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Fish and Game Code - Article 3.7 of Chapter 1.5 of Division 3; Fish and Game Generally - California State Safe Harbor Agreement Program Act (secs. 2089.2 - 2089.26).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
California
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Management/conservation Protected area Endangered species Contract/agreement Protection of species
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code of California, known as the California State Safe Harbor Agreement Program Act, establishes a program that will encourage landowners to manage their lands voluntarily to benefit endangered, threatened, or candidate species and not be subject to additional regulatory restrictions as a result of their conservation efforts. It provides for the conclusion and execution of the Safe Harbor Agreements regrading property owned by private citizens, municipalities, tribes, and other nonfederal entities. Agreements shall be approved by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. If an agreement has been approved and the department finds that the agreement is being properly implemented, the department shall allow the landowner to alter or modify the enrolled property, even if that alteration or modification will result in the incidental take of a listed species, to the extent that the alteration or modification returns the species to baseline conditions (as defined).

Full text
English
Website
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov