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Fish and Game Code § 5000

ARTICLE 1. Desert Tortoises

Current as of September 28, 2026Fish & G. Code, § 5000Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 77. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.

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.