§ 1900 Native Plant Protection

Fish and Game Code·California

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This law says the state wants to keep rare and endangered native plants safe and healthy.

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•The goal is to preserve, protect, and improve rare native plants.
•Plants are endangered when their homes are destroyed, changed a lot, or taken away.
•Things like building, farming, disease, or selling the plants can hurt them.

Example

A developer wants to clear a piece of land to build houses, but the area has a rare wildflower that only grows there.

Because the law protects endangered native plants, the developer would have to stop the clearing or find a way to protect the wildflower before building.

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§ 1900 Native Plant Protection

The intent of the Legislature and the purpose of this chapter is to preserve, protect and enhance endangered or rare native plants of this state. The Legislature finds that many species and subspecies of native plants are endangered because their habitats are threatened with destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment, or because of commercial exploitation or by other means, or because of disease or other factors. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1181.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

endangered or rare native plants habitats are threatened with destruction commercial exploitation

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 1900.

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