California Fish and Game Code

§ 2014

FGC § 2014 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)It is the policy of this state to conserve its natural resources and to prevent the willful or negligent destruction of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibia.

(b)The state may recover damages in a civil action against any person or local agency which unlawfully or negligently takes or destroys any bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian protected by the laws of this state.

(c)The measure of damages is the amount that will compensate for all the detriment proximately caused by the taking or destruction of the birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibia.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 34. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.