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Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 5019.71 — Classification of Units of the State Park System

Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 5019.71

Type: Statute
Source: California Public Resources Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2001-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

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Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 5019.71 — Classification of Units of the State Park System is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Natural preserves consist of distinct nonmarine areas of outstanding natural or scientific significance established within the boundaries of other state park system units. The purpose of natural preserves shall be to preserve such features as rare or endangered plant and animal species and their supporting ecosystems, representative examples of plant or animal communities existing in California prior to the impact of civilization, geological features illustrative of geological processes, significant fossil occurrences or geological features of cultural or economic interest, or topographic features illustrative of representative or unique biogeographical patterns. Areas set aside as natural preserves shall be of sufficient size to allow, where possible, the natural dynamics of ecological interaction to continue without interference, and to provide, in all cases, a practicable management unit. Habitat manipulation shall be permitted only in those areas found by scientific analysis to require manipulation to preserve the species or associations that constitute the basis for the establishment of the natural preserve.