420.  The Bear Flag is the State Flag of California.  As viewed with
the hoist end of the flag to the left of the observer there appears
in the upper left-hand corner of a white field a five-pointed red
star with one point vertically upward and in the middle of the white
field a brown grizzly bear walking toward the left with all four paws
on a green grass plot, with head and eye turned slightly toward the
observer; a red stripe forms the length of the flag at the bottom,
and between the grass plot and the red stripe appear the words
CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC.
   Dimensions, excluding heading and unfinished flag ends:  The hoist
or flag width is two-thirds of the fly or flag length; the red
stripe width is one-sixth of the hoist width.  The state official
flag hoist widths shall be two, three, four, five, six and eight
feet.  The diameter of an imaginary circle passing through the points
of the star is one-tenth of the fly length; the distance of the star
center from the hoist end is one-sixth of the fly length and the
distance from the star center to the top of the flag is four-fifths
of the star-center distance from the hoist end.  The length of the
bear diagonally from the nose tip to the rear of right hind paw is
two-thirds of the hoist width; the height of the bear from shoulder
tip vertically to a line touching the bottoms of the front paws is
one-half the length of the bear; the location of the bear in the
white field is such that the center of the eye is midway between the
top and bottom of the white field and the midpoint of the bear's
length is midway between the fly ends.  The grass plot in length is
eleven-twelfths of the hoist width and the plot ends are equidistant
from the fly ends; the average width of the plot between the rear of
the left front paw and the front of the right rear paw is one-tenth
of the grass plot length.  The height of the condensed gothic
letters, as shown on the representation, is one-half of the red
stripe width and they occupy a lineal space of two-thirds of the fly
length with the beginning and ending letters of the words equidistant
from the fly ends.
   Colors:  The following color references are those of the Textile
Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York; the
colors on the flag are to be substantially the same as these color
references.  White--of the white field, front of bear's eye, and on
the bear's claws is White, cable number 70001.  Red--of the red
stripe, the star, and the bear's tongue is Old Glory, cable number
70180.  Green--of the grass plot is Irish Green, cable number 70168.
Brown--of the bear is Maple Sugar, cable number 70129.  Dark
brown--of the bear outline, paws, shading, fur undulations, iris of
the eye, the 12 grass tufts in the grass plot, and the letters is
Seal, cable number 70108.
   The general design and the details of the Bear Flag, excluding
colors, shall correspond substantially with the following
representation:
   This shall be the official State Flag of all state, county, city
and town agencies.  The flags now issued or in use shall continue in
service until replacement is required.



420.5.  "Eureka" is the official State Motto.



420.75.  "The Golden State" is the official State Nickname.



421.  The golden poppy (Eschscholtzia) is the official State Flower.
  April 6 of each year is hereby designated California Poppy Day.



421.5.  (a) West Coast Swing Dance is the official state dance.
   (b) The Square Dance is the official state folk dance.



421.7.  "I Love You, California," a song published in 1913 with
lyrics by F.B. Silverwood and music by A.F. Frankenstein, is an
official state song.


422.  The California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, Sequoia
gigantea) is the official state tree.



422.5.  The California desert tortoise (gopherus agassizi) is the
official state reptile.



423.  The California valley quail (Lophortyx californica) is the
official bird and avifaunal emblem of the State.



424.  The official colors of the State are blue and gold.  The
specifications, references, and designations for the official colors
are as follows:
   Specifications:  National Bureau of Standards, Research Paper RP
1700.
   International Commission on Illumination:
     Blue:  Y 0.063 x 0.204 y 0.165
     Gold:  Y 0.449 x 0.474 y 0.458
   Munsell Renotation:
     Blue:  H V/C 7.3 PB 2.9/8.8
     Gold:  H V/C 2.0 Y 7.1/11.3
   Munsell Book Notation:
     Blue:  H V/C 7.2 PB 2.9/9.1
     Gold:  H V/C 1 Y 7.3/11
   References:  Textile Color Card Association of New York, Inc.
Blue:  Yale Blue, cable number 70086, Standard Color Card of America,
9th edition.    Gold:  Golden Yellow, cable number 65001, United
States Army Card of Official Colors for Arms and Services.
Designations:  Inter-Society Color Council-National Bureau of
Standards:
     Yale Blue:  Deep purplish blue.
     Golden Yellow:  Vivid yellow.


424.5.  The California dog-face butterfly (Zerene eurydice) is the
official State Insect.



425.  The state animal is the California Grizzly Bear (Ursus
Californicus) as depicted in outline, details, and in colors on the
official representation in the custody of the Secretary of State.
The color references of the bear shall be in accordance with those
set forth in Section 420.
   All state representations of the state animal in details and in
colors shall be in accordance with this section and shall correspond
substantially with the following representation thereof:




425.1.  Native gold is the official State Mineral and mineralogic
emblem.


425.2.  Serpentine is the official State Rock and lithologic emblem.



425.3.  Benitoite is the official state gemstone.



425.5.  The California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is the
official State Marine Mammal.



425.6.  The garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) is the official state
marine fish.



425.7.  The saber-toothed cat (Smilodon californicus) is the
official State Fossil.



425.8.  The Chipped Stone Bear (bear-shaped eccentric) is the
official state prehistoric artifact.



425.9.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that San Joaquin Soil
is the official soil of California.  It is one of four soils to be
originally described at the beginning of this century, and the
beginning of soil studies in California.  San Joaquin Soil is
approximately 50,000 to 250,000 years old and was derived from and
deposited by the runoff of swollen streams during the glacial period,
from mountain glaciers in the Sierra Nevada.
   (b) The Legislature hereby designates San Joaquin Soil as the
official State Soil.



426.  The general design and the details of the Seal of the Governor
of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond
substantially with the following representation thereof:
   The roman numerals shall designate the sequence in office of the
Governor.



427.  When the seal of the Governor is prepared in colors, the Bear
Flag shall be shown in colors as set forth in Section 420; the blue
field back of the flag, the outside border of the lettering "Seal of
the Governor of the State of California", and the roman numerals
shall be in Yale Blue, Cable No.  70086; the 31 stars, and the
background upon which the lettering and roman numerals appear, shall
be of United States Army Color Card designation Golden Yellow, No.
65001.  The rising sun shall be of Indian Orange, Cable No. 70072;
the flowers of the poppy shall be shades of Poppy Orange, No. 70069,
Princeton Orange, No. 70070, and Golden Poppy, No. 70071.  The stem
and pods of the poppy shall be in shades of Jade Green, No. 70166 and
Irish Green, No. 70168.  Colors herein specified are those of the
Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York.



428.  The general design and details of the flag of the Governor of
the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond
substantially with the following representation thereof:



429.  When the flag of the Governor is prepared in colors, the
following colors shall be used:
   The field of the flag shall be Yale Blue, Cable No. 70086; the
four stars in each of the corners of the flag shall be white; the
golden fringe, circle of the center seal, and the rising sun within
the seal shall be United States Army Color Card designation Golden
Yellow, No. 65001; the field of the seal shall be Independence Blue,
Cable No. 70076; the 31 stars in the seal and the word "Eureka" shall
be white; the rising sun shall be Indian Orange, Cable No.  70072;
the mountains shall be shades of Orchid, Cable No. 70133, and
Amethyst, Cable No. 70134; the water shall be Grotto Blue, Cable No.
70022; the ship shall be Independence Blue, Cable No. 70076, and
white; the terrain shall be shades of Oakwood, Cable No. 70093, and
Cork, Cable No. 70092; the miner's shirt and pick shall be Plum,
Cable No. 70135; the face and arms of Goddess Minerva and of the
miner shall be Ecru, Cable No. 70134; the helmet and breastplate of
Minerva shall be Robins Egg, Cable No. 70204; the dress of Minerva
shall be white; the robe of Minerva and the pants of the miner shall
be Cardinal, Cable No.  70081; the shield of Minerva and the sheaf of
wheat shall be United States Army Color Card designation Golden
Yellow No. 65001, and Oakwood, Cable No. 70093; the spear of Minerva
shall be Oakwood, Cable No. 70094 and white; the cornucopia shall be
white and Amethyst, Cable No. 70134; the grapes shall be Amethyst,
Cable No.  70134; the fruit shall be Cardinal, Cable No. 70081, and
Irish Green, Cable No.   70168; the grass shall be Irish Green, Cable
No. 70168; the bear shall be in colors as set forth in Section 420.

   All white shall be Cable No. 70001.
   All Cable number colors herein specified are those of the Textile
Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York.



429.5.  The California Historical Society is the official state
historical society.