California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §2126: (a) Except as otherwise authorized by this code or regulations made pursuant thereto, it is unlawful for any person to take any mammal enumerated in or designated pursuant to Section 2118.

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What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to take a mammal listed under Section 2118, except as authorized by law or regulations, or when euthanized by a licensed veterinarian or animal health technician.

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(a) Except as otherwise authorized by this code or regulations made pursuant thereto, it is unlawful for any person to take any mammal enumerated in or designated pursuant to Section 2118. (b) This section does not prohibit the euthanasia of a mammal as appropriately directed by a licensed veterinarian or animal health technician.

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