CHAPTER 7. Amphibia [6850. - 6896.]
Chapter 7 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.
§§ 6850–6896 · 13 sections
ARTICLE 1. Frogs §§ 6850–6855 · 5 sections
- § 6850 As used in this article, “frog” means all species of frog.
- § 6851 Except as otherwise provided in this code or in regulations adopted by the commission, it is unlawful to take or possess any frog for commercial purposes. This…
- § 6852 Any person who conducts a place of business where frogs are sold to the public for food, or who takes or possesses frogs for sale to, or for use by,…
- § 6854 It is unlawful to take frogs by the use of firearms of any caliber or type.
- § 6855 The department may issue a permit to take and dispose of frogs under such limitations as the commission may prescribe, when, in the judgment of the department,…
ARTICLE 2. Frog-Jumping Contests §§ 6880–6885 · 6 sections
- § 6880 As used in this article, “frog-jumping contest” means a contest generally and popularly known as a frog-jumping contest which is open to the public and is…
- § 6881 Frogs to be used in frog-jumping contests shall be governed by this article only. Frogs to be so used may be taken at any time and without a license or permit.
- § 6882 If the means used for taking such frogs can, as normally used, seriously injure the frog, it shall be conclusively presumed the taking is not for the purposes…
- § 6883 Any person may possess any number of live frogs to use in frog-jumping contests, but if such a frog dies or is killed, it must be destroyed as soon as…
- § 6884 A frog which is not kept in a manner which is reasonable to preserve its life is not within the coverage of this article.
- § 6885 The commission has no power to modify the provisions of this article by any order, rule, or regulation.
ARTICLE 3. Commercial Use of Amphibians Except Frogs §§ 6895–6896 · 2 sections
- § 6895 “Native amphibians” as used in this article means salamanders, toads, or any other member of the class amphibia native to California.
- § 6896 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the commission shall establish rules for the commercial take, sale, transport, export, or import of native…