Imperial County Municipal Code Ch. 12.48 Wild Flowers and Trees

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to mutilate or destroy or pick blossoms, branches, leaves or berries from any:

Mountain Dogwood (Cornus Nuttalli),

Snow Plant (Sarcodes Sanguinea),

Tiger Lily (Lilium Parryi),

Western Azalea (Rhododendron Occidentale),

California Holly Toyon Berry (Heteromeles Arbutifolia),

Maiden-hair Fern (Adiantum),

Sword Fern Family (Nephrolepic),

Giant Canyon Fern (Woodwardia Radicans),

growing upon public or private land in the county of Imperial, without a permit issued by the horticultura1 commissioner or Imperial County, except by the owner of such land or with the written consent of such owner.

(Prior code § 62500)

It is unlawful:

To dig up or remove the bulbs of the Lemon Lily or the Tiger Lily,

To dig up or remove the Snow Plant, Maidenhair Fern, Sword Fern Family, or Giant Canyon Fern,

To remove or cut or have in possession any of the branches, leaves, plants or berries of the Mountain Dogwood, Western Azalea, or the California Holly Toyon Berry,

growing on public or private land in the county of Imperial, without a permit by the board of supervisors of Imperial County, except in the case of private land, when the owner has given his or her consent thereto in writing.

(Prior code § 62501)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to dig up, remove, mutilate, or destroy any Yucca plant, or to pick or cut any bloom or blossoms therefrom, growing upon public or private land without a permit issued by the board of supervisors of Imperial County, except by the owner of such land or with the written consent of such owner.

(Prior code § 62502)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to dig up, remove, mutilate, or destroy any Yucca Trees of the following varieties:

Quixote Plant (Yucca Whipplei Torr.);

Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia Engelm.);

Spanish Dagger. (Yucca mohavensis Sarg.);

Spanish Bayonet (Yucca baccata Torr.);

Desert Lily (Hesperocallis undulatus Wats.);

Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera Wendl.);

Desert Holly, Atripiex hyhenelytra (Abronia Wats.);

Desert Verbena (Abronia villosa Wats.);

Desert Evening Primrose (Enothera trichocalyx Nutt.);

Smoke Tree (Parosela spinosa [Gray] Heller);

Lupin (Lupinus spp.);

Coach Whip or Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens Engelm.);

Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis D. C.);

Sandfood (Ammobroma soncrae Torr.);

Scarlet Bugler (Pentstemon centanthrifolius Benth.);

Indigo Bush (Parosela Schottii);

growing upon public or private land in the county of Imperial, without a permit issued by the board of supervisors of Imperial County, except by the owner of such land, or with the written consent of such owner.

(Prior code § 62503)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to dig up, remove, mutilate, destroy, or pick any cactus of the following varieties:

Cholla (Opuntia echinocorpa Engelm.);

Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus cylindraceus Enfielm.);

Giant Cactus (Cereus gigantea Engelm.);

Strawberry or Fish Hook Cactus (Mamillaria tetrancistra Engelm.);

Bird Nest Cactus (Mamillaria grahami Engelm.);

Acanthus (Beloperone californica Benth.);

Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocactus polysancistrus Engelm. and Bigel.);

Torch Cactus (Cereus engelmanni Parry);

Beavertail Cactus (Oprentia basillaris Engelm.);

Clavate Cactus (Opuntia clavata Engelm.);

Grizzly Bear Cactus (Opuntia erinacea);

Opuntia Cactus (Opuntia ramossissima Engelm.); and

Marguey or Agaves (Agate deserti Engelm.);

growing upon public or private land without a permit issued by the board of supervisors of the county, except by the owner of such land, or with the written consent of such owner.

(Prior code § 62504)

The board of supervisors of Imperial County, may, upon written application, designating the quantity, time and place of removal, digging up or picking of any of the plants herein mentioned, issue a written permit to any public library, museum, herbarium or educational institution or herbarium collector, authorizing the removal, digging up or picking of a designated quantity of any of the plants herein named, at the time and place designated in the permit.

(Prior code § 62505)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, except the owner of such land or with the written consent of such owner, to dig up, remove, mutilate, or destroy shrubs of the following variety:

Crucifixion Thorn (Holacantha Emoryi)

growing upon public or private land in the county of Imperial, without a permit issued by the board of supervisors of Imperial County, California.

(Prior code § 62506)

A. Where a permit is required by this chapter, authorizing the harvesting, transporting or possessing of trees or plants, such permits shall be accompanied by a tag or seal for each tree or plant to be harvested, possessed or transported. The tag and/or seal shall be retained and utilized-pursuant to Sections 80101 and 80102 of the Food and Agricultural Code of the state of California as it now exists, or may hereafter be amended.

B. Each permit authorizing the harvesting, transporting or possessing of plants or trees, for wood, which plants or trees are listed in this chapter shall be accompanied by a wood receipt. The wood receipt shall be nontransferable and shall be retained pursuant to Section 80103 of the Food and Agricultural Code of the state of California as it now exists or may hereafter be amended.

(Prior code § 62507)

Fees for the issuance of permits, tags, seals, and wood receipts required by this chapter shall be as follows:

(Prior code § 62508)