California · Penal Code

PEN §598: Every person who, within any public cemetery or burying ground, kills, wounds, or traps any bird, or destroys any bird’s nest other than swallows’ nests, or removes any eggs or young birds from any ne

Misdemeanor

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A person who kills, wounds, traps birds, destroys nests (except swallows'), or removes eggs or young birds in a public cemetery or burying ground commits a misdemeanor.

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Every person who, within any public cemetery or burying ground, kills, wounds, or traps any bird, or destroys any bird’s nest other than swallows’ nests, or removes any eggs or young birds from any nest, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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