BILL NUMBER: SB 1424 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Senator Machado
FEBRUARY 21, 2008
An act to repeal and add Section 2118 of the Fish and Game Code,
relating to wild animals.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1424, as introduced, Machado. Wild animals: permits.
Existing law prohibits the importation, transportation,
possession, or live release of specified wild animals, except under a
revocable, nontransferable permit. Existing law permits the Fish and
Game Commission, by regulation, and in cooperation with the
Department of Food and Agriculture, to add or delete wild animals
from the list of specified wild animals.
This bill would modify the list of wild animals by adding and
deleting specified wild animals from that list.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2118 of the Fish and Game Code is repealed.
2118. It is unlawful to import, transport, possess, or release
alive into this state, except under a revocable, nontransferable
permit as provided in this chapter and the regulations pertaining
thereto, any wild animal of the following species:
(a) Class Aves: (birds)
Family Cuculidae (cuckoos)
All Species.
Family Alaudidae (larks)
Skylark, Alauda arvensis
Family Corvidae (crows, jays, magpies)
All species.
Family Turdidae (thrushes)
European blackbird, Turdus merula
Missel (or mistle), thrush, Turdus
viscivorus
Family Sturnidae (starlings and mynas
or mynahs)
All species of the family, except hill
myna (or
hill mynah),
Gracula religiosa (sometimes referred
to as
Eulabes religiosa)
Family Ploceidae (weavers)
The following species:
Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
Italian sparrow, Passer italiae
European tree sparrow, Passer
montanus
Cape sparrow, Passer capensis
Madagascar weaver, Foudia
madagascariensis
Baya weaver, Ploceus baya
Hawaiian rice bird, Munia nisoria
Red-billed quelea, Quelea quelea
Red-headed quelea, Quelea erythrops
Family Fringillidae (sparrows, finches,
buntings)
Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
(b) Class Mammalia (mammals)
Order Primates
All species except those in family
Hominidae
Order Edentata (sloths, anteaters,
armadillos, etc.)
All species.
Order Marsupialia (marsupials or
pouched mammals)
All species.
Order Insectivora (shrews, moles,
hedgehogs, etc.)
All species.
Order Dermoptera (gliding lemurs)
All species.
Order Chiroptera (bats)
All species.
Order Monotremata (spiny anteaters,
platypuses)
All species.
Order Pholidota (pangolins, scaly
anteaters)
All species.
Order Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, hares)
All species, except domesticated races
of rabbits.
Order Rodentia (rodents)
All species, except domesticated golden
hamsters, also known as Syrian
hamster,
Mesocricetus auratus; domesticated
races of
rats or mice (white or albino;
trained,
dancing or spinning, laboratory-
reared);
and domestic strains of guinea pig
(Cavia
porcellus).
Order Carnivora (carnivores)
All species, except domestic dogs
(Canis
familiaris) and domestic cats (Felis
catus).
Order Tubulidentata (aardvarks)
All species.
Order Proboscidea (elephants)
All species.
Order Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
All species.
Order Sirenia (dugongs, manatees)
All species.
Order Perissodactyla (horses, zebras,
tapirs,
rhinoceroses, etc.)
All species except those of the family
Equidae.
Order Artiodactyla (swine, peccaries,
camels,
deer, elk, except elk (genus Cervus)
which are
subject to Section 2118.2, moose,
antelopes,
cattle, goats, sheep, etc.)
All species except: domestic swine of
the family
Suidae; American bison, and domestic
cattle,
sheep and goats of the family
Bovidae; races
of big-horned sheep (Ovis canadensis)
now
or formerly indigenous to this state.
Mammals of the orders Primates,
Edentata,
Dermoptera, Monotremata, Pholidota,
Tubulidentata,
Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, Hyracoidea, Sirenia
and
Carnivora are restricted for the welfare of the
animals,
except animals of the families Viverridae and
Mustelidae
in the order Carnivora are restricted because
such
animals are undesirable and a menace to native
wildlife,
the agricultural interests of the state, or to
the
public
health or safety.
(c) Class amphibia (frogs, toads,
salamanders)
Family Bufonidae (toads)
Giant toad or marine toad, Bufo marinus
(d) Class Monorhina (lampreys)
All species.
(e) Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)
Family Serranidae (bass)
White perch, Morone or Roccus americana
Family Clupeidae (herring)
Gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum
Family Sciaenidae (croakers)
Freshwater sheepshead, Aplodinotus
grunniens
Family Characidae (characins)
Banded tetra, Astyanax fasciatus
All species of piranhas
Family Lepisosteidae (gars)
All species.
Family Amiidae (bowfins)
All species.
(f) Class Reptilia (snakes, lizards,
turtles, alligators)
Family Crocodilidae
All species.
(g) Class Crustacea (crustaceans)
Genus Cambarus (crayfishes)
All species.
Genus Astacus (crayfishes)
All species.
Genus Astacopsis (crayfishes)
All species.
(h) Class Gastropoda (slugs, snails, clams)
All species of slugs.
All species of land snails.
(i) Other classes, orders, families, genera,
and
species
of wild animals which may be designated by the
commission in cooperation with the Department of
Food
and Agriculture, (1) when the class, order,
family,
genus,
or species is proven to be undesirable and a
menace to
native wildlife or the agricultural interests of
the state,
or
(2) to provide for the welfare of wild
animals.
(j) Except as expressly authorized in this code,
any
live
nonindigenous Atlantic salmon or the roe thereof
into
the
Smith River
watershed.
(k) Classes, families, genera, and species in
addition
to
those listed in this section may be added to or
deleted
from the above lists from time to time by
commission
regulations in cooperation with the Department
of
Food
and Agriculture.
SEC. 2. Section 2118 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to read:
2118. It is unlawful to import, transport, possess, or release
alive into this state, except under a revocable, nontransferable
permit as provided in this chapter and the regulations pertaining
thereto, any wild animal of the following species:
(a) Class Aves (birds)
Family Alaudidae (larks)
Alauda arvensis (skylark)
Family Cuculidae (cuckoos)
All species
Family Corvidae (crows, ravens, rooks,
jackdaws)
All species
Family Turdidae (thrushes, blackbirds,
fieldfare)
The following species:
Turdus merula (European blackbird)
Turdus viscivorus (missel thrush)
Turdus pilaris (fieldfare)
Turdus musicus (song thrush)
Family Sturnidae (starlings, mynahs)
All species, except Sturnus vulgaris
(starling), Gracula religiosa or Eulabes
religiosa (hill mynahs), and Leucopsar
rothschildi (Rothchild's mynah)
Family Ploceidae (sparrows, weavers,
queleas)
Genus Passer (sparrow)
All species, except Passer domesticus
(English house sparrow)
Foudia madagascariensis (Madagascar weaver)
Ploceus baya (baya weaver)
Genus Quelea (queleas)
All species
Family Estrildidae (waxbills, munias,
ricebirds)
Padda oryzivora (Java sparrow)
Family Emberididae (yellowhammer)
Emberiza citrinella (yellowhammer)
Order Falconiformes (falcons, eagles,
hawks, vultures)
Vultures, all species
Falcons, eagles, hawks
Order Strigiformes (owls)
All species
Family Pyconotidae (bulbuls or fruit
thrushes)
Pycnonotus jocosus (red-whiskered bulbul)
Family Zosteropidae (whiteeyes)
All species Genus Zosterops (whiteeyes)
Family Psittacidae (parrots, parakeets)
Myiopsitta monachus (monk or quaker
parakeet)
(b) Class Mammalia (mammals)
Order Primata (monkeys, apes)
All species, except Family Hominidae
Order Edendata (sloths, anteaters,
armadillos)
All species
Family Dasypodidae (armadillos)
All species
Family Bradypodidae (sloths)
Family Myrmecophagidae (anteaters)
Order Marsupialia (marsupials or pouched
animals)
All species
Order Insectivora (shrews, moles,
hedgehogs)
All species
Order Dermoptera (gliding lemurs)
All species
Order Chiroptera (bats)
All species
Order Monotremata (spiny anteaters,
platypuses)
All species
Order Pholidota (pangolins or scaly
anteaters)
All species
Order Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, hares)
All species, except domesticated varieties
of rabbits and hares of the Family
Leporidae
Order Rodentia (hamsters, field mice,
voles, muskrats,
gerbils, squirrels, chipmunks, woodchucks,
prairie
dogs)
All species, except:
Ondatra zibethica (muskrats), under
conditions
set
forth in Section 2250
Domesticated races of golden hamsters of
the species
Mesocricetus auratus and domesticated
races of
dwarf hamsters of the Genus Phodopus
Domesticated races of rats or mice (white
or albino; trained, dancing or spinning,
laboratory-reared)
Domesticated races of guinea pigs of the
species
Cavia porcellus
Domesticated races of chinchillas of the
species
Chinchilla laniger
Order Carnivora (raccoons, ringtailed
cats, kinkajous, coatis, cacomistles,
weasels, ferrets, skunks, polecats,
stoats, mongoose, civets, wolves, foxes,
coyotes, lions, tigers, ocelots, bobcats,
servals, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs,
bears)
Family Felidae
All species, except:
Acinonyx jubatus (cheetahs)
Domestic cats and hybrids of domestic cats
Family Canidae
All species
Wolf hybrids (Canis familiaris (domestic
dog) x
Canis
lupus (wolf)). Any F1 (first) generation
wolf
hybrid whelped on or before February 4,
1988,
may be possessed under permit from the
department.
No state permit is required to possess the
progeny
of F1 generation wolf hybrids, but cities
and
counties may prohibit posession or require
a permit.
Domesticated dogs are not restricted.
Family Viverridae
All species
Family Procyonidae
All species, except:
Ailuris fulgens (lesser panda)
Aiuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda)
Bassariscus astutus (ringtail or
ringtailed cat)
Jentinkia sumichrasti (Mexican and Central
American cacomistle)
Family Mustelidae
All species, except:
Amblonyx cinerea (Oriental small-clawed
otter)
Aonyx capensis (African clawless otter)
Pteronura brasiliensis (giant otter)
All species of Genus Lutra (river otters)
All others
Order Tubulidentata (aardvarks)
All species
Order Proboscidae (elephants)
All species
Order Hyracoidae (hyraxes)
All species
Order Sirenia (dugongs, manatees)
All species
Order Perissodactyla (horses, zebras,
tapirs, rhinoceroses, etc.)
All species, except Family Equidae
Order Artiodactyla (swine, peccaries,
camels, deer, elk, moose, antelopes,
cattle, goats, sheep, etc.)
All species, except:
Bos taurus and Bos indicus (domestic
cattle)
Bos grunniens (yak)
Bubalus bulalis (Asian water buffalo)
Ovis aries (domestic sheep)
Capra hircus (domestic goat)
Sus scrofa domestica (domestic swine)
Llama glama (llama)
Llama pacos (alpaca)
Llama guanicoe (guanaco)
Hybrids of llama, alpaca, and guanacos
Camelus bactrianus and Camelus dromedarius
(camels)
Bison bison (American bison)
Permits may be issued for species of elk
(Genus Cervus) that are already maintained
within California.
Permits may be issued pursuant to Section
676 of Title 14 of the California Code of
Regulations, for importing, breeding,
slaughter, and sale of the meat and other
parts of fallow deer (Dama dama) for
commercial purposes.
(c) Class Amphibia (frogs, toads, salamanders)
Family Bufonidae (toads)
Bufo marinus
Bufo paracnemis
Bufo horribilis (giant toad or marine toad
group) and all other large toads from
Mexico and Central and South America
Family Pipidae (tongueless toads)
All species of the Genus Xenopus
Family Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders)
All species of the Genus Ambystoma
(tiger salamanders)
(d) Class Agnatha (jawless fish)
Family Petromyzontidae (lampreys)
All nonnative species
(e) Class Osteichthyes (bony fish)
Family Percichthyidae (temperate bass)
Morone americana (white perch)
Morone chrysops (white bass)
Family Clupeidae (herrings)
Dorosoma cepedianum (gizzard shad)
Family Sciaenidae (drums)
Aplodinotus grunniens (freshwater drum)
Family Characidae (characins)
Astyanax fasciatus (banded tetra)
All species of the genera Serrasalmus,
Serrasalmo, Pygocentrus, Taddyella,
Rooseveltiella, Pygopristis (piranhas),
and Hoplias malabaricus (tiger fish)
Family Salmonidae (trouts)
Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)--Restricted
in the Smith River watershed
Family Lepisosteidae (gars)
All species
Family Amiidae (bowfins)
All species
Family Poeciliidae (livebearers)
Belonesox belizanus (pike killifish)
Family Channidae (snakeheads)
All species
Family Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
Leuciscus idus (ide)
Ctenopharyngodon idellus (grass carp),
except that permits may be issued to a
person, organization, or agency for
possession of triploid grass carp, under
conditions set forth in regulation.
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp)
Aristichthys nobilis (bighead carp)
Family Trichomycteridae (Pygidiidae)
(parasitic catfish)
All species
Family Cetopsidae (whalelike catfish)
All species
Family Clariidae (labyrinth catfish)
All species of the genera Clarias,
Dinotopterus, and Heterobranchus
Family Heteropneustidae (Saccobranchidae)
(airsac catfish)
All species
Family Cichlidae (cichlids)
Tilapia sparrmani (banded tilapia)
Tilapia zilli (redbelly tilapia), except
permits may be issued to a person or
agency for importation, transportation, or
possession in the Counties of San
Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial.
Tilapia aurea (blue tilapia)
Tilapia nilotica (Nile tilapia)
Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
All species of Genus Anguilla
Family Esocidae (pikes)
All species
Family Percidae (perches)
Perca flavescens (yellow perch)
Stizostedion vitreum (walleye)
Family Catostomidae (suckers)
All members of Genus Ictiobus (buffalos)
Family Cyprinodontidae (killifish)
Cyprinodon variegatus (sheepshead minnow)
(f) Class Elasmobranchiomorphi (cartilaginous
fish)
Family Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks)
All species of Genus Carcharhinus
(freshwater sharks)
Family Potamotrygonidae (river stingrays)
All species
(g) Class Reptilia (reptiles)
Order Crocodilia (crocodiles, caimans,
alligators, and gavials)
All species
Family Chelyridae (snapping turtles)
All species
Family Elapidae (cobras, coral snakes,
mambas, kraits, etc.)
All species
Family Viperidae (adders and vipers)
All species
Family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
All species, except:
Crotalus viridis (western rattlesnake)
Crotalus atrox (western diamondback
rattlesnake)
Crotalus ruber (red diamondback
rattlesnake)
Crotalus scutulatus (Mojave rattlesnake)
Crotalus mitchelli (speckled rattlesnake)
Crotalus cerastes (sidewinder)
Family Colubridae (colubrids)
Dispholidus typus (boomslang)
Theoltornis kitlandii (bird or vine
snake)
Family Helodermatidae
Heloderma suspectum suspectum (reticulate
Gila monster)
(h) Class Crustacea (crustaceans)
Family Cambaridae (crayfish, etc.) All
species, except:
Procambarus clarkia
Orconectes virilis
All species of Genus Eriocheir
(i) Class Gastropoda (slugs, snails)
Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand
mudsnail)
All nonnative species of slugs and land
snails, except:
Rumina decollata (decollate snail) in the
Counties of San Bernardino, Riverside,
Imperial, Orange, San Diego, Los Angeles,
Ventura, Kern, Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and
Santa Barbara not restricted with the
concurrence of the appropriate county
agricultural commissioners.
Helix aspersa (brown garden snail)
(j) Class Bivalvia (bivalves)
All members of the Genus Dreissena (zebra
mussels)
(k) Transgenic aquatic animals
Includes freshwater and marine fishes,
invertebrates, crustaceans, mollusks,
amphibians, and reptiles
(l) The commission in cooperation with the Department of Food and
Agriculture, may designate other classes, orders, families, genera,
and species of wild animals, (1) if the class, order, family, genus,
or species is proven to be undesirable and a menace to native
wildlife or (2) to provide for the welfare of wild animals.
(m) Except as expressly authorized in this code, any live
nonindigenous Atlantic salmon or the roe thereof into the Smith River
watershed.
(n) Classes, families, genera, and species, in addition to those
listed in this section, may be added to or deleted from the above
list by commission regulations in cooperation with the Department of
Food and Agriculture.