“Candidate species” means a native species or subspecies of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant that the commission has formally noticed as being under review by the department for addition to either the list of endangered species or the list of threatened species, or a species for which the commission has published a notice of proposed regulation to add the species to either list.
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 2068
General Provisions
Known as the California Endangered Species Act
The act spans §§ 2050–2089 (72 sections).
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.