§ 1925 Department Desert Plant Enforcement

• •The department enforces the California Desert Native Plants Act.
• •Permits, tags, seals, and wood receipts are issued by the county agricultural commissioner or the sheriff, not the department.
• •The department can take, grow, import, and give out native plants for scientific or propagation purposes, and the Act doesn’t limit those activities.

A farmer wants to harvest a desert plant. The sheriff gives the farmer a permit, and the state department checks that the harvest follows the Desert Native Plants rules. At the same time, the department can collect some desert plants for a university research garden without needing a permit.

The sheriff issues the permit, the department enforces the rules, and the department can also take plants for research without breaking the law.