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CA AB2075

Bill

Status

Passed

9/19/2014

Primary Sponsor

Luis Alejo

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Origin

State Assembly

2013-2014 Session

AI Summary

  • Delays the effective date of the ban on importing, possessing for sale, or selling crocodile and alligator bodies and products from January 1, 2015 to January 1, 2020.

  • Maintains existing prohibitions on importing or selling dead bodies or products of polar bears, leopards, ocelots, tigers, cheetahs, jaguars, wolves, zebras, whales, cobras, pythons, sea turtles, dolphins, porpoises, elephants, and other listed species.

  • Preserves exemption for lawfully harvested kangaroos under Australian law and federal Endangered Species Act, provided Australia annually reports to the state that harvest quotas will not be exceeded.

  • Establishes violation as a misdemeanor punishable by $1,000 to $5,000 fine and/or up to six months county jail for each violation.

  • Does not authorize importation or sale of endangered alligator or crocodilian species in violation of federal Endangered Species Act or international treaties.

Legislative Description

Crimes: importation or sale of endangered animals.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 464, Statutes of 2014.

9/19/2014

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources and Water5/8/2014
Rules4/21/2014
Water, Parks and Wildlife3/28/2014

Full Bill Text

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