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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. B14-24.3. Hunting, harassing or taking of wildlife prohibited.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. B14-24.3. Hunting, harassing or taking of wildlife prohibited.

(a) All park areas of the County are declared to be sanctuaries for wildlife of every sort and the taking, hunting or harassing of any wild bird, mammal, reptile or amphibian is prohibited. This section shall not apply to fish and other aquatic forms permitted to be taken under Section B14-24.1.

(b) As used in this section, "taking" means hunting, pursuing, catching, capturing, possessing or killing, or attempting to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, possess or kill any wild bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or parts thereof.

(c) This section does not apply to the taking of any bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or parts thereof by any person or persons duly appointed and authorized by the County to perform such services, and where such taking occurs while said person or persons are acting within the course and scope of the performance of such services. County may authorize such takings in the following circumstances:

(1) The taking of any bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or parts thereof, noxious pest or vermin in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare in the control of disease transmission, or to prevent excessive damage to park facilities and to other protected fauna and flora.

(2) The taking of any bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or parts thereof in order to humanely assist, aid and protect the animal where an emergency exists which constitutes a danger to the health, safety and welfare of such animal, and such taking is deemed necessary.

(d) Any violation of Subsection (a) of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. NS-702.89, § 2, 12-18-01; Ord. No. NS-702.91, § 6, 9-25-07)

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