California Fish and Game Code

§ 2301

FGC § 2301 Effective Sep 17, 2025Div. 3 · Ch. 3.5

Statute text

(a)(1) Except as authorized by the department, a person shall not possess, import, ship, or transport in the state, or place, plant, or cause to be placed or planted in any water within the state, invasive mussels.

(2)The director or the director’s designee may do all of the following:

(A)Conduct inspections of conveyances, which include vehicles, boats and other watercraft, containers, and trailers, that may carry or contain adult or larval invasive mussels. Included as part of this authority to conduct inspections is the authority to temporarily stop conveyances that may carry or contain adult or larval invasive mussels on any roadway or waterway in order to conduct inspections.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 106, Sec. 2. (AB 149) Effective September 17, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.