California § 384b - For the purposes of Sections 384c through 384f, inclusive, unless the context oth
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§ 384b. For the purposes of Sections 384c through 384f, inclusive, unless the context oth
For the purposes of Sections 384c through 384f, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section govern the construction of those sections. (a) âPersonâ includes an employee with wages as his or her sole compensation. (b) âPermitâ means a permit as required by Section 384a. (c) âTreeâ means any evergreen tree or top thereof which is harvested without having the limbs and foliage removed. (d) âShrubâ means any toyon or Christmas red-berry shrub or any of the following native desert plants: all species of the family Cactaceae (cactus family); and Agave deserti (desert agave), Agave utahensis (Utah agave), Nolina bigelovii, Nolina parryi (Parry nolina), Nolina wolfii, Yucca baccata, Yucca brevifolia (Joshua tree), Yucca schidigera (Mohave yucca), Yucca whipplei (Whipple yucca), Cercidium floridum (blue palo verde), Cercidium microphyllum (little leaf palo verde), Dalea spinosa (smoke tree), Olneya tesota (ironwood tree), and Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo), or any part thereof, except the fruit thereof, which is harvested without having the limbs and foliage removed. (e) âBoughâ means any limb or foliage removed from an evergreen tree. (f) âPeace officerâ means any county or state fire warden, personnel of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as designated by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, personnel of the United States Forest Service as designated by the Regional Forester, Region 5 of the United States Forest Service, personnel of the United States Department of the Interior as designated by them, or any peace officer of the State of California. (g) âHarvestâ means to remove or cut and remove from the place where grown. (h) âHarvesterâ means a person who harvests a tree, shrub, or bough.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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