Summary
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to import into the state for commercial purposes, to possess with intent to sell, or to sell within the state the dead body, or a part or product thereof, of a polar bear, leopard, ocelot, tiger, cheetah, jaguar, sable antelope, wolf, zebra, whale, cobra, python, sea turtle, colobus monkey, kangaroo, vicuna, sea otter, free-roaming feral horse, dolphin or porpoise, Spanish lynx, or elephant.
This bill would exempt from that prohibition the import into the state for commercial purposes, possession with intent to sell, or sale within the state of kangaroos if they are harvested in accordance with Australian law, the federal Endangered Species Act, and applicable international conventions, as specified.
Bill text versions
Legislative Journey
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor
- Passed Chamber 1
- Passed Chamber 2
- Signed
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
SenateFeb 20, 2026
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
SenateMar 4, 2026
Referred to Com. on RLS.
SenateMar 25, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Senate