Section 2830.
2830. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the taking or the incidental take of any identified species if the taking is authorized by the department pursuant to any of the following: (a) A natural community conservation plan or amended plan approved by the department prior to January 1, 2002. Any permits, plans, implementation agreements, and amendments to […]
Section 2831.
2831. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, lands designated as of January 1, 2013, as open-space lands in a document entitled “Declaration of the Dedication of Land” approved by a resolution of the San Diego City Council in the same manner in which the city council processes approval of dedicated open space, reserving to the […]
Section 2835.
2835. At the time of plan approval, the department may authorize by permit the taking of any covered species, including species designated as fully protected species pursuant to Sections 3511, 4700, 5050, or 5515, whose conservation and management is provided for in a natural community conservation plan approved by the department. (Amended by Stats. 2011, […]
Section 2850.
2850. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Marine Life Protection Act. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1015, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
Section 2850.5.
2850.5. Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with the authority granted under Section 2860, commencing on July 1, 2013, the Ocean Protection Council shall assume responsibility for the direction of policy of marine protected areas (MPAs). (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 3. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
Section 2851.
2851. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s marine protected areas (MPAs) were established on a piecemeal basis rather than according to a coherent plan and sound scientific guidelines. Many of these MPAs lack clearly defined purposes, effective management measures and enforcement. As a result, the array of MPAs creates the illusion […]
Section 2852.
2852. The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Adaptive management,” with regard to marine protected areas, means a management policy that seeks to improve management of biological resources, particularly in areas of scientific uncertainty, by viewing program actions as tools for learning. Actions shall be designed so that, even if they fail, they […]
Section 2853.
2853. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a need to reexamine and redesign California’s MPA system to increase its coherence and its effectiveness at protecting the state’s marine life, habitat, and ecosystems. (b) To improve the design and management of that system, the commission, pursuant to Section 2859, shall adopt a Marine Life Protection […]
Section 2854.
2854. The workgroup shall, after appropriate consultation with members of the public, determine future actions for implementing the recommendations of its final report. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 172, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
Section 2822.
2822. The department may seek injunctive relief against any plan participant, person, or entity to enforce this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 4, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)