Cal. FGC § 2083
This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 2083, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
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Official statutory text
This chapter does not apply to the taking of fish otherwise authorized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 7600) of Division 6 or to the possession of individual animals which were lawfully possessed before the commission listed the species as an endangered species or as a threatened species or as an endangered animal or rare animal prior to January 1, 1985.
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