California Fish and Game Code

§ 2089.2

FGC § 2089.2 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 3 · Ch. 1.5 · Art. 3.7

Statute text

(a)This article shall be known and may be cited as the California State Safe Harbor Agreement Program Act.

(b)The Legislature finds that a key to the goals set forth in this article of conserving, protecting, restoring, and enhancing endangered, threatened, and candidate species, is their habitat. A significant portion of the state’s current and potential habitat for these species exists on property owned by private citizens, municipalities, tribes, and other nonfederal entities. Conservation efforts on these lands and waters are critical to help these declining species. Using a collaborative stewardship approach to these lands and waters will help ensure the success of these efforts.

(c)The purpose of this article is to establish a program that will encourage landowners to manage their lands voluntarily to benefit endangered, threatened, or candidate species, or declining or vulnerable species, and not be subject to additional regulatory restrictions as a result of their conservation efforts.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 329, Sec. 15. (SB 473) Effective January 1, 2019.