California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §80111: (a) Except as provided in this division, it is unlawful for any person to destroy, dig up, mutilate, or harvest any living native plant, or the living or dead parts of any native plant, except its fru

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to destroy, dig up, mutilate, or harvest native plants without written landowner permission and a permit. Falsifying harvest permits or failing to comply with permit conditions is also unlawful.

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(a) Except as provided in this division, it is unlawful for any person to destroy, dig up, mutilate, or harvest any living native plant, or the living or dead parts of any native plant, except its fruit, without obtaining written permission from the landowner and a permit and any required wood receipts or tags and seals. (b) It is unlawful for any person to falsify any paper or document issued to give permission for any person to harvest a native plant specified in Section 80073, or to fail to comply with all of the conditions or stipulations of the permit.

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