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CHAPTER 1 - Game Mammals
Section 3950. - 3950. (a) Game mammals are: deer (genus Odocoileus), elk (genus...
Section 3950.1. - 3950.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3950 or any other provision of...
Section 3951. - 3951. The commission may authorize the taking of tule elk...
Section 3952. - 3952. The department shall develop a statewide elk management plan,...
Section 3953. - 3953. (a) The Big Game Management Account is hereby established...
Section 3960. - 3960. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Pursue” means...
Section 3960.2. - 3960.2. (a) As used in this section, the terms “bear”...
Section 3960.4. - 3960.4. (a) As used in this section, the terms “bear”...
Section 3960.6. - 3960.6. (a) As used in this section, the terms “bear”...
Section 3961. - 3961. Whenever an employee of the department is not present...
CHAPTER 1.5 - Exotic Game Mammals
Section 3965. - 3965. (a) Exotic game mammals include wild pigs, including feral...
CHAPTER 2 - Fur-Bearing Mammals
ARTICLE 1 - Trapping Provisions
Section 4000. - 4000. The following are fur-bearing mammals: pine marten, fisher, mink,...
Section 4001. - 4001. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or regulations...
Section 4002. - 4002. Fur-bearing mammals may be taken only with a trap,...
Section 4003. - 4003. It is unlawful to use poison to take fur-bearing...
Section 4004. - 4004. It is unlawful to do any of the following:...
Section 4005. - 4005. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every...
Section 4006. - 4006. (a) A trapping license shall be issued as follows:...
Section 4007. - 4007. A trapping license authorizes the person to whom it...
Section 4008. - 4008. No trapping license shall be issued to any applicant...
Section 4009. - 4009. It is unlawful to remove or disturb the trap...
Section 4009.5. - 4009.5. The commission may adopt regulations as it determines to...
Section 4010. - 4010. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to,...
Section 4011. - 4011. (a) Fur-bearing mammals, game mammals, and nongame mammals, when...
Section 4012. - 4012. It is unlawful to take any red fox for...
CHAPTER 3 - Nongame Mammals and Depredators
ARTICLE 1 - Nongame Mammals
Section 4150. - 4150. (a) A mammal occurring naturally in California that is...
Section 4151. - 4151. Any house cat (Felis domesticus) found within the limits...
Section 4152. - 4152. (a) Except as provided in Section 4005, nongame mammals...
Section 4153. - 4153. (a) The department may enter into cooperative agreements with...
Section 4154. - 4154. (a) The department may enter into cooperative contracts with...
Section 4155. - 4155. (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, it shall be unlawful...
Section 4156. - 4156. (a) Except as provided in Section 4157 and notwithstanding...
Section 4157. - 4157. (a) Upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature for...
Section 4158. - 4158. (a) Before opening a bobcat hunting season pursuant to...
ARTICLE 2 - Depredators
Section 4180. - 4180. (a) Except as provided for in Section 4005, fur-bearing...
Section 4180.1. - 4180.1. It is unlawful to use snares, hooks, or barbed...
Section 4181. - 4181. (a) Except as provided in Section 4181.1, any owner...
Section 4181.1. - 4181.1. (a) Any bear that is encountered while in the...
Section 4181.2. - 4181.2. For the purposes of this article relating to damage...
Section 4181.5. - 4181.5. (a) Any owner or tenant of land or property...
Section 4185. - 4185. In any district or part of a district within...
Section 4186. - 4186. Nothing in this code prohibits the owner or tenant...
Section 4188. - 4188. (a) If a landowner or tenant applies for a...
Section 4190. - 4190. The department shall tag, brand, or otherwise identify in...
CHAPTER 4 - Deer
ARTICLE 1 - Taking Deer
Section 4301. - 4301. (a) Subject to the provisions of this code permitting...
Section 4302. - 4302. Any person taking any deer shall retain in his...
Section 4303. - 4303. The skin or hide of any deer lawfully taken...
Section 4304. - 4304. (a) A person shall not at any time capture...
ARTICLE 2 - License Tags
Section 4330. - 4330. It is unlawful to take any deer without first...
Section 4331. - 4331. The commission may determine the design and makeup of...
Section 4332. - 4332. (a) Any resident of this state, 12 years of...
Section 4333. - 4333. Tags are valid only during that portion of the...
Section 4334. - 4334. (a) The commission shall annually direct the department to...
Section 4336. - 4336. (a) The person to whom a deer tag has...
Section 4340. - 4340. (a) Any person who is convicted of a violation...
Section 4341. - 4341. Any person legally killing a deer in this state...
ARTICLE 3 - Archery Deer Hunting
Section 4370. - 4370. (a) In every area in which deer may lawfully...
Section 4371. - 4371. The provisions of this code relating to deer shall...
CHAPTER 5 - Marine Mammals
Section 4500. - 4500. (a) It is unlawful to take any marine mammal...
Section 4501. - 4501. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that several types...
Section 4502.5. - 4502.5. This section shall be known, and may be cited,...
CHAPTER 6 - Burros
Section 4600. - 4600. (a) It is unlawful to kill, wound, capture, or...
CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs
Section 4650. - 4650. (a) Wild pigs, as used in this chapter, means...
Section 4650. - 4650. (a) For purposes of this code, “wild pig” means...
Section 4651. - 4651. (a) The department shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature...
Section 4651.5. - 4651.5. (a) The department shall work with landowners to mitigate...
Section 4652. - 4652. (a) It is unlawful to take any wild pig,...
Section 4652.5. - 4652.5. (a) It shall be unlawful to intentionally or knowingly...
Section 4653. - 4653. (a) The department may determine the design and type...
Section 4654. - 4654. (a) Any resident of this state, 12 years of...
Section 4655. - 4655. (a) Wild pig tags are valid only during that...
Section 4655. - 4655. (a) Wild pig validations are valid only during that...
Section 4656. - 4656. Revenues received pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited...
Section 4657. - 4657. (a) The holder of a wild pig tag shall...
Section 4657. - 4657. (a) The holder of a wild pig validation shall...
CHAPTER 8 - Fully Protected Mammals
Section 4700. - 4700. (a) (1) Except as provided in this section, Section...
CHAPTER 9 - Bear
Section 4750. - 4750. It is unlawful to take any bear with firearm,...
Section 4751. - 4751. (a) Any resident of this state, 18 years of...
Section 4751. - 4751. (a) Any resident of this state, 12 years of...
Section 4752. - 4752. Bear tags are valid only during that portion of...
Section 4753. - 4753. The person to whom a bear tag has been...
Section 4754. - 4754. (a) Any person who is convicted of a violation...
Section 4755. - 4755. Any person legally killing a bear in this state...
Section 4757. - 4757. Any person taking any bear must retain in his...
Section 4758. - 4758. (a) Subject to the provisions of this code permitting...
Section 4759. - 4759. The skin, hide, teeth, claws, or other parts of...
Section 4760. - 4760. The provisions of this chapter relating to the possession...
Section 4763. - 4763. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to...
CHAPTER 10 - Mountain Lions
Section 4800. - 4800. (a) The mountain lion (genus Puma) is a specially...
Section 4801. - 4801. The department may remove or take any mountain lion,...
Section 4801.5. - 4801.5. (a) Unless authorized in this chapter, nonlethal procedures shall...
Section 4802. - 4802. Any person, or the employee or agent of a...
Section 4803. - 4803. Upon receipt of a report pursuant to Section 4802,...
Section 4804. - 4804. In order to ensure that only the depredating mountain...
Section 4805. - 4805. Whenever immediate authorization will materially assist in the pursuit...
Section 4806. - 4806. Any person issued a permit pursuant to Section 4803...
Section 4807. - 4807. (a) Any mountain lion that is encountered while in...
Section 4808. - 4808. As used in this chapter, “agent” means the agent...
Section 4809. - 4809. Mountain lions authorized to be taken pursuant to this...
Section 4810. - 4810. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Authorized research...
CHAPTER 11 - Bighorn Sheep
Section 4900. - 4900. The Legislature declares that bighorn sheep are an important...
Section 4901. - 4901. The department shall determine the status and the trend...
Section 4902. - 4902. (a) The commission may adopt all regulations necessary to...
Section 4903. - 4903. Revenue from the fees authorized by this chapter shall...