Summary:
California law reiterates that it is illegal to take or possess any bird or its parts that is listed under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, of which the eagle is listed.
(a) It is unlawful to take or possess any migratory nongame bird as designated in the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 703 et seq.), or any part of a migratory nongame bird described in this section, except as provided by rules and regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of the Interior under that federal act.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 20, 2025.
Credits
(Added by Stats.2019, c. 349 (A.B.454), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020, operative Jan. 20, 2025.)