SECTIONS 5050 - California Statutes

FISH AND GAME CODE

SECTION 5050

5050. (a) (1) Except as provided in Section 2081.7, fully protected
reptiles and amphibians or parts thereof may not be taken or
possessed at any time. No provision of this code or any other law
shall be construed to authorize the issuance of permits or licenses
to take any fully protected reptile or amphibian, and no permits or
licenses heretofore issued shall have any force or effect for that
purpose. However, the department may authorize the taking of those
species for necessary scientific research, including efforts to
recover fully protected, threatened, or endangered species. Prior to
authorizing the take of any of those species, the department shall
make an effort to notify all affected and interested parties to
solicit information and comments on the proposed authorization. The
notification shall be published in the California Regulatory Notice
Register and be made available to each person who has notified the
department, in writing, of his or her interest in fully protected
species and who has provided an e-mail address, if available, or
postal address to the department. Affected and interested parties
shall have 30 days after notification is published in the California
Regulatory Notice Register to provide any relevant information and
comments on the proposed authorization.
(2) As used in this subdivision, "scientific research" does not
include any actions taken as part of specified mitigation for a
project, as defined in Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code.
(3) Legally imported fully protected reptiles or amphibians or
parts thereof may be possessed under a permit issued by the
department.
(b) The following are fully protected reptiles and amphibians:
(1) Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Crotaphytus wislizenii silus).
(2) San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia).
(3) Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum
croceum).
(4) Limestone salamander (Hydromantes brunus).
(5) Black toad (Bufo boreas exsul).