California Fish and Game Code

§ 2080.6

FGC § 2080.6 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 3 · Ch. 1.5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this chapter, “experimental population” means any population nonessential to the continued existence of an endangered, threatened, or candidate species, including any eggs, propagules, individuals, or offspring arising solely therefrom, that the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce designates as an experimental population pursuant to Section 1539(j) of Title 16 of the United States Code.

(b)If a population of a species is an experimental population, no further authorization or approval is necessary under this chapter for any person to incidentally take members of that experimental population, if all of the following requirements are met:

(1)The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce has published regulations in the Federal Register for the designated experimental population as required by Section 1539(j) of Title 16 of the United States Code.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 276, Sec. 2. (AB 1133) Effective January 1, 2018.