Section 2074.2 Of Article 2. Listing Of Endangered Species From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1.5. >> Article 2.
2074.2
. (a) At the scheduled meeting, the commission shall consider
the petition, the department's written report, and comments
received, and the commission shall make and enter in its public
record one of the following findings:
(1) If the commission finds that the petition does not provide
sufficient information to indicate that the petitioned action may be
warranted, the commission shall publish a notice of finding that the
petition is rejected, including the reasons why the petition is not
sufficient.
(2) If the commission finds that the petition provides sufficient
information to indicate that the petitioned action may be warranted,
the commission shall publish a notice of finding that the petition is
accepted for consideration. If the accepted petition recommends the
addition of a species to either the list of endangered species or the
list of threatened species, the commission shall include in the
notice that the petitioned species is a candidate species. The
commission shall maintain a list of species which are candidate
species.
(b) The commission shall publish and distribute the findings
relating to the petition pursuant to Section 2078.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.