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HomeFish and Game CodeDiv. 3Ch. 7.5Art. 1§ 2702 Wildlife Conservation Definitions

§ 2702 Wildlife Conservation Definitions

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§ 2702 Wildlife Conservation Definitions

This law explains special words used in rules about protecting land and animals. It tells what words like 'acquisition' and 'highly rare' mean in these rules.

Key Takeaways

  • •This section just defines words, it doesn’t make new rules.
  • •'Acquisition' means buying or getting land.
  • •'Highly rare' means something found in 50 or fewer places worldwide.

Example

A group wants to buy land to protect a rare flower that only grows in 30 places in the whole world.

The word 'acquisition' here means buying the land, and 'highly rare' means the flower is very hard to find.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 2702 Wildlife Conservation Definitions

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Acquisition” means the acquiring of any interest in real property. (b) “Fund” means the Wildlife and Natural Areas Conservation Fund created pursuant to Section 2720. (c) “Highly rare” means a worldwide rarity in which any species or natural community occurs in 50 or fewer locations, irrespective of whether the species or any species in the community is listed as threatened or endangered or was previously listed as rare. (d) “Natural community” means a distinct, identifiable, and recurring association of plants and animals that are ecologically interrelated. (e) “Species” means the fundamental biological unit of plant and animal classification that comprises a subdivision of a genus, but for the purposes of this chapter, “species” also includes the unit of a subspecies. (Added June 7, 1988, by initiative Proposition 70. Operative November 9, 1988, by Sec. 4 of Prop. 70.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

AcquisitionFundHighly rareNatural communitySpecies

Related Statutes

  • § 1750 Native Species Conservation Act
  • § 2700 Wildlife Conservation Act
  • § 2701 Wildlife Habitat Protection
  • § 1401 Inland Wetlands Conservation Fund
  • § 2602 Coastal Zone Definitions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 2702.
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