California Fish and Game Code

§ 1927.4

FGC § 1927.4 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 11.5

Statute text

(a)The department may issue a permit to authorize either the removal or trimming of dead western Joshua trees or the trimming of live western Joshua trees.

(1)Upon receipt of a permit and payment of any applicable administrative fees, a property owner or its agent may remove a detached dead western Joshua tree or the detached limb of a western Joshua tree. All other removals and all trimming of western Joshua trees authorized by permits issued pursuant to this subdivision shall be completed by a desert native plant specialist.

(2)The department may issue permits pursuant to this section, without payment of fees or other mitigation, provided that the dead western Joshua trees or any limbs to be removed meet one of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 1927.2.