California

Fish and Game Code - FGC

2,297 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 11030 — The following constitutes Fish and Game District 20: Santa Catalina Island and the portion of the state waters within three nautical miles of the island’s coast line on the northerly, easterly, and so
• § 11031 — The following constitutes Fish and Game District 20A: The waters lying around Santa Catalina Island, within three nautical miles of the coast line of the island, which are not included in District 20.
• § 11032 — The following constitutes Fish and Game District 21: The waters and tidelands to high water mark of San Diego Bay lying inside of a straight line drawn from the southerly extremity of Point Loma to th
• § 11033 — The following constitutes Fish and Game District 22: All of Imperial County and those portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties lying south and east of the following line: Starting at the inte
• § 11034 — The following constitutes Fish and Game District 23: The lands and waters lying within the drainage area of Rubicon and Little Rubicon Rivers above their confluence in Sec.
• § 11035 — The following constitutes Fish and Game District 25: The waters of Lake Almanor and all streams flowing into that lake and all lands lying within the drainage basin of those streams and lake, all bein
• § 11036 — The following constitutes the Klamath River Fish and Game District: The waters of the Klamath River as described in the initiative act to create the Klamath River Fish and Game District, approved by t
• § 11037 — The following constitutes the Trinity and Klamath River Fish and Game District: The Klamath River and the waters thereof, following its meanderings from the mouth of the Klamath River in Del Norte Cou
• § 11038 — The following constitutes Fish and Game District 118: The ocean waters and tidelands lying within the following boundaries: Beginning at the south side of the pier at San Simeon thence westerly three
• § 11039 — The following constitutes Fish and Game District 118.
• § 1110 — Section 1110 as added to this code by the initiative measure adopted at the General Election of November 8, 1938, is set forth at Section 7891 of this code.
• § 1120 — The commission shall establish fish hatcheries for stocking the waters of this State with fish.
• § 1121 — In any lease entered into whereby the state leases from any county, city, irrigation district, or other public agency in this state, real property for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a fish
• § 1122 — Any claim for damages arising against the state under Section 1121 shall be presented to the Department of General Services in accordance with Section 905.
• § 1122.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of General Services, with the consent of the department, may lease to the Friends of the Mount Whitney Hatchery, at no cost, and subject to
• § 1122.6 — (a) The Director of General Services, with the consent of the department, may lease to the Mt.
• § 1123 — The department may purchase and import spawn or ova of fish suitable for food, and stock with such spawn or ova the waters of this State.
• § 1123.5 — Notwithstanding Section 1120 or any other provision of law, all funds allocated for fish purchases for the department’s urban fishing program shall be used to purchase all fish and aquatic organisms b
• § 1124 — It is unlawful to take any fish in any pond, reservoir, or other water-retaining structure belonging to or controlled by the department and used for propagating, raising, holding, protecting, or conse
• § 1125 — The Secretary of the Interior of the United States and his duly authorized agents may conduct fish cultural operations and scientific investigations in the waters of this State in such a manner and at
• § 1126 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, department personnel may construct or repair bird exclosures at state owned or operated fish hatcheries.
• § 1150 — The boards of supervisors of the several counties may establish and maintain fish hatcheries, and may purchase the spawn or ova of fish.
• § 1170 — The commission may issue a permit, subject to such restrictions and regulations as the commission deems desirable, to a nonprofit organization to construct and operate an anadromous fish hatchery.
• § 1171 — The commission shall not issue a permit unless it determines the nonprofit organization has the financial capability to successfully construct and operate the hatchery and will diligently and properly
• § 1172 — No permit will be issued which may tend to deplete the natural runs of anadromous fish, result in waste or deterioration of fish, or when the proposed operation is located on a stream or river below a
• § 1173 — All fish handled under authority of this article during the time they are in the hatchery or in the wild are the property of the state and when in the wild may be taken under the authority of a sport
• § 1174 — Any permit granted by the commission pursuant to this article shall contain all of the following conditions: (a) If after a hearing the commission finds that the operation described in the permit and
• § 1175 — The state shall assume no responsibility for the operation of a hatchery pursuant to this article and shall not be in any manner liable for its operation.
• § 12 — Wherever the term “Fish Commission Fund” or “Game Preservation Fund” appears in any law, it means “Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
• § 1200 — The department is authorized to enter into agreements with counties, nonprofit groups, private persons, individually or in combination, for the management and operation of rearing facilities for salmo
• § 12000 — (a) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this code, any violation of this code, or of any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under this code, is a misdemeanor.
• § 12001 — Any person who takes any bird or mammal in violation of an order issued pursuant to Section 12150 of this code, is guilty of a felony.
• § 12001.5 — (a) In addition to any other penalty or fine imposed pursuant to this code, if a person has been convicted of one or more offenses that was a violation of a section listed in subdivision (b) separate
• § 12002 — (a) Unless otherwise provided, the punishment for a violation of this code that is a misdemeanor is a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment in a county jail for not more th
• § 12002.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 12002, the punishment for taking a mammal or bird for which a hunting license issued pursuant to Section 3031 is required or a tag, seal, or stamp is required, including a
• § 12002.10 — (a) When a complaint has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction charging a person with a violation that may result in suspension or revocation of any license or permit to take abalone for com
• § 12002.11 — Upon the second conviction of any person of a violation of Section 3087 or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, in any five-year period, and upon any conviction subsequent to the two convictions d
• § 12002.2 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of Section 7145 or of a regulation requiring a license to be displayed is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred d
• § 12002.2.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of any of the following is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50), or more than two hundred fifty dollars
• § 12002.3 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of Section 7121 for the sale, purchase, or receipt of fish taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section 7145 is punishable
• § 12002.4 — (a) In addition to any other applicable penalty, the commercial boat registration of a commercial passenger fishing boat may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department
• § 12002.5 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 12002, a violation of Section 1764 is an infraction, not a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more tha
• § 12002.6 — (a) In addition to any other applicable penalty, a commercial boat registration may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, for a period not to exceed one year, up
• § 12002.7 — Notwithstanding Sections 12000, 12001, and 12002, the commercial fishing license of the master of a vessel may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, for a period
• § 12002.8 — (a) The court shall order the department to permanently revoke and the department shall permanently revoke, the commercial fishing license and any commercial fishing permits of any person convicted of
• § 12002.9 — In addition to any other penalty prescribed in this code, the license issued pursuant to Sections 8032 to 8036, inclusive, to a person who is convicted of a violation of Section 7121, 7364, 7370, 8372
• § 12003 — Notwithstanding Section 12002, a second or subsequent violation of Section 8670 is punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than four thousand dollars ($4,000) or i
• § 12003.1 — (a) Unless a minimum punishment is otherwise provided, the punishment for the knowing and intentional taking of a mammal, bird, or fish in excess of the quantity permitted by other provisions of this
• § 12003.2 — Notwithstanding Section 12002 or 12008, the punishment for any violation of Section 4500 or 4700 is a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each unlawful taking, imprisonmen
• § 12003.5 — (a) The penalty for a first violation of Section 8610.
• § 12004 — (a) The punishment for a first conviction of a violation of Section 8685.
• § 12005 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 12000, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the punishment for each violation of Section 4758 shall include both of the following: (1) A fine of two hundred
• § 12005.5 — Notwithstanding Sections 12000 and 12002, a violation of Section 3003.
• § 12006 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 12002: (1) The punishment for a violation of Section 7370 is a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), imprisonme
• § 12006.6 — Notwithstanding Section 12000 or 12002.
• § 12007 — Notwithstanding Section 12002, the punishment for (1) a second or subsequent violation of Section 1602 or 1605 on the same project or streambed alteration agreement; (2) each violation of Section 2270
• § 12008 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 597 of the Penal Code, the punishment for a violation of any of the following provisions is a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonme
• § 12008.1 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 12002 or Section 12008, the punishment for any violation of Section 2080 or 2085 is a fine of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or mor
• § 12008.5 — Notwithstanding Section 12000, the punishment for taking any bighorn sheep in violation of Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 4900) of Part 3 of Division 4, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto
• § 12009 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 12000, and except as provided in Section 12006.
• § 1201 — An applicant who wishes to enter into an agreement to operate a rearing facility shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the department prior to executing such agreement, such applicant’s financial
• § 12010 — Notwithstanding Section 12002, the maximum punishment for each violation of Section 3503.
• § 12011 — (a) In addition to the penalty provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 12002, any person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 5650 is subject to an additional fine of
• § 12012 — (a) A person who illegally takes, possesses, imports, exports, sells, purchases, barters, trades, or exchanges a bird, fish, mammal, reptile, amphibian, or part of any of those animals, for profit or
• § 12012.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 12000 or any other provision of this code, a person who holds a commercial fishing license issued pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 7850) of Chapter 1 of Part
• § 12013 — (a) Any person who illegally takes or possesses in the field more than three times the daily bag limit, or who illegally possesses more than three times the legal possession limit, of fish, reptiles,
• § 12013.3 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 12002, 12003.
• § 12013.5 — (a) In addition to any other penalties provided in this code, any person convicted of violating this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto while using a signal-emitting device in conjunction
• § 12014 — After the expiration of the time period to appeal an administrative penalty imposed pursuant to Section 2301, 2302, 2582, or 2583, or any other provision of this code, the department may apply to the
• § 12015 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that expeditious cleanup is the primary interest of the people of the State of California in order to protect the people and the environment of the state.
• § 12016 — (a) In addition to any other provision of law, any person who discharges or deposits any substance or material deleterious to fish, plant, bird, or animal life or their habitat into, or which threaten
• § 12017 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 13001, any recovery or settlement of money received pursuant to the following sections shall be deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Pollution Account: (1)
• § 1202 — All fish handled or released under authority of this article are the property of the state and may be taken only after their release into the wild and under the authority of a sport or commercial fish
• § 12020 — Any person who is charged with a violation of this code or a regulation adopted pursuant to this code, who willfully violates their written promise to appear in court or before a person authorized to
• § 12021 — (a) In addition to any assessment, fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed pursuant to any other provision of law, an additional penalty of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be added to any fine, penalty, or f
• § 12023 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 12002 and 12007, any person who violates Section 6400 through the use of an aquatic nuisance species, as defined in Section 6431, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by
• § 12024 — (a) In addition to Section 12023, a person who violates Section 6400 through the use of an aquatic nuisance species is liable for all public and private response, treatment, and remediation efforts re
• § 12025 — (a) In addition to any penalties imposed by any other law, a person found to have violated the code sections described in paragraphs (1) to (11), inclusive, in connection with the production or cultiv
• § 12025.1 — (a) In addition to any penalties imposed by any other law, a person found to have violated Section 5901 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than eight thousand dollars ($8,000) for each vi
• § 12025.2 — The director or his or her designee may issue a complaint to any person or entity in accordance with Section 1055 of the Water Code alleging a violation for which liability may be imposed under Sectio
• § 12026 — Any person whom the department determines has provided evidence or information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person or persons found guilty of violating Section 6400 through the use of an
• § 12028 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Poaching violations and other violations of the Fish and Game Code have been increasing, and these violations have a detrimental impact on fish and wildlif
• § 12029 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The environmental impacts associated with cannabis cultivation have increased, and unlawful water diversions for cannabis irrigation ha
• § 1203 — The release of fish reared in facilities pursuant to this article shall be made in accordance with the policy of the commission.
• § 1204 — The department shall fund the agreements provided for in Section 1200 only on a matching basis with the persons or entities who enter into such agreements.
• § 1205 — The department shall, subject to the limitations of appropriate egg sources and funding, make available fish of appropriate size and species to persons or entities who enter into agreements pursuant t
• § 1206 — Salmon and steelhead raised pursuant to this article shall be released in streams, rivers, or waters north of Point Conception and upon release shall have unimpeded access to the sea.
• § 1210 — (a) The hatchery production and stocking of transgenic species of salmonids is prohibited.
• § 12150 — Whenever any person, while taking a bird or mammal, kills or wounds any human being and that fact is ascertained by the department, the department shall notify the district attorney of the county in w
• § 12150.5 — Any person whose license has heretofore been revoked pursuant to Section 12150 may, upon petition, obtain a new trial in the court which originally revoked his license.
• § 12150.6 — (a) Any person who has been prohibited from taking any bird or mammal pursuant to Section 12150 or 12151 shall not apply for a hunting license or take any bird or mammal unless the person has filed wi
• § 12150.7 — The department shall, upon request, cancel any bond or shall direct the return to the person entitled thereto of any money or securities deposited pursuant to this code as proof of ability to respond
• § 12150.8 — Whenever any claim is made against any such person or judgment is rendered against any such person required to file proof of ability to respond in damages, such person shall not apply for a hunting li
• § 12151 — Whenever any person, while taking a bird or mammal, kills or wounds any domestic animal belonging to another and that fact is ascertained by the department, the department shall notify the district at
• § 12151.5 — A person who, while hunting, kills or wounds or witnesses the killing or wounding of a human being, or domestic animal belonging to another, shall, within 48 hours after the incident, forward a comple
• § 12152 — Whenever a person has been prohibited from taking any bird or mammal pursuant to Section 12150 or Section 12151, the court in which the proceeding for such action was had shall report the facts to the
• § 12153 — A commercial fishing license is forfeited for the violation of Sections 1050.
• § 12154 — (a) Upon a conviction of a violation of this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto that is punishable pursuant to Section 12012, 12013, 12013.
• § 12155 — (a) Upon the third conviction of a person of a violation of any provision of this code or regulation adopted pursuant to this code relating to the taking or possession of a bird or mammal in a five-ye
• § 12155.5 — (a) The commission shall adopt regulations and procedures governing the revocation or suspension of hunting or sport fishing privileges.
• § 12156 — No person who is licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to Section 4005 and who is convicted of a violation of any provision of Article 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of
• § 12156.5 — (a) The judge before whom any guide, as defined in Section 2535, is arraigned for a violation of this code, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, may, upon the conviction of the person, order the re
• § 12157 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the judge before whom any person is tried for a violation of any provision of this code, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, may, upon the conviction of
• § 12157.5 — The judge before whom any person is tried and convicted of violating Sections 2004 and 2016 and, at the same proceeding, is also tried and convicted of violating Section 2001 or 2005 may, in his discr
• § 12158 — The sport fishing or hunting license of any person to whom such a license has been issued, may, in the discretion of the court, be suspended or revoked upon his conviction of a violation of any provis
• § 12158.5 — For the purpose of invoking any provision of this code, or any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under this code, relating to the suspension, revocation, or forfeiture of any license or permi
• § 12159 — All birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, aquaculture animals and products, plants, or amphibians, or any part thereof, which have been taken, possessed, sold, imported, or transported contrary to any of th
• § 12159.5 — The judge before whom any person is tried for a violation of a provision of this code that prohibits the taking of any endangered species, threatened species, or fully protected bird, mammal, reptile,
• § 12160 — All birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, aquaculture animals and products, plants, or amphibians, or any part thereof, seized in accordance with Section 12159, the sale of which is not prohibited and which
• § 12161 — The judge before whom any person is tried for taking, possessing, selling, importing, or transporting birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, aquaculture animals and products, plants, or amphibians or parts t
• § 12162 — A bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian seized under circumstances in which it cannot be determined who took, possessed, sold, imported, or transported the bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibia
• § 12163 — A person who purchases birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians from the department pursuant to the preceding sections shall, upon delivery, pay to the department, for deposit in the Fish and Gam
• § 12164 — The court before whom a person has been convicted of trespassing under Section 602 of the Penal Code shall, in addition to any other fine or forfeiture imposed, confiscate any bird or mammal taken whi
• § 12165 — When any person licensed as a guide under Section 2536 is adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of violating or permitting the violation of any provision of this code or regulation made
• § 12166 — A termination of probation and dismissal of charges pursuant to Section 1203.
• § 1225 — All moneys collected or received from gifts or bequests, or from municipal or county appropriations or donations for purposes relating to conservation programs, projects, and activities by the departm
• § 1226 — (a) The department may enter into one or more agreements to accept funds from any person, nonprofit organization, or other public or private entity for purposes relating to conservation programs, proj
• § 1227 — Notwithstanding any other law, the department may enter into one or more agreements with a person, nonprofit organization, or other public or private entity, as may be appropriate, to assist the depar
• § 12300 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this code are not applicable to California Indians whose names are inscribed upon the tribal rolls, while on the reservation of that t
• § 13 — Unless otherwise specified by statute, any notice or other written communication required to be sent to any person by this code or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is sufficient notice if sent by
• § 13.5 — “Adaptive management,” unless otherwise specified in this code, means management that improves the management of biological resources over time by using new information gathered through monitoring, ev
• § 1300 — This chapter is known and may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947.
• § 13000 — The Fish and Game Preservation Fund in the State Treasury is continued in existence.
• § 13001 — (a) Unless otherwise provided, all money collected under the provisions of this code and of any other law relating to the protection and preservation of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibia sha
• § 13001.5 — (a) The department shall prepare annually, for inclusion in the Governor’s Budget, a fund condition statement for the Fish and Game Preservation Fund that displays both of the following: (1) Informati
• § 13002 — The department shall pay into the State Treasury at least once a month the money received by it from the sale of licenses issued under the provisions of this code.
• § 13003 — Unless otherwise provided by law, all fines and forfeitures imposed or collected in any court of this state for violations of any of the provisions of this code or regulation made pursuant thereto, or
• § 13005 — Notwithstanding Section 13001, the department shall deposit funds from the sale of lifetime hunting licenses and lifetime hunting privileges issued pursuant to Section 3031.
• § 13006 — Notwithstanding Section 13001, the money collected from the penalties on fines, penalties, or forfeitures levied pursuant to Section 12021 shall be used only to pay the department’s costs of support f
• § 13007 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13001, 33 1 3 percent of all sport fishing license fees collected pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 7145) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 6, except license
• § 1301 — The preservation, protection and restoration of wildlife within the State is an inseparable part of providing adequate recreation for our people in the interest of public welfare; and it is the policy
• § 13010 — There is a Fish and Wildlife Pollution Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
• § 13011 — The state portion of any recovery or settlement of money damages received pursuant to any citation or charges brought under the following sections by the people by or through any state or local public
• § 13012 — Funds on deposit in the subaccounts shall not exceed the amounts prescribed below, adjusted in accordance with Section 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code to equal 1995 dollars: (a) The Oil Pollutio
• § 13013 — (a) Appropriations from either the Oil Pollution Administration Subaccount or the Hazardous Materials Administration Subaccount shall not exceed one third of the maximum fund level established under S
• § 13014 — (a) There are hereby established, initially in the Special Deposit Fund, continued in existence by Section 16370 of the Government Code, both of the following accounts: (1) The Fish and Game Mitigatio
• § 13100 — (a) The amounts paid to and retained in the county treasury pursuant to Sections 12009 and 13003 shall be deposited in a county fish and wildlife propagation fund and expended for the protection, cons
• § 13101 — (a) The board of supervisors of any county may enter into a written agreement with the board of supervisors of one or more counties for the expenditure of any funds deposited in its fish and wildlife
• § 13102 — Expenditures from the fish and game propagation fund of any county shall be subject to the provisions of Division 3 (commencing with Section 29000) of Title 3 of the Government Code.
• § 13103 — Expenditures from the fish and wildlife propagation fund of any county may be made only for the following purposes: (a) Public education relating to the scientific principles of fish and wildlife cons
• § 13104 — The department may audit, or require the county to audit, expenditures by the county from its fish and wildlife propagation fund in order to determine compliance with this chapter.
• § 1320 — (a) There is in the department the Wildlife Conservation Board, hereafter referred to as the board.
• § 13200 — The department shall account for revenues and expenditures of the money in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund in a manner consistent with the laws and applicable policies governing state departments
• § 13201 — In establishing the appropriate programs or activities for this system, the department shall consider the following programs or activities: (a) Freshwater fisheries activities.
• § 13202 — Payroll and other costs that are directly identifiable with specific programs or activities shall be charged directly to accounts maintained for the appropriate programs or activities.
• § 13203 — The basic principle of this cost accounting system shall be that the total cost of operation of the department shall be accounted for by accounting for the cost of each activity or program in which it
• § 13205 — The Augmented Deer Tags Account, Bighorn Sheep Permit Account, and Wild Pig Account, within the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, shall be consolidated and any remaining funds in these accounts transfe
• § 1321 — The chairman of the board shall be elected by the members of the board.
• § 1322 — The members of the board shall receive their actual and necessary traveling expenses, which shall be paid from the Wildlife Restoration Fund.
• § 13220 — Except as provided in Section 13230, the money in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, commencing with the 2005–06 fiscal year, is available for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for
• § 1323 — Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the Committee on Rules thereof, and three Members of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker thereof, shall meet with the board and participate in its activiti
• § 13230 — (a) Funds deposited in the Oil Pollution Administration Subaccount created pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13010 shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only be expended by the director,
• § 13231 — Consistent with Section 13203, the department shall maintain a cost accounting system that accounts for the costs of each activity or program engaged in pursuant to Section 13230 using funds from the
• § 1324 — For the purposes of this chapter, the Members of the Legislature shall constitute an interim investigating committee on the subject of this chapter and as such shall have the powers and duties imposed
• § 1345 — (a) The board shall investigate, study, and determine what areas within the state are most essential and suitable for wildlife production and preservation, and will provide suitable recreation; and sh
• § 1346 — The board shall also ascertain what lands are suitable for providing cover for the propagation and rearing in a wild state of waterfowl, shore birds, and upland birds, and the possibilities of acquiri
• § 1347 — As a result of the studies, the board shall determine what areas, lands, or rights in lands or waters should be acquired by the state in order to effectuate a coordinated and balanced program resultin
• § 1348 — (a) The board shall authorize the acquisition of real property, rights in real property, water, or water rights as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
• § 1348.1 — Before the board authorizes the purchase of any land, or any interest therein, the board shall notify all owners of record of adjacent parcels of land of the intent of the board to purchase the land.
• § 1348.2 — When the board acquires real property, other than by eminent domain, the purchase price for the real property shall not exceed the fair market value of the property, as defined in Section 1263.
• § 1348.3 — (a) No governmental entity may condemn any wildlife conservation easement acquired by a state agency, except as provided in subdivision (b).
• § 1349 — No farm lands may be acquired under the provisions of this chapter by proceedings in eminent domain except by specific authorization of the Legislature, notwithstanding any provision of Section 1348.
• § 1350 — (a) (1) The department shall, when authorized by the board, construct in accordance with law those facilities as are suitable for the purpose for which the real property or rights in real property or
• § 1351 — Each recreational area shall be so managed and controlled that the public shall have access to and use of the area for all recreational purposes.
• § 1352 — (a) The money in the Wildlife Restoration Fund, as provided for by former Section 19632 of the Business and Professions Code, as that section read on January 1, 2024, is available for expenditure unde
• § 1352.5 — (a) The San Francisco Baylands Restoration Program Account is hereby established within the Wildlife Restoration Fund, as provided for by former Section 19632 of the Business and Professions Code, as
• § 1353 — The board may purchase such boats, aircraft, or equipment as it deems necessary for the use of the department for the improvement and protection of marine fisheries.
• § 1354 — The board may authorize the acquisition of such lands or rights in land as may be necessary for the purpose of furnishing public access to lands or waters open to the public for fishing, hunting and s
• § 1355 — The net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of real property used as a fish hatchery that has been acquired by or is under the jurisdiction of the board or the department, either in easement or
• § 1356 — The board, when it prioritizes the use of available funds for proposed acquisitions, with regard to the priority of a proposal to acquire forestland, may consider and take into account the potential o
• § 1360 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Oak Woodlands Conservation Act.
• § 1361 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Wildlife Conservation Board established pursuant to Section 1320.
• § 1362 — It is the intent of the Legislature that this article accomplish all of the following: (a) Support and encourage voluntary, long-term private stewardship and conservation of California’s oak woodlands
• § 1363 — (a) The Oak Woodlands Conservation Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 1364 — Moneys in the fund shall be available to local government entities, park and open-space districts, resource conservation districts, private landowners, and nonprofit organizations for the purposes set
• § 1365 — The board shall develop and adopt guidelines and criteria for awarding grants that achieve the greatest lasting conservation of oak woodlands.
• § 1366 — (a) To qualify for a grant pursuant to this article, the county or city in which the grant money would be spent shall prepare, or demonstrate that it has already prepared, an oak woodlands management
• § 1367 — On or before April 1, 2002, the board and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall develop a memorandum of understanding regarding the protection of oak woodlands that does all of the foll
• § 1368 — The board may not approve a grant to a local government entity, park and open-space district, resource conservation district, or nonprofit organization if the entity requesting the grant has acquired,
• § 1369 — A city or county planning department may utilize a grant awarded for the purposes of this article to consult with a citizen advisory committee and appropriate natural resource specialists in order to
• § 1370 — No money may be expended from the fund to adopt guidelines or to administer the fund until at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) is deposited in the fund.
• § 1372 — Nothing in this article grants any new authority to the board or any other agency, office, or department to affect local policy or land use decisionmaking.
• § 1374 — (a) The Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue Program is hereby established and shall be administered by the Wildlife Conservation Board.
• § 1374.1 — (a) The Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue Fund Account is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 1375 — The board may act either independently or may cooperate with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior, or any other federal agency in determining any of the questions referr
• § 1385 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Riparian Habitat Conservation Act.
• § 1386 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s rivers, wetlands, and waterways, and the fisheries and wildlife habitat they provide, are valuable and finite resources that b
• § 1387 — The Wildlife Conservation Board shall establish and administer, through the department, the California Riparian Habitat Conservation Program pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 4 (commencing with Sec
• § 1388 — The board, pursuant to this chapter, shall approve projects to acquire, preserve, restore, and enhance riparian habitat throughout the state, and coordinate its activities undertaken pursuant to this
• § 1389 — The preservation and enhancement of riparian habitat shall be a primary concern of the Wildlife Conservation Board and the department, and of all state agencies whose activities impact riparian habita
• § 1390 — In order to accomplish the objectives of this chapter, the Wildlife Conservation Board may authorize the department to do all of the following: (a) Acquire interests in real property and water rights
• § 1391 — Grants to nonprofit organizations pursuant to Section 1390 for the acquisition of real property or interests therein shall be subject to all of the following conditions: (a) The purchase price of any
• § 14 — “Anadromous fish” means fish which spawn in fresh water and spend a portion of their lives in the ocean.
• § 1400 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 14000 — The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of this state with any or all of the States of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington for the purpose of cooperating with th
• § 14001 — The form and contents of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact shall be substantially as provided in this section and the effect of its provisions shall be interpreted and administered in conformity wi
• § 14002 — Participation by this State in this compact shall continue until the Legislature otherwise provides by law.
• § 1401 — “Fund” means the Inland Wetlands Conservation Fund, created in the Wildlife Restoration Fund by Section 1430.
• § 1402 — “Board” means the Wildlife Conservation Board created by Section 1320.
• § 1403 — “Inland areas” means the entire area of California except lands under the jurisdiction of the State Coastal Conservancy, lands within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as defined in Section 33105 of th