Jul 16, 2014
The text of AB-2140, for those of you that are interested. If enacted, it would become § 4502 of California's Fish and Game Code.
. . . (a) It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
(1) Hold in captivity, or use, a wild-caught or captive-bred orca for performance or entertainment purposes.
(2) Capture in state waters, or import from another state, any orca intended to be used for performance or entertainment purposes.
(3) Breed or impregnate an orca in captivity.
(4) Export, collect, or import from another state the semen, other gametes, or embryos of an orca held in captivity for the purpose of artificial insemination. . . .