The department has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species. The department, as trustee for fish and wildlife resources, shall consult with lead and responsible agencies and shall provide, as available, the requisite biological expertise to review and comment upon environmental documents and impacts arising from project activities, as those terms are used in the California Environmental Protection Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 1802
Policy
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 70 Cal. App. 4th 482 - Fall River Wild Trout Foundation v. County of Shasta (1999)
Most recently applied in 232 Cal. App. 4th 931 - Center for Biological Diversity v. Cal. Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection CA1/5 (December 2014)
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1706, Sec. 10.
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