California Fish and Game Code
§ 7260
FGC § 7260 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 6 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1.3
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)California has the greatest biodiversity of native trout species of any state in the nation. Trout can be found in more than 18,000 miles of California’s cooler streams. California’s trout are the principal sport fish in 3,581 cold-water lakes and reservoirs.
(2)Self-sustaining native trout populations in “Heritage Trout Waters” that retain and promote genetic trout diversity and overall sustainable watershed and ecosystem environmental health are state policy.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 565, Sec. 22. (SB 1148) Effective January 1, 2013.