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.The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds the public it is still illegal to collect or possess roadkill animals and violators could face citation, even after Jan. 1, 2020.
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Friday, December 27, 2019
ANIMALS / COMMUNITY / GOVERNMENT
Buzzkill on Roadkill: New Law Doesn't Allow for Collecting Killed Game, Yet
POSTED BY KIMBERLY WEAR @KIMBERLY_WEAR ON FRI, DEC 27, 2019 AT 12:50 PM
Remember all the buzz about Senate Bill 395 giving folks the chance to take home a side of roadkill and whip up a dinner? Well, that’s not quite how it works, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
In a recent release, the department notes that while the law was “enacted with the intent to eventually make available for utilization the roadkill meat of deer, elk, pronghorn antelope or wild pig,” there are still some more steps to bring that to fruition and it is “still illegal to collect or possess roadkill animals and violators could face citation, even after Jan. 1, 2020.”
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- Blacktail deer. Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wilflife.
"Many Californians think it will be legal to possess and utilize roadkill on Jan. 1, which is the technical effective date of the Wildlife Traffic Safety Act, but that's not the case," said David Bess, CDFW deputy director and chief of the Law Enforcement Division. "There is no collection or utilization program in place. We are trying to avoid any confusion by misinformed citizens who think it is lawful to collect roadkill animals."
