting or fishing area.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2536.

2536. (a) It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of guiding or packing, or to act as a guide for any consideration or compensation whatever, without first having secured a guide license from the department.
(b) An employee of a licensee who acts as a guide only in connection with, and within the scope of, his or her employment is exempt from the requirement of subdivision (a) if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) If the employment is subject to and the person is reported to the carrier of the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance.
(2) If the person is subject and reported to the state and federal taxing authorities for withholding of income tax.
(3) If the person is reported to the department, on forms provided by the department, as an employee of the guide prior to any contact with any person being guided, and a registration fee has been paid. The base fee for an employee guide registration for the 2004 license year shall be thirty-three dollars ($33), which shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.
(c) A person who is licensed in another state to provide guide services for the purposes of fishing is exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a) if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The state in which the person is licensed grants a similar exemption to licensed guides who are residents of this state.
(2) Evidence of a valid guide license is provided to the department upon request.
(3) The person is engaged in the business of guiding only in conjunction with and during the term of a multistate fishing tournament approved by the appropriate agency in each of the affected states.
(4) The tournament sponsor provides to the department any information or documents necessary to administer and enforce this paragraph, as determined by the department, including, but not limited to, the identities of all guides participating in the tournament, verification of another state’s license exemption, and information sufficient to determine the validity of another state’s guide licenses.
(5) The tournament sponsor pays the department an amount, determined by the department, to be sufficient to cover the department’s cost to administer and enforce this subdivision.
(6) The net proceeds of the tournament are used for resource management projects or habitat improvement projects, or both.
(d) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department and the commission relating to those licenses.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 559, Sec. 19. (AB 2402) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2538.

2538. An application for a guide license shall be on a form furnished by the department on request. The application shall show all of the following:
(a) The name, date of birth, physical description, age, address, and telephone number, if any, of the applicant.
(b) The area or areas of the state in which the applicant proposes to operate.
(c) The type of guiding or packing in which the applicant proposes to engage.
(d) The experience which qualifies the applicant for the type of guiding or packing he or she proposes to conduct.
(e) The type and amount of the equipment, vehicles, animals, and other property the applicant proposes to use in his or her operations.
(f) Any other information that the department or the commission may require.
(Added by renumbering Section 2537 by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2539.

2539. If the licensee operates with pack or riding animals in any area in which a grazing permit is required, the license is not valid unless the holder thereof has a valid grazing permit for the area. A licensee shall not guide clients on any lands under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of the Interior or Department of Agriculture where permits are required without first obtaining the permit from that federal agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2540.

2540. (a) The base fee for a guide license issued to a resident is one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b) The base fee for a guide license issued to a nonresident is three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
(c) A guide license is valid for the license year beginning on February 1 and ending on January 31 of the succeeding year or, if issued after the beginning of the license year, for the remainder of that license year.
(d) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the 2004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.
(e) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified in subdivisions (a), (b), and (d), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department and the commission relating to those licenses.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 559, Sec. 20. (AB 2402) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2541.

2541. Each applicant for a guide license shall submit proof of having obtained a surety bond in the amount of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), conditioned on faithful performance of the guide and the guide’s agents or employees in fulfilling their responsibilities to their clients. No guide license shall be issued to any applicant who does not submit proof of having a bond that is valid for the term of the license.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 51. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2542.

2542. The commission shall adopt regulations governing the conduct and qualifications of guides to ensure the safety and welfare of persons engaging the services of a guide, and may adopt regulations governing the procedures for applications for guide licenses. The qualifications shall include, but not be limited to, knowledge of basic first aid and rescue operations.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2543.

2543. The commission may require licensed guides to maintain and submit records of their operations. The records may be examined at any time by representatives of the department. It is unlawful for any licensed guide to fail to maintain or submit any required records or to refuse to allow the examination of the records upon the request of a department representative.
(Added by renumbering Section 2545 by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 13.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2544.

2544. The department may refuse to issue a guide license to an applicant upon a showing of any of the following:
(a) The applicant has failed to fulfill his responsibilities to a client.
(b) The applicant has violated this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or has knowingly permitted a client or another member of a party being guided to violate this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto and the applicant had the authority and means to prevent the violation.
(Added by renumbering Section 2546 by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2545.

2545. An applicant denied a guide license by the department may request a hearing before the commission and the commission shall determine whether or not the license shall be issued.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 14.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides › Section 2546.

2546. The commission may revoke a guide license or the privilege to guide upon a showing of any of the following:
(a) The licensee has been convicted of a violation of this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) The licensee has knowingly permitted a client or other member of the party being guided to violate this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto and that the licensee had the authority and means to prevent the violation.
(c) The licensee has failed to fulfill his or her responsibilities to a client.
(Added by renumbering Section 2544 by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 6 - Capture, Transport or Sale of Wild Rodents › Section 2575.

2575. “Wild rodents” as used in this chapter means wild ground squirrels, chipmunks, rats, mice or any other members of the order Rodentia native to California except muskrats and beavers.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 428.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 6 - Capture, Transport or Sale of Wild Rodents › Section 2576.

2576. It is unlawful to knowingly capture for sale, transport for sale or sell wild rodents, except as provided in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1000) of Chapter 3 of Division 2.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 52. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife › Section 2580.

2580. The definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter.
(a) “Qualified hearing officer” means an attorney admitted to the State Bar of California who is knowledgeable in fish and wildlife law.
(b) “Transport” means to move, convey, carry, or ship by any means, or to deliver or receive for the purpose of movement, conveyance, carriage, or shipment.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife › Section 2581.

2581. If the loss is lawful under this code and regulations adopted under this code, this chapter does not apply to the loss of any bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, or fish as a result of any of the following acts:
(a) Implementing lawful forestry practices.
(b) Implementing lawful agricultural practices.
(c) Any development or maintenance activity carried out pursuant to the terms of a permit issued by the federal government, the state, or any city, county, or district, or any agency thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife › Section 2583.

2583. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who violates this code or any regulation adopted to carry out this code, and, with the exercise of due care, should have known that the birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, or fish, or the endangered or threatened species, or the fully protected birds, mammals, or fish were taken, possessed, transported, imported, received, purchased, acquired, or sold in violation of, or in a manner unlawful under, this code, may be assessed an administrative penalty. The administrative penalty imposed under this chapter by the department shall not be more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, or fish, or for each endangered or threatened species, or each fully protected bird, mammal, or fish unlawfully taken, possessed, transported, imported, received, purchased, acquired, or sold. This administrative penalty may be in addition to any other penalty, civil or criminal, provided in this code or otherwise by law.
(b) No administrative penalties shall be imposed under this chapter until the guidelines for the imposition of the penalties are adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 500.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 54. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife › Section 2585.

2585. The administrative penalties imposed under this chapter are in addition to any forfeiture of equipment pursuant to Section 12157 or forfeiture of birds, mammals, amphibia, reptiles, or fish pursuant to Section 12159.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 56. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife › Section 2586.

2586. (a) The director may pay a reward from any funds available for that purpose to any person who furnished information which led to an arrest, a criminal conviction, an order of assessment of an administrative penalty, or for forfeiture of property for any violation of this code or any regulation adopted pursuant to this code. The amount of reward, if any, shall be designated by the director with the advice of the CalTIP Award Board.
(b) This chapter does not apply to any action brought to recover damages under Section 2014.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 57. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife › Section 2587.

2587. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12511 of the Government Code, the department may retain or appoint legal counsel to prepare and prosecute civil actions under this chapter.
(b) Any action to recover administrative penalties imposed under this chapter shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 58. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife › Section 2588.

2588. All administrative penalties and revenues from forfeitures collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 59. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2600.

2600. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2601.

2601. (a) The fundamental requirement for healthy, vigorous populations of fish and wildlife is habitat. Without adequate habitat, efforts to conserve and manage fish and wildlife resources will have limited success.
(b) Assuring adequate habitat, with the resulting increase in the abundance of fish and wildlife, confers substantial benefits on the people of California through the opportunities afforded for the use, enjoyment, and appreciation of fish and wildlife resources, the perpetuation of species of fish and wildlife for their intrinsic and ecological values, and the enhancement of economic activities based on these resources.
(c) Accordingly, the purpose of this chapter is to provide the financial means to correct the most severe deficiencies in fish and wildlife habitat currently found in California through a program of acquisition, enhancement, and development of habitat areas that are most in need of proper conservation and management.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2602.

2602. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Acquisition” means the acquisition of any interest in real property.
(b) “Coastal zone” means the coastal zone as defined and mapped pursuant to Section 30103 of the Public Resources Code.
(c) “Local public agency” means a city, county, city and county, regional park or open-space district, recreation and park district, resource conservation district, association of governments, or joint powers agency whose jurisdiction is wholly or partially within the coastal zone or in the San Francisco Bay region.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 2 - Habitat Enhancement Program › Section 2620.

2620. All money deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Fund shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature for the following purposes:
(a) Forty million dollars ($40,000,000) for expenditure by the Wildlife Conservation Board pursuant to the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 for the acquisition, enhancement, or development, or any combination thereof, of lands located outside the coastal zone for the preservation of resources and the management of wildlife and fisheries, in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for the acquisition, enhancement, or development, or any combination thereof, of lands for habitat for wildfowl and other wildlife benefitted by a marsh or aquatic environment.
(2) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the restoration of waterways for the management of fisheries and the enhancement or development, or both, of habitat for other wildlife.
(b) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for expenditure by the Wildlife Conservation Board pursuant to the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 for the acquisition, enhancement, or development, or any combination thereof, of lands for habitat for rare, endangered, and fully protected species.
(c) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for expenditure by the State Coastal Conservancy for the acquisition, enhancement, or development, or any combination thereof, of marshlands and associated and adjacent lands and the development of associated facilities and for grants to local public agencies for those purposes, in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) for grants by the conservancy to local public agencies in the coastal zone and in the San Francisco Bay region for the acquisition, enhancement, or development, or any combination thereof, of marshlands and adjacent lands for habitat for wildlife benefitted by a marsh or aquatic environment and the improvement of drainage into wetlands to control or retard erosion and sedimentation, and biologically and hydrologically associated upland habitat areas. Of the amount made available pursuant to this paragraph, not less than five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be available for grants for projects in the San Francisco Bay region.
(2) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for expenditure by the conservancy for the purposes authorized in this subdivision.
(d) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for expenditure by the Wildlife Conservation Board pursuant to the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 for the acquisition, enhancement, or development, or any combination thereof, inside the coastal zone of marshlands and adjacent lands for habitat for wildlife benefitted by a marsh or aquatic environment.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 2 - Habitat Enhancement Program › Section 2621.

2621. An annual amount, not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), may be appropriated from the funds available pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (d) of Section 2620 in the 1984–85 through 1989–90 fiscal years, in a particular amount to be determined in each annual appropriation, to the Wildlife Conservation Board for expenditure for costs incurred by the board in administering this chapter, as provided in this section. The board shall augment, as needed, any amount appropriated pursuant to this section with an appropriation from any other funds available to it. This chapter is not intended, nor shall it be construed, to authorize the Wildlife Conservation Board or the department to establish any additional personnel positions.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 2 - Habitat Enhancement Program › Section 2622.

2622. An annual amount, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), may be appropriated from the funds available pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2620 in the 1984–85 through 1989–90 fiscal years, in a particular amount to be determined in each annual appropriation, to the State Coastal Conservancy for expenditure for costs incurred by the conservancy in administering this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 2 - Habitat Enhancement Program › Section 2623.

2623. (a) None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter may be encumbered for any purpose described in Section 1353.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 31105 and 31106 of the Public Resources Code, the State Coastal Conservancy and the State Public Works Board may not make any acquisition pursuant to the power of eminent domain with any funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 2 - Habitat Enhancement Program › Section 2624.

2624. Funds available pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2620 may be encumbered only for lands constituting habitat that is subject to destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment of habitat values.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 2 - Habitat Enhancement Program › Section 2625.

2625. No acquisition shall be undertaken with funds appropriated pursuant to Section 2620 and no grant of funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2620 shall be encumbered until all practical alternatives to direct purchase of the full fee title have been considered. The Wildlife Conservation Board and the State Coastal Conservancy shall establish a procedure to assure consideration of alternatives to direct purchase. These alternatives shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Opportunities for obtaining the land through exchanges of other publicly held lands.
(b) Tax considerations that may pertain to the contemplated transaction.
(c) Utilization of transfers of densities and density bonuses and other available land use controls.
(d) Purchase of less than full fee title.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 2 - Habitat Enhancement Program › Section 2626.

2626. (a) All restoration projects which involve the expenditure of funds available pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2620 shall be reviewed in accordance with Section 31208, 31208.5, 31258, or 31258.5 of the Public Resources Code, as applicable.
(b) Funds available pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2620 shall be encumbered in accordance with priorities of the California Coastal Commission.
(c) Of the total amount available pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2620, not more than four million dollars ($4,000,000) may be encumbered for any single acquisition project.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 2 - Habitat Enhancement Program › Section 2627.

2627. (a) Funds granted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2620 for any purpose, other than acquisition, shall not be encumbered by the recipient until the conservancy has entered into an agreement sufficient to protect the public interest in any improvements constructed pursuant to this chapter with the entity that exercises legal control of the real property on which the improvement is constructed.
(b) The conservancy shall not disburse any grant until the applicant, or any other appropriate managing or operating entity, has entered into an agreement with the conservancy or its designee, or both, sufficient to assure that the property acquired, enhanced, or developed, and any improvements thereon, shall be managed and operated for the purpose for which the grant was requested. No use of the property that is incompatible with that purpose shall ever be permitted.
(c) The minimum amount for which an application for an individual project may be made is fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
(d) Every application for a grant shall comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
(e) Notwithstanding Sections 31207 and 31257 of the Public Resources Code, funds granted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2620 may be encumbered only for the acquisition, enhancement, or development, or any combination thereof, and the costs incurred by the recipient in planning, preparation of construction documents, fiscal management and accounting, and supervision of construction in connection with the project for which the grant was made. All expenditures made by a recipient of a grant shall be subject to being audited.
(f) Funds granted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2620 shall be available for encumbrance by the recipient for a period of three years after the date when the grant became effective.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 2640.

2640. Bonds in the total amount of eighty-five million dollars ($85,000,000), or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds shall, when sold, be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest on the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 2641.

2641. There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected such a sum in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state as shall be required to pay the principal and interest on the bonds maturing each year, and it is hereby made the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act which shall be necessary to collect that additional sum.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 2642.

2642. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of this chapter, such an amount as will equal the following:
(a) Such sum annually as will be necessary to pay the principal and interest on bonds issued and sold pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, as principal and interest become due and payable.
(b) Such sum as is necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 2644, which sum is appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY › CHAPTER 7 - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 2643.

2643. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Fund, which is hereby created. The money in the fund may be expended only for the purposes specified in this chapter and only pursuant to appropriation by the Legislature in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)