California Fish and Game Code

§ 1955

FGC § 1955 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 2 · Ch. 13.5

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)California’s climate is changing. Rising temperatures, increases in the frequency and severity of extreme events like drought and wildfire, changing ocean conditions, and shifts in precipitation patterns all pose threats to California’s wildlife. These changes are shifting the habitat ranges of many California species, requiring these species to migrate to different latitudes or altitudes to locate suitable habitat necessary to survive.

(b)Land use is also changing as the state’s population continues to grow. Habitat conversion and fragmentation forces many California species to migrate in search of replacement habitat, and it also risks continued survival of species by compromising genetic diversity, among other things.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 738, Sec. 1. (SB 790) Effective January 1, 2022.