A new ruling allows endangered bees to be protected under the California Fish and Game Code.
, meanwhile, explicitly states that “the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this code and all regulations adopted under this code,” meaning that fish—as defined in the Fish and Game Code
—can be protected under CESA, Matthew J. Sanders from the Stanford Environmental Law Clinic explained to us“CESA is one of the important tools we have to protect and restore endangered species.
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