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Fish and Game Code - Chapter 10 of Division 2; Native Plant Protection (secs. 1900 - 1913).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
California
Document type
Legislation
Date
1977 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Wild flora Protection of species Endangered species Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code of California declares the State Policy in respect to the protection of native plants and requires Department o Fish and Wildlife to establish criteria for determining if a species, subspecies, or variety of native plant is endangered or rare. The Fish an Game Commission may, after public hearing, designate endangered and rare native plants. No person shall in principal import, or take, possess, or sell any native plant, or any part or product thereof, that the Commission determines to be an endangered native plant or rare native plan. 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. The Commission may adopt regulations governing the taking, possession, propagation, transportation, exportation, importation, or sale of any endangered or rare native plants. All state departments and agencies shall carry out programs for the conservation of endangered or rare native plants. Such programs shall, among other things, identify habitat critical to the continued survival of endangered or rare native plants.

Full text
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Website
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov