ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [2050. - 2068.]
Article 1 added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1240, Sec. 2.
§§ 2050–2068 · 17 sections
- § 2050 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Endangered Species Act.
- § 2051 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Certain species of fish, wildlife, and plants have been rendered extinct as a consequence…
- § 2052 The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance any endangered species or any…
- § 2052.1 The Legislature further finds and declares that if any provision of this chapter requires a person to provide mitigation measures or alternatives to address a…
- § 2053 (a) The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the policy of the state that public agencies should not approve projects as proposed which would…
- § 2054 The Legislature further finds and declares that, in the event specific economic, social, or other conditions make infeasible such alternatives, individual…
- § 2055 The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the policy of this state that all state agencies, boards, and commissions shall seek to conserve…
- § 2056 The Legislature further finds and declares that the cooperation of the owners of land which is identified as habitat for endangered species and threatened…
- § 2060 The definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 2061 “Conserve,” “conserving,” and “conservation” mean to use, and the use of, all methods and procedures which are necessary to bring any endangered species or…
- § 2062 “Endangered species” means a native species or subspecies of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant which is in serious danger of becoming extinct…
- § 2063 “Feasible” means feasible as defined in Section 21061.1 of the Public Resources Code.
- § 2064 “Project” means project as defined in Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code.
- § 2064.5 “Recover” and “recovery” mean to improve, and improvement in, the status of a species to the point at which listing is no longer appropriate under the criteria…
- § 2065 “State lead agency” means the state agency, board, or commission which is a lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing…
- § 2067 “Threatened species” means a native species or subspecies of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant that, although not presently threatened with…
- § 2068 “Candidate species” means a native species or subspecies of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant that the commission has formally noticed as…