California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §3680: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who purposely takes any racing pigeon that at the time of taking is registered with a recognized organization is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a misdemeanor by intentionally taking a registered racing pigeon, except when the owner takes their own pigeon or when a registered pigeon is incidentally taken while hunting wild pigeons.

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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who purposely takes any racing pigeon that at the time of taking is registered with a recognized organization is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) This section does not apply to either of the following: (1) The taking of a registered racing pigeon by its owner. (2) The incidental take of a registered racing pigeon while shooting or taking a wild band-tailed pigeon or domestic pigeon (Columba livia).

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