“Threatened species” means a native species or subspecies of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant that, although not presently threatened with extinction, is likely to become an endangered species in the foreseeable future in the absence of the special protection and management efforts required by this chapter. Any animal determined by the commission as “rare” on or before January 1, 1985, is a “threatened species.”
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 2067
General Provisions
Known as the California Endangered Species Act
The act spans §§ 2050–2089 (72 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Mountain Lion Foundation v. Fish & Game Commission (1997)
Most recently applied in 44 Cal. 4th 459 - Environmental Protection Information Center v. California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (July 2008)
Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1240, Sec. 2.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.