CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1448Introduced by Senator HurtadoFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 4726 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1448, as introduced, Hurtado. Forestry: big tree destruction: penalties. Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state to preserve as far as possible the species Sequoia gigantea in the interest of conservation, both of soil and the species itself, and for the benefit of present and future generations. Existing law provides that a person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, a tree over 16 feet in diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in specified counties, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $600, or imprisonment, or both fine and imprisonment, as provided. This bill would raise the above-described fine to not less than $1,000 nor more than $6,000.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 4726 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:4726. Any A person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any a tree over over 16 feet in diameter, diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 25 days nor more than 150 days, or by both such that fine and imprisonment.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1448Introduced by Senator HurtadoFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 4726 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1448, as introduced, Hurtado. Forestry: big tree destruction: penalties. Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state to preserve as far as possible the species Sequoia gigantea in the interest of conservation, both of soil and the species itself, and for the benefit of present and future generations. Existing law provides that a person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, a tree over 16 feet in diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in specified counties, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $600, or imprisonment, or both fine and imprisonment, as provided. This bill would raise the above-described fine to not less than $1,000 nor more than $6,000.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1448
Introduced by Senator HurtadoFebruary 16, 2024
Introduced by Senator Hurtado
February 16, 2024
An act to amend Section 4726 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1448, as introduced, Hurtado. Forestry: big tree destruction: penalties.
Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state to preserve as far as possible the species Sequoia gigantea in the interest of conservation, both of soil and the species itself, and for the benefit of present and future generations. Existing law provides that a person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, a tree over 16 feet in diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in specified counties, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $600, or imprisonment, or both fine and imprisonment, as provided. This bill would raise the above-described fine to not less than $1,000 nor more than $6,000.
Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state to preserve as far as possible the species Sequoia gigantea in the interest of conservation, both of soil and the species itself, and for the benefit of present and future generations. Existing law provides that a person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, a tree over 16 feet in diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in specified counties, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $600, or imprisonment, or both fine and imprisonment, as provided.
This bill would raise the above-described fine to not less than $1,000 nor more than $6,000.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 4726 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:4726. Any A person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any a tree over over 16 feet in diameter, diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 25 days nor more than 150 days, or by both such that fine and imprisonment.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 4726 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:4726. Any A person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any a tree over over 16 feet in diameter, diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 25 days nor more than 150 days, or by both such that fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 1. Section 4726 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
4726. Any A person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any a tree over over 16 feet in diameter, diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 25 days nor more than 150 days, or by both such that fine and imprisonment.
4726. Any A person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any a tree over over 16 feet in diameter, diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 25 days nor more than 150 days, or by both such that fine and imprisonment.
4726. Any A person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any a tree over over 16 feet in diameter, diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 25 days nor more than 150 days, or by both such that fine and imprisonment.
4726. Any A person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any a tree over over 16 feet in diameter, diameter, in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 25 days nor more than 150 days, or by both such that fine and imprisonment.