SECTIONS 11301-11305 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 11301-11305

11301. As used in this article, "state park lands" means any lands
subject to the control of the Department of Parks and Recreation.

11302. The director, upon receiving information causing him or her
to believe that coyotes are finding refuge on state park lands or on
ecological reserves and are causing damage to nearby private
property, may request the Department of Parks and Recreation, in the
case of state park lands, or the Department of Fish and Game, in the
case of ecological reserves, to cooperate in the acquisition and
evaluation of evidence to that effect. Upon a request by the
director, the department or departments shall cooperate in the
evaluation or acquisition.

11303. Upon a determination pursuant to Section 11302 that coyotes
are finding refuge on state park lands or on an ecological reserve
and are causing damage to nearby private property, the director and
the Department of Parks and Recreation, with the review and approval
of the Director of Fish and Game as to state park lands, or the
Department of Fish and Game as to ecological preserves, may enter
into an interdepartmental agreement to control coyotes finding refuge
on state park lands or on ecological reserves and causing damage to
nearby private property. Methods utilized to take the coyotes shall
be specific to those coyotes which are causing the damage. The
Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game
shall specify the methods of take, location of take, time of take,
necessary protections for public safety, protections convenient for
state park lands or ecological reserve users and uses, and may
specify whether the department is to employ persons to control
coyotes pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 11221) or
whether control is to be done by the Department of Parks and
Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game.

11304. The Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of
Fish and Game may submit claims to the department for reimbursement
of direct costs incurred pursuant to the implementation of this
article which shall be paid if found by the director to be reasonably
necessary to implement this article.

11305. Nothing in this article authorizes the use of Compound 1080
for predator control on state park lands and in ecological reserves.