Electrical transmission infrastructure: taking of birds, nests, and eggs: permits.

Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife and requires the department to enforce and administer the fish and game laws pursuant to the policies formulated by the Fish and Game Commission. Existing law makes it is unlawful to take, possess, or needlessly destroy the nest or eggs of any bird, except as provided. Existing law makes it is unlawful to take, possess, or destroy any birds-of-prey or to take, possess, or destroy the nest or eggs of these birds, except as provided. For these purposes, under existing law "take" means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill.