California

Fish and Game Code - FGC

2,297 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 2762.5 — In addition to subdivision (b) of Section 2762, the moneys in the Fisheries Restoration Account may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, by the department to fund the administrative cos
• § 2762.6 — The department shall, after consultation with the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout, allocate that amount of moneys appropriated to the department from the Public Resources Account in t
• § 2763 — The director shall consult with the Resources Agency, the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Coastal Conservancy, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and
• § 2764 — The director shall consult with other responsible state agencies and appropriate fishery advisory committees, including, but not limited to, the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout and th
• § 2765 — The California Water Commission, in any recommendation it may make to the Congress of the United States on funding for water projects, shall include recommendations for studies, programs, and faciliti
• § 2780 — The people of California find and declare all of the following: (a) Protection, enhancement, and restoration of wildlife habitat and fisheries are vital to maintaining the quality of life in Californi
• § 2781 — The people of California find and declare that wildlife and fisheries conservation is in the public interest and that it is necessary to keep certain lands in open space and natural condition to prote
• § 2785 — The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Acquisition” includes but is not limited to, gifts, purchases, leases, easements, the exercise of eminent domain if expressly au
• § 2786 — Except as otherwise expressly provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2787, the money in the Habitat Conservation Fund, which is hereby created, shall be used for the following purpose
• § 2787 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the fund is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, as follows: (a) To the Department of Parks and Recreation, fou
• § 2788 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the fund is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the board.
• § 2789 — In areas where habitats are or may become isolated or fragmented, preference shall be given by the agencies expending money from the fund to projects which will serve as corridors linking otherwise se
• § 2790 — Each agency receiving money from the fund pursuant to Section 2787 shall report to the board on or before July 1 of each year the amount of money that was expended and the purposes for which the money
• § 2791 — The board shall expend the money appropriated to it from the fund subject to the following conditions: (a) Not more than one and one-half (1 1 2 ) percent shall be expended for administration of this
• § 2792 — If any agency designated in Section 2787 ceases to exist, or is otherwise unable to expend the funds appropriated by Section 2787 to that agency for the period specified, the board or its successor ag
• § 2793 — The board and any other state or local agency that expends any funds appropriated from the fund on environmental enhancement, restoration, or improvement projects shall utilize the services of the Cal
• § 2794 — In implementing this chapter, the state or local agency that manages lands acquired with funds appropriated from the fund shall prepare, with full public participation, a management plan for lands tha
• § 2795 — (a) The Controller shall annually transfer 10 percent of the funds in the Unallocated Account in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund to the Habitat Conservation Fund.
• § 2796 — (a) The Controller shall annually transfer the sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) from the General Fund to the Habitat Conservation Fund, less any amount transferred to the Habitat Conservati
• § 2797 — (a) The people find it necessary to acquire, restore, and improve the rapidly disappearing wildlife habitat of southern California in the quickest and most efficient manner possible using existing gov
• § 2798 — Acquisitions of real property made pursuant to this chapter shall be done in compliance with the land acquisition law as existing or as hereafter amended and as it applies to the agencies designated i
• § 2799 — Every expenditure made pursuant to this chapter shall comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
• § 2799.5 — Reasonable public access to lands acquired in fee with funds made available pursuant to this chapter shall be provided except when that access may interfere with habitat protection.
• § 2799.6 — Only those amounts of money which are transferred to the fund from the General Fund pursuant to Section 2796 may be reappropriated for purposes of this chapter by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.
• § 2800 — This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act.
• § 2801 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The continuing population growth in California will result in increasing demands for dwindling natural resources and result in the continui
• § 2802 — The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance natural communities.
• § 2805 — The definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Adaptive management” means to use the results of new information gathered through the monitoring program of the plan and f
• § 2809 — Any person, or any local, state, or federal agency, independently, or in cooperation with other persons, may undertake natural community conservation planning.
• § 2810 — (a) The department may enter into an agreement with any person or public entity for the purpose of preparing a natural community conservation plan, in cooperation with a local agency that has land use
• § 2815 — The department shall establish, in cooperation with the parties to the planning agreement, a process for public participation throughout plan development and review to ensure that interested persons,
• § 2820 — (a) The department shall approve a natural community conservation plan for implementation after making the following findings, based upon substantial evidence in the record: (1) The plan has been deve
• § 2821 — Concurrent with the approval by the department of a final natural community conservation plan, the department shall do both of the following: (a) Establish a list of species that are authorized for ta
• § 2822 — The department may seek injunctive relief against any plan participant, person, or entity to enforce this chapter.
• § 2823 — The department shall suspend or revoke any permit, in whole or in part, issued for the take of a species subject to Section 2835 if the continued take of the species would result in jeopardizing the c
• § 2825 — The department may adopt regulations for the development and implementation of natural community conservation plans consistent with this chapter.
• § 2826 — Nothing in this chapter exempts a project proposed in a natural community conservation planning area from Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code or otherwise alters o
• § 2827 — To the extent practicable, implementation of natural community conservation plans shall use the services of either the California Conservation Corps or local community conservation corps.
• § 2828 — Nothing in this chapter prohibits a local government from exercising any power or authority granted to it pursuant to state law to acquire land or water to implement a plan.
• § 2829 — (a) The department may be compensated for the actual costs incurred in participating in the preparation and implementation of natural community conservation plans.
• § 2830 — Nothing in this chapter prohibits the taking or the incidental take of any identified species if the taking is authorized by the department pursuant to any of the following: (a) A natural community co
• § 2831 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, lands designated as of January 1, 2013, as open-space lands in a document entitled “Declaration of the Dedication of Land” approved by a resolution of t
• § 2835 — At the time of plan approval, the department may authorize by permit the taking of any covered species, including species designated as fully protected species pursuant to Sections 3511, 4700, 5050, o
• § 2850 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Marine Life Protection Act.
• § 2850.5 — Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with the authority granted under Section 2860, commencing on July 1, 2013, the Ocean Protection Council shall assume responsibility for the direction of po
• § 2851 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s marine protected areas (MPAs) were established on a piecemeal basis rather than according to a coherent plan and sound scienti
• § 2852 — The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Adaptive management,” with regard to marine protected areas, means a management policy that seeks to improve management of biolo
• § 2853 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a need to reexamine and redesign California’s MPA system to increase its coherence and its effectiveness at protecting the state’s marine life, hab
• § 2854 — The State Interagency Marine Managed Areas Workgroup shall, after appropriate consultation with members of the public, determine future actions for implementing the recommendations of its final report
• § 2855 — (a) The commission shall adopt a master plan that guides the adoption and implementation of the Marine Life Protection Program adopted pursuant to Section 2853 and decisions regarding the siting of ne
• § 2856 — (a) (1) The department and team shall use the best readily available scientific information in preparing the master plan adopted pursuant to Section 2855, and shall organize the location-specific cont
• § 2857 — (a) On or before July 1, 2001, the department shall convene, in each biogeographical region and to the extent practicable near major working harbors, siting workshops, composed of interested parties,
• § 2858 — The department shall establish a process for external peer review of the scientific basis for the master plan prepared pursuant to Section 2855.
• § 2859 — (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the department shall submit to the commission a draft of the master plan prepared pursuant to this chapter.
• § 2860 — (a) The commission may regulate commercial and recreational fishing and any other taking of marine species in MPAs.
• § 2861 — (a) The commission shall, annually until the master plan is adopted and thereafter at least every three years, receive, consider, and promptly act upon petitions from any interested party, to add, del
• § 2862 — The department, in evaluating proposed projects with potential adverse impacts on marine life and habitat in MPAs, shall highlight those impacts in its analysis and comments related to the project and
• § 2863 — The department shall confer as necessary with the United States Navy regarding issues related to its activities.
• § 29 — “Closed season” means that period of time during which the taking of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, or reptiles is prohibited.
• § 2900 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Habitat Maintenance Funding Act.
• § 2901 — (a) A local agency may establish an assessment district pursuant to Article 3.
• § 2930 — (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Salton Sea Restoration Act.
• § 2931 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State of California undertake the restoration of the Salton Sea ecosystem and the permanent protection of the wildlife dependent on that ecosystem.
• § 2931.5 — (a) The construction of facilities to separate fresh water from highly saline water for the purposes of implementing restoration activities pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to review, app
• § 2932 — There is hereby established the Salton Sea Restoration Fund which shall be administered by the director.
• § 2932.2 — Of the funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79565 of the Water Code, not less than eight million five hundred thousand dollars ($8,500,000) shall be made available for transfer or direct expenditure
• § 2932.3 — Any moneys made available by paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 75050 of the Public Resources Code and deposited in the Salton Sea Restoration Fund shall be expended, upon appropriation by th
• § 2932.5 — Moneys deposited in the fund created pursuant to Section 2932 shall not be expended for mitigation except for mitigation undertaken by the State of California.
• § 2933 — The Department of Water Resources may contract with water suppliers to purchase and sell water made available pursuant to Section 1745.
• § 2940 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Salton Sea is California’s largest inland water body with beneficial uses that include fisheries and wildlife habitat and preservation
• § 2941 — Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this article.
• § 2942 — (a) (1) The secretary, in consultation and coordination with the authority, shall lead the Salton Sea restoration efforts that shall include all of the following: (A) Early start habitat demonstration
• § 2943 — For the purposes of considering local, publicly derived input concerning habitat objectives and actions, types and levels of public access, and integration of air quality management and habitat restor
• § 2945 — (a) Nothing in this article interferes with or prevents the exercise of authority by a public agency to carry out its programs, projects, or responsibilities.
• § 2950 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Agency” means the Natural Resources Agency.
• § 2951 — (a) There is hereby created the Salton Sea Lithium Fund within the State Treasury to be administered by the Natural Resources Agency.
• § 2952 — (a) Before allocating moneys pursuant to this article, the agency shall develop and adopt project solicitation and evaluation guidelines.
• § 2953 — For purposes of implementing this article, the agency may enter into agreements with other agencies, including the Department of Water Resources.
• § 2954 — On or before June 30 of each fiscal year, the agency shall report on its internet website the projected operating and maintenance costs of state-developed or -managed public works or restoration proje
• § 3 — The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations there
• § 30 — “Commission” means the Fish and Game Commission, and “commissioner” means a member of the Fish and Game Commission.
• § 3000 — It is unlawful to take any bird or mammal, except a nongame mammal, between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise of the following day at the place of taking, except as otherwise
• § 3001 — It is unlawful to take birds or mammals with firearms, BB devices as defined in Section 16250 of the Penal Code, crossbows, or with bow and arrow when intoxicated.
• § 3002 — It is unlawful to shoot at any game bird or mammal, including a marine mammal as defined in Section 4500, from a powerboat, sailboat, motor vehicle, or airplane.
• § 3003 — (a) It is unlawful for a person to shoot, shoot at, or kill a bird or mammal with a gun or other device accessed via an Internet connection in this state.
• § 3003.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 1001, 1002, 4002, 4004, 4007, 4008, 4009.
• § 3003.2 — Notwithstanding Sections 4003, 4152, 4180, or 4180.
• § 3003.5 — It is unlawful to pursue, drive, or herd any bird or mammal with any motorized water, land, or air vehicle, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle, airplane, powerboat, or snowmobile, except i
• § 3004 — (a) It is unlawful for a person, other than the owner, person in possession of the premises, or a person having the express permission of the owner or person in possession of the premises, while withi
• § 3004.5 — (a) (1) Nonlead centerfire rifle and pistol ammunition, as determined by the commission, shall be required when taking big game, as defined in the department’s mammal hunting regulations (Section 350
• § 3005 — (a) It is unlawful to take birds or mammals with any net, pound, cage, trap, set line or wire, or poisonous substance, or to possess birds or mammals so taken, whether taken within or without this sta
• § 3005.5 — (a) It is unlawful to capture any game mammal, exotic game mammal, game bird, nongame bird, nongame mammal, or furbearer, or to possess or confine any live game mammal, exotic game mammal, game bird,
• § 3006 — Except as authorized under a domesticated game breeder’s license, a deer, elk, or bear kept in captivity may be killed only with the approval of the department, and pursuant to any regulation that the
• § 3007 — Except as provided in this code or regulations adopted pursuant to this code, it is unlawful to take a bird or mammal without a license or entitlement to do so.
• § 3008 — The physical control of a dog by its owner while the dog is engaged in hunting in an area where the owner is otherwise authorized to hunt, shall be as required by this code or regulations made pursuan
• § 3009 — Every person who while taking any bird or mammal kills or injures another person by the use of any firearm, bow and arrow, spear, slingshot, or other weapon or device used in such taking and who knowi
• § 301 — The commission may adopt regulations that it deems necessary for the disposition of birds or mammals that are killed accidentally.
• § 3010 — It is unlawful for any person to take any pheasant within 300 yards of any vehicle from which pheasants are being released into an area for hunting while such pheasants are being released.
• § 3011 — No person, including employees of the state, federal or county government, shall take bear with iron or steel-jawed or any type of metal-jawed traps, and no provision of this code or any other law sha
• § 3012 — It is unlawful to use any recorded or electrically amplified bird or mammal calls or sounds, or recorded or electrically amplified imitations of bird or mammal calls or sounds, to assist in taking any
• § 302 — When adopting regulations pursuant to any authority otherwise vested in the commission by this code, the commission shall annually determine whether to continue, repeal, or amend regulations establish
• § 303 — Prior to adopting a regulation authorizing a special hunting season for black bears for the purpose of curtailing property damage in any specified area, the commission shall comply with Article 2 (com
• § 3031 — (a) A hunting license, granting the privilege to take birds and mammals, shall be issued to any of the following: (1) A resident of this state, 16 years of age or older, upon the payment of a base fee
• § 3031.2 — (a) In addition to Section 3031, and notwithstanding Section 3037, the department shall issue lifetime hunting licenses under this section.
• § 3031.5 — For the purpose of obtaining a hunting license, enrollees in the Job Corps, created by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452), shall be deemed to be residents of California.
• § 3032 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Bear” and “pursue” have the same meanings as defined in Section 3960.
• § 3033 — (a) Pursuant to this section, the department shall issue to a disabled veteran or recovering service member who has not been convicted of a violation of this code a reduced fee hunting license that au
• § 3034 — (a) The department shall prepare a report to the Legislature no later than July 1, 2024, on the effects of the reduced-price tags issued pursuant to Sections 331, 332, 4751, and 4902 of the Fish and G
• § 3037 — A hunting license authorizes the person to whom it is issued to take birds and mammals, in accordance with law, for a term of one year from July 1st to June 30th, or, if issued after the beginning of
• § 3038 — Any member of the armed forces of the United States who is in a military medical facility and who is at least 70 percent disabled shall be issued a hunting permit, on application therefor, by the depa
• § 3039 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Section 2023, Section 3087, Section 4303, another provision of this code, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this code, it is unlawful to sell or pur
• § 3040 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 3031, the director shall, no later than July 1, 2023, designate two days per year as “Free Hunting Days.
• § 3049 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to ensure the health and safety of its citizens engaged in activities requiring the use of hunting implements.
• § 3050 — (a) No hunting license may be issued to any person unless he or she presents to the person authorized to issue that license any of the following: (1) Evidence that he or she has held a hunting license
• § 3051 — (a) The department shall provide for a course of instruction in hunter education, principles of conservation, and positive sporting behavior, and for this purpose may cooperate with any reputable asso
• § 3052 — A person receiving instruction from a hunter education instructor shall not be charged a fee for the service provided by the instructor, but may be charged a fee to cover the costs incurred by the ins
• § 3053 — In the case of loss or destruction of a certificate, a duplicate certificate may be issued by the instructor who issued the original certificate, or, by an instructor of the sponsoring organization ha
• § 3054 — The department shall furnish information on hunter safety, principles of conservation, and sportsmanship that shall be distributed free of charge to persons designated as hunter education instructors
• § 306 — Whenever, because of extreme fire hazard, any area is closed to entry by the public by any order or proclamation issued or concurred in by the Governor the commission may establish a season for huntin
• § 3060 — The department, in conformity with such regulations as the commission may prescribe, may issue special Colorado River hunting licenses when the commission finds and determines that under the laws of t
• § 3061 — A special Colorado River hunting license may be issued to any person holding a hunting license issued by the State of Arizona.
• § 3062 — A special Colorado River hunting license shall entitle the holder thereof to take only migratory waterfowl and only in, on, or along the Colorado River in accordance with the applicable state and fede
• § 3063 — The fee for a special Colorado River hunting license shall be two dollars ($2), and each such license shall be valid until the end of the calendar year in which it is issued.
• § 307 — (a) Whenever after due investigation the commission finds that game fish, resident or migratory birds, game or fur-bearing mammals, amphibians, or reptiles have decreased in numbers in an area, distri
• § 308 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, in District 22 the taking of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, or reptiles shall be subject to regulations adopted, from time to time, by the commiss
• § 308.5 — For the preservation, protection and restoration of mountain sheep and other birds and mammals in arid regions of the state, the commission, in cooperation with the agency authorized to manage the lan
• § 3080 — (a) For the purposes of this section, “donor intermediary” means a recipient who receives a game bird or mammal from a donor to give to a charitable organization or charitable entity.
• § 3086 — Cold storage plants and frozen food locker plants shall make and keep a complete detailed record of all game birds or mammals stored in such plants.
• § 3087 — (a) (1) Every person who prepares, stuffs, or mounts the skin of any fish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal for another person for a fee shall make and keep an accurate and detailed record, as pres
• § 309 — (a) The commission or any person appointed by it to conduct a hearing may, in any investigation or hearing, cause the deposition of witnesses, residing within or without the state, to be taken in the
• § 310 — The commission may designate salmon spawning areas.
• § 312 — (a) The commission may issue a permit authorizing any member of the armed forces of the United States or any student or faculty member of an elementary or secondary school in the public school system
• § 313 — The commission may prohibit the taking or possessing of tuna in the same manner as taking or possessing tuna is prohibited by federal law or by rules or regulations adopted pursuant to the Tuna Conven
• § 314 — The commission at any time may close to the taking of any species or subspecies of bird or mammal any area newly stocked by the department with resident or migratory game birds or game or fur-bearing
• § 315 — The commission may at any time close any stream, lake, or other inland waters, or portions thereof, to the taking of any species or subspecies of fish to protect and properly conserve the fish, except
• § 315.3 — The commission may open any stream, lake, or other inland waters, or any part of any stream, lake, or other inland waters, to the taking of any species or subspecies of fish for the proper utilization
• § 316 — The commission may prohibit the taking or possessing of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus) in the same manner as the taking or possessing of Pacific halibut is prohibited by federal law or by rules or reg
• § 316.5 — The commission may prohibit the taking or possessing of salmon in the same manner as the taking or possessing of salmon is prohibited by federal law or by rules or regulations adopted by the United St
• § 317 — Any organization conducting a special hunt for servicemen or veterans residing in or assigned to a United States veterans or armed services medical facility may apply to the commission for, and the co
• § 32 — “County” includes city and county.
• § 3200 — Any person engaged in raising or importing, or who keeps in captivity, in this state domesticated game birds or domesticated game mammals which normally exist in the wild in this state shall procure a
• § 3201 — No person shall sell the carcass of any domesticated game bird or mammal without first obtaining a domesticated game breeder’s license from the department.
• § 3202 — There are classes of domesticated game breeder’s licenses, designated “class 1” and “class 2.
• § 3203 — The department shall issue a class 1 domesticated game breeder’s license upon the payment of a base fee of eight dollars ($8), as adjusted under Section 713, and a class 2 domesticated game breeder’s
• § 3204 — Licenses issued under the provisions of this article are valid for a term of one year from January 1st, or, if issued after the beginning of such term, for the remainder thereof.
• § 3205 — Carriers for hire may carry within the State live domesticated game birds and mammals upon such terms and conditions as the commission may prescribe.
• § 3206 — No domesticated game bird or mammal shall be transported or sold dead unless each quarter and each loin of the carcass of each large mammal, the carcass of each bird, except as provided in Section 240
• § 3207 — The department shall collect three cents ($0.
• § 3208 — On or before January 31st of each year, every person to whom a domesticated game breeder’s license has been issued shall report the following to the department on a form provided by the department: (a
• § 3209 — (a) In lieu of the tag required by Section 3206, poultry processing plants licensed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650) or Chapter 4.
• § 3212 — The keeper of a hotel, restaurant, boardinghouse, or club may sell portions of a quarter or loin of a large mammal, or the carcass of a game bird or mammal raised or imported under a domesticated game
• § 3213 — A retail meat dealer may, without a license, sell portions of a quarter or loin of a large mammal or the carcass of a game bird or mammal raised or imported under a domesticated game breeder’s license
• § 3214 — Domesticated game breeders or other persons holding domesticated game mammals in captivity shall confine the mammals in escape-proof cages or enclosures.
• § 3216 — All domesticated game birds and mammals, excepting deer, sold under the provisions of this article, shall be killed otherwise than by shooting.
• § 3217 — The carcass of a game bird which shows that it has been killed by shooting shall constitute prima facie evidence that it was not a domesticated game bird.
• § 3218 — Any license issued under this article may be revoked by the commission upon conviction of the licensee of a violation of any provision of this code, and no similar license may be issued to the license
• § 3219 — Domesticated reindeer may be imported into this State and sold only in accordance with regulations which the commission may prescribe.
• § 3240.5 — (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Commercial hunting club” means property with respect to which a fee is imposed or collected for either of the fo
• § 3241 — (a) An application for a commercial hunting club license shall be submitted on a form furnished by the department.
• § 3242 — (a) The department may issue a commercial hunting club license to any person upon submission of a completed application and payment of the required fee, according to the number of properties used by t
• § 3243.5 — The commission may transfer a commercial hunting club license to other land owned or controlled by the licensee, in the same county as the originally licensed land, without an additional fee, if the c
• § 3245 — Commercial hunting club licenses are valid for a term of one year from July 1st, or, if issued after the beginning of such term, for the remainder thereof.
• § 3246 — Any license issued under this article may be revoked by the commission at one of the commission’s regularly scheduled meetings, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, upon the licensee’s conviction
• § 325 — Whenever after due investigation the commission finds that game mammals, other than deer, and fur-bearing mammals and resident game birds have increased in numbers in any areas, districts, or portions
• § 326 — Before adopting a regulation pursuant to Section 325, the commission at an open meeting shall publicly announce the contents of the proposed regulation, and fix a time and place for a hearing on the p
• § 327 — Notice of the hearing shall be published at least once, and at least 10 days prior to the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in each of the counties in which the hearing is to be held, or
• § 3270 — In order to provide additional hunting by stocking domestically propagated game birds, and to permit the taking of game birds under conditions that will not conflict with the public interest, any pers
• § 328 — Such employees of the department as may be necessary or are requested by any interested group of persons, shall be present at the hearing.
• § 329 — The regulation may fix a license fee for special hunting and designate the number of special licenses to be issued, the area in which such hunting will be permitted, the number and sex of animals or b
• § 33 — “Credible science” means the best available scientific information that is not overly prescriptive due to the dynamic nature of science, and includes the evaluation principles of relevance, inclusiven
• § 330 — Cooperative hunting areas, as described in Section 1575, may be established in connection with any area opened to hunting under the provisions of this article.
• § 3300 — It is unlawful for any person to engage in the raising and releasing, or the releasing, of domesticated migratory game birds for shooting by persons who pay for that privilege, unless the person has a
• § 3301 — The application for a license shall show the size and location of the area to be licensed.
• § 3302 — The commission may prescribe additional regulations deemed necessary for the releasing and shooting of domesticated migratory game birds and shall set the season and areas where such birds may be take
• § 3303 — Where domesticated migratory game birds are reared or held for release by the licensee, the licensee shall provide proper and adequate care for the birds and shall raise and hold them only under sanit
• § 3305 — All domesticated migratory game birds at time of release for shooting shall be at least 14 weeks of age, capable of strong and sustained flight, fully feathered, and otherwise in condition to survive
• § 3306 — Shooting shall be confined to blinds, except for shooting necessary to recover a downed and injured bird, and not more than three shooters shall occupy or use each blind.
• § 3307 — All birds killed or injured by shooters shall be retrieved without delay, and all injured birds shall be humanely dispatched.
• § 3308 — Licensees shall pay the department an inspection fee not to exceed five cents ($0.
• § 3309 — No dead, domesticated migratory game bird shall be removed from the premises of a licensed area until there is securely attached to the carcass a seal, and such seal shall remain attached to the carca
• § 331 — (a) The commission may determine and fix the area or areas, the seasons and hours, the bag and possession limit, and the sex and total number of pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana) that may be
• § 3310 — It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot domesticated migratory game birds on a licensed area without having a valid hunting license as provided by Section 3031.
• § 3311 — The licensee shall comply with all applicable federal laws or regulations relating to the releasing and shooting of domesticated migratory game birds.
• § 332 — (a) The commission may determine and fix the area or areas, the seasons and hours, the bag and possession limit, and the number of elk that may be taken under rules and regulations that the commission
• § 3400 — It is the policy of the state actively to ensure the improvement of wildlife habitat on private land in order to encourage the propagation, utilization, and conservation of fish and wildlife resources
• § 3401 — (a) The commission may authorize the department to issue revocable, nontransferable licenses for the operation of wildlife habitat enhancement and management areas on any private lands it determines a
• § 3402 — (a) A license for a wildlife habitat enhancement and management area may be issued to any landholder or combination of landholders upon approval by the commission of an application submitted by the la
• § 3403 — The commission shall require the landowners of a wildlife habitat enhancement and management area to post all or part of its boundaries with public land.
• § 3404 — (a) The commission may adopt regulations necessary for the administration of this article.
• § 3406 — (a) Upon approval of the wildlife habitat enhancement and management plan, the department shall issue a license, which shall be valid for five calendar years, authorizing the taking of those species o
• § 3407 — (a) The commission may require that any fish, bird, or mammal taken in a wildlife habitat enhancement and management area licensed pursuant to this article be marked for identification with a distinct
• § 3408 — Any landholder who has paid the fee required by this article, has a valid license issued pursuant to this article, and who is conducting activities pursuant to an approved wildlife habitat enhancement
• § 3450 — It is the policy of the state to actively encourage the biologically sound management of fish and other wildlife resources on lands administered by the United States Department of Defense.
• § 3451 — The department may coordinate and cooperate with all branches of the United States military service, Department of Defense, for the purpose of developing fish and wildlife management plans and program
• § 3452 — The commission may adopt regulations and authorize the department to enter into agreements with the United States Department of Defense for the administration of this article.
• § 3453 — (a) Upon approval of specific management plans and programs, which reflect the recommendations of the department, the commission may authorize actions and adopt regulations governing those actions pur
• § 3460 — (a) Subject to appropriation pursuant to Section 3467, the director may enter into contracts with nonpublic entities which are owners of record, or with lessees, who have the owners of record execute
• § 3461 — Each contract shall be for an initial term of 10 years and shall include all of the following: (a) The designation of the owner of record and any lessee, and the legal description and the assessor’s p
• § 3462 — (a) Not later than 20 days after the director has entered into a contract pursuant to this article, a copy of the contract particularly describing the subject habitat as required by subdivision (a) of
• § 3464 — The contract shall be automatically renewed in the same manner as contracts are renewed and extended, or noticed for nonrenewal, under the Williamson Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of