Section 3511.

(a) (1) Except as provided in Section 2081.7 or 2835, fully protected birds or parts thereof may not be taken or possessed at any time. No provision of this code or any other law shall be construed to authorize the issuance of permits or licenses to take any fully protected bird, and no permits or licenses heretofore issued shall have any force or effect for that purpose. However, the department may authorize the taking of those species for necessary scientific research, including efforts to recover fully protected, threatened, or endangered species, and may authorize the live capture and relocation of those species pursuant to a permit for the protection of livestock. Prior to authorizing the take of any of those species, the department shall make an effort to notify all affected and interested parties to solicit information and comments on the proposed authorization. The notification shall be published in the California Regulatory Notice Register and be made available to each person who has notified the department, in writing, of his or her interest in fully protected species and who has provided an e-mail address, if available, or postal address to the department. Affected and interested parties shall have 30 days after notification is published in the California Regulatory Notice Register to provide any relevant information and comments on the proposed authorization.

(2) As used in this subdivision, "scientific research" does not include any actions taken as part of specified mitigation for a project, as defined in Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code.

(3) Legally imported fully protected birds or parts thereof may be possessed under a permit issued by the department.

(b) The following are fully protected birds:

(1) American peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum).

(2) Brown pelican.

(3) California black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus).

(4) California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus).

(5) California condor (Gymnogyps californianus).

(6) California least tern (Sterna albifrons browni).

(7) Golden eagle.

(8) Greater sandhill crane (Grus canadensis tabida).

(9) Light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes).

(10) Southern bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus).

(11) Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator).

(12) White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus).

(13) Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis).

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 596, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2012.)