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DIVISION 5. PROTECTED REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS 5000-5062›CHAPTER 1. Turtles 5000-5002›ARTICLE 1. Desert Tortoises 5000-5002

§ 5000

California Fish and Game Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.

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

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