California Streets and Highways Code

§ 91.8

SHC § 91.8 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The department shall, within its maintenance program, establish procedures for the removal and disposal of animal carcasses on state highways.

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, prohibitions on the possession and transportation of endangered or protected species, or the property rights associated with livestock and other commercially valuable animals, the department may remove or relocate an animal carcass from a state highway for safety purposes.

(c)The department shall dispose of animal carcasses in an environmentally appropriate manner considering both of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 257, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.