Section 1361 Of Article 3.5. Oak Woodlands Conservation Act From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.5.
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. For purposes of this article, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(a) "Board" means the Wildlife Conservation Board established
pursuant to Section 1320.
(b) "Conservation easement" means a conservation easement, as
defined in Section 815.1 of the Civil Code.
(c) "Fund" means the Oak Woodlands Conservation Fund.
(d) "Land improvement" means restoration or enhancement of
biologically functional oak woodlands habitat.
(e) "Local government entity" means any city, county, city and
county, district, or other local government entity, if the entity is
otherwise authorized to acquire and hold title to real property.
(f) "Nonprofit organization" means a tax-exempt nonprofit
organization that meets the requirements of subdivision (a) of
Section 815.3 of the Civil Code.
(g) "Oak" means any species in the genus Quercus.
(h) "Oak woodlands" means an oak stand with a greater than 10
percent canopy cover or that may have historically supported greater
than 10 percent canopy cover.
(i) "Oak woodlands management plan" means a plan that provides
protection for oak woodlands over time and compensates private
landowners for conserving oak woodlands.
(j) "Special oak woodlands habitat elements" means multi- and
single-layered canopy, riparian zones, cavity trees, snags, and
downed woody debris.