California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §4180.1: (a) It is unlawful to do either of the following to an immature depredator mammal while it is in its den: (1) Use a snare, hook, or barbed wire to remove the mammal.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to use snares, hooks, barbed wire, or fire to remove or kill immature predatory mammals in their dens, except when using federally-approved gas cartridges or similar registered products.

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(a) It is unlawful to do either of the following to an immature depredator mammal while it is in its den: (1) Use a snare, hook, or barbed wire to remove the mammal. (2) Use fire to kill the mammal. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of fire-ignited gas cartridges or other products registered or permitted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.).

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