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Fish and Game Code § 2000.5

CHAPTER 1. Taking and Possessing in General

Current as of September 28, 2026Fish & G. Code, § 2000.5Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 869, Sec. 5. (SB 395) Effective January 1, 2020.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 219, 2000, or any other law, and notwithstanding any requirement for a permit or license or other entitlement to take a species, the accidental taking of a bird, mammal, reptile, or amphibian by collision with a vehicle while that vehicle is being operated on a roadway is not a violation of this code or a regulation adopted pursuant to this code. Nothing in this section authorizes a person to possess any bird, mammal, reptile, or amphibian accidentally taken by collision with a vehicle as provided in this subdivision. Animals accidentally taken on a roadway may be removed by the state or local agency having jurisdiction over the roadway.

(b) This section does not apply to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050).