{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"5000","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 5000","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. PROTECTED REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS [5000. - 5062.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Turtles [5000. - 5002.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-5/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Desert Tortoises [5000. - 5002.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-5/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 77.   (AB 1527)   Effective January 1, 2016.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>It is unlawful to sell, purchase, harm, take, possess, transport, or shoot a projectile at, a tortoise (Gopherus). This section does not apply to the taking of a tortoise when authorized by the department.</p>","text":"It is unlawful to sell, purchase, harm, take, possess, transport, or shoot a projectile at, a tortoise (Gopherus). This section does not apply to the taking of a tortoise when authorized by the department.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/desert-tortoises-5000","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}