California AB1722 allows self-defense as a defense against penalties for taking endangered species.

California AB1722 amends the California Endangered Species Act to allow self-defense as a defense against civil and criminal penalties for taking an endangered, threatened, or candidate species. This applies when the take is necessary and reasonable to protect from immediate bodily harm. The bill also requires reporting of such takes to the department within 24 hours and mandates a report by the department by July 1, 2032, detailing the species, date, and location of the takes.

California AB1722 allows self-defense as a defense against penalties for taking endangered species.

California AB1722 amends the California Endangered Species Act to allow self-defense as a defense against civil and criminal penalties for taking an endangered, threatened, or candidate species. This applies when the take is necessary and reasonable to protect from immediate bodily harm. The bill also requires reporting of such takes to the department within 24 hours and mandates a report by the department by July 1, 2032, detailing the species, date, and location of the takes.