The department may, in the absence of a petition from an interested party, recommend to the commission that it add a species to, or remove a species from, either the list of endangered species or the list of threatened species. If it makes a recommendation under this section, the department shall include the information specified in Section 2072.3. A department recommendation under this section shall be considered by the commission as a petition with a departmental recommendation to accept and consider as described in subdivision (b) of Section 2073.5, and is subject to Sections 2074 to 2079, inclusive.
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 2072.7
Listing of Endangered Species
Known as the California Endangered Species Act
The act spans §§ 2050–2089 (72 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Mountain Lion Foundation v. Fish & Game Commission (1997)
Most recently applied in Mountain Lion Foundation v. Fish & Game Commission (July 1997)
Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1162, Sec. 6.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.