Section 3854.
3854. Not more than 10 percent of the funds provided to the zoos under this chapter may be used for administrative costs of the program. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 88, Sec. 1. Effective April 25, 1988.)
Section 3855.
3855. Both the breeding program and the release program, if authorized by the department, shall meet criteria established by the department and shall be monitored by the department. The zoos shall submit biannual reports to the department which describe progress made in the breeding program and the release program. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 88, […]
Section 3856.
3856. The department shall include copies of the biannual reports from the zoos in the annual report to the Legislature on the status of listed species required in Section 2079. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 88, Sec. 1. Effective April 25, 1988.)
Section 3857.
3857. To the extent possible, the department shall seek private sector funding and any federal funds which may be available to augment state funds for the purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 88, Sec. 1. Effective April 25, 1988.)
Section 3858.
3858. (a) For purposes of this section, the term “Northern California Condor Restoration Program” means the California condor restoration program in northern California associated with the California Condor Recovery Plan published by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in April 1996, or a subsequent revision of that plan. (b) Notwithstanding Section 3511, if the take of […]
Section 3860.
3860. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Avian Influenza Wildlife Surveillance Act. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 708, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 2006.)
Section 3861.
3861. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Avian influenza and other emerging diseases of wildlife are a serious threat to the people of California. (b) California is home to large populations of migratory birds and other wildlife species. (c) California is a central part of the Pacific Flyway, and a seasonal home to species […]
Section 3862.
3862. The Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with the department, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Department of Public Health, the Office of Emergency Services, and the University of California, shall develop and implement a plan for the surveillance, monitoring, sampling, diagnostic testing, and reporting of avian influenza in wild birds and animals […]
Section 3863.
3863. (a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall formally establish the Avian Influenza Working Group to assist in the development of the plan described in Section 3862. The Avian Influenza Working Group shall utilize, as guidance for early detection, the national protocol that has been developed to guide states in developing state-specific plans, known […]
Section 3853.
3853. In addition to the programs in Section 3852, a condor release program administered by the department and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may be contracted to the Zoological Society of San Diego and the Los Angeles Zoo. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 88, Sec. 1. Effective April 25, 1988.)