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Cal. Fish & Game Code § 2000

Taking and Possessing in General

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Recchia v. City of L. A. Dep't of Animal Servs. (2018)

Most recently applied in Martino Recchia v. City of La Dept. Animal Svcs. (May 2018)

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 41

(a) It is unlawful to take a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian except as provided in this code or in a regulation adopted pursuant to this code.

(b) Possession of a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, amphibian, or part of any of those animals, in or on the fields, forests, or waters of this state, or while returning therefrom with fishing or hunting equipment, is prima facie evidence the possessor took the bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, or part of that animal.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.