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The California Desert Tortoise is the state reptile of California. Desert Tortoises may be possessed only under the authority of a permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Game. The department may issue a permit for the possession of a desert tortoise provided the tortoise was legally acquired and possessed prior to March 7, 1973. To request a DESERT TORTOISE PERMIT APPLICATION form, you mail email, call or write to the California Department of Fish and Game as follows:
License and Revenue Branch 3211 S Street Sacramento, CA 95816
Please note, San Diego Turtle & Tortoise Society has a collection of these permit applications available at our monthly meetings as well as our annual show. We recommend more that one permit per tortoise, as they can get damaged or lost as the tortoise goes about his adventures. This way you have on file a record of the tortoises by number range. Also, if you adopt additional desert tortoises, you can give them a tag in the same number range.
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