{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fgc-2000.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FGC § 2000.5","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding Section 219, 2000, or any other law, and notwithstanding any requirement for a permit or license or other entitlement to take a species, the accidental taking of a bird, mammal, reptile, or amphibian by collision with a vehicle while that vehicle is being operated on a roadway is not a violation of this code or a regulation adopted pursuant to this code. Nothing in this section authorizes a person to possess any bird, mammal, reptile, or amphibian accidentally taken by collision with a vehicle as provided in this subdivision. Animals accidentally taken on a roadway may be removed by the state or local agency having jurisdiction over the roadway.\n(b) This section does not apply to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050).","path":["Fish and Game Code - FGC","DIVISION 3. FISH AND GAME GENERALLY [2000. - 2954.]","CHAPTER 1. Taking and Possessing in General [2000. - 2024.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"32e151e5425641e95aeb72180a80c3896fa278d49b0a77a0236ad8bbe20dfbf2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fgc-2000.3","next":"us-ca/fgc-2000.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}