{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fgc-5000","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FGC § 5000","heading":"","body":"It is unlawful to sell, purchase, harm, take, possess, transport, or shoot a projectile at, a tortoise (Gopherus). This section does not apply to the taking of a tortoise when authorized by the department.","path":["Fish and Game Code - FGC","DIVISION 5. PROTECTED REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS [5000. - 5062.]","CHAPTER 1. Turtles [5000. - 5002.]","ARTICLE 1. Desert Tortoises [5000. - 5002.]"],"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":"284a3f26265bfb57c0b6680201fa8a62e96b81c1a9cc9a24a6427fbedf8b165d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fgc-4903","next":"us-ca/fgc-5001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}