California Fish and Game Code 3861 – The Legislature finds and declares all of the …
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.
Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 3861
- Bird: means a wild bird or part of a wild bird. See California Fish and Game Code 22
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
- Wildlife: means and includes all wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and related ecological communities, including the habitat upon which the wildlife depends for its continued viability. See California Fish and Game Code 89.5
(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 of birds that migrate to and from Asia, Central America, South America, and other regions.
(d) Surveillance of wild birds and animals across the state is a key element among efforts to prevent avian influenza and other emerging wildlife diseases from harming the people and the natural resources of the state.
(e) In the interest of public health, the state shall support a surveillance program for avian influenza in wild bird and animal populations.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 708, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 2006.)