Title FGC, California Fish & Game Code

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 5…

(a) No person or public agency shall import into this state, export out of this state, or take, possess, purchase, or sell within this state, a western Joshua tree or any part or product of the tree, except as authorized pursuant to any of the following, as applicable: (1) This c…

(a) The department may authorize, by permit, the taking of a western Joshua tree if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The permittee submits to the department for its approval a census of all western Joshua trees on the project site, including size information and photo…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 1927.3 and 1927.4, a county or city operating under an approved delegation agreement pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1927.3 or subdivision (b) of Section 1927.4 may authorize, by permit, without mitigation, both of the following: (1) The remova…

(a) The department may issue a permit to authorize either the removal or trimming of dead western Joshua trees or the trimming of live western Joshua trees. (1) Upon receipt of a permit and payment of any applicable administrative fees, a property owner or its agent may remove a …

(a) The Western Joshua Tree Mitigation Fund, created by the commission pursuant to Section 749.10 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, is hereby continued in existence by this chapter, and is renamed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Fund. Notwithstanding Section…

(a) The department shall develop and implement a western Joshua tree conservation plan in collaboration with the commission, governmental agencies, California Native American tribes, and the public. The conservation plan shall incorporate a description of management actions neces…

(a) Beginning in 2025, by January 31 of each calendar year, the department shall submit an annual report to the commission and the Legislature assessing the conservation status of the western Joshua tree, including, but not limited to, by detailing the number of permits issued, t…

(a) Beginning in 2026, and at least every two years thereafter, the commission shall review the status of the western Joshua tree and the effectiveness of the conservation plan in conserving the species at a public meeting to be held before August 31. Concurrent with each review …

No later than January 1, 2033, the department shall submit to the commission an update to the status review previously submitted pursuant to Section 2074.6 for the western Joshua tree that incorporates any new scientific information relevant to the status of the species and inclu…