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20 California Archery Regulations Every Archer Should Know About Bows and Crossbows - Legal Labrador
California archery hunting regulations.
Here, we fetch up major California archery regulations to hunt birds and mammals with a bow and arrow or crossbow. In addition to hunting public and private land, we retrieve regulations relating to boats, injuries, lights, permits, roads, safety zones, tags, injuries, lights, residential, vehicles, and much more. We retrieve them from the Fish and Game Code and Title 14 of the Code of Regulations, organize them by Topic and Regulation, and include summaries and links to the text and our pages with definitions, maps, and other resources.
CDFW California archery regulations
Warning shots!! Always confirm California archery regulations with the Fish and Game Commission and search other codes and local rules, like the Penal Code and county ordinances. While the contents of this page is not legal advice, feel free to contact our Legal Labrador for assistance. Meanwhile, you might also wish to review our pages for Archery Seasons, Laws, and Locations and use of Firearms.
Topics, Definitions, and Laws Related to California Archery Regulations
Here, we fetch up topics for California archery regulations, including those for a bows, crossbows, birds, mammals, equipment, and activities. For each one, we retrieve the regulations, and drop links to our pages with additional hunting rules and definitions. Also, see list of regulations below with summaries and links to regulations.
California archery regulations for equipment, including blades.
Alcohol, see FGC § 3001.
Archery equipment, see 14 CCR § 354(a), Arrows, Blades, Bows, Crossbows, and Nocks.
Archery seasons, see FGC § 4370 and 14 CCR § 311(e) and (k), and 354(g)-(h), and Archery-only tags.
Archery-only tags, see 14 CCR § 354(h).
Arrows, see 14 CCR § 354, Bows, and Crossbows.
Blades, see 14 CCR § 35r(c), Bows, and Crossbows.
Bear, see FGC § 4750.
Big Game, see 14 CCR § 353, 354(c), Bear, and Deer.
Boats, kayaks, and canoes, see 14 CCR § 507.
Bows, see 14 CCR § 354(a), Archery equipment, Arrows, Blades, Casting distance, Crossbows, Definitions, Explosive heads, Flu-flu fletching, Nocks, Poison, and Tranquilizers.
Casting distance, see 14 CCR § 354(f).
Crossbow bolts, see 14 CCR § 354 and Crossbows.
Crossbows (specifically), see FGC § 3001, 3004, 10500 and 10506; 14 CCR § 311(n), 353, 354, and 507; and Archery equipment, Arrows, Blades, Casting distance, Crossbows, Definitions, Explosive heads, Flu-flu fletching, Nocks, Poison, and Tranquilizers.
Crow (American), see 14 CCR § 472(d)(2).
Deer, see FGC § 4370; 14 CCR § 353 and 354(a); and Big Game.
Definitions, see 14 CCR § 354(a)-(b).
Disabled Persons Motor Vehicle License, see 14 CCR § 251.
Disabled Archer’s Permit, see 354(b), (j) and (k).
Explosive heads, see 14 CCR § 354(d).
Firearm possession, see FGC § 4370; 14 CCR 311(e) and (k) and 354(h); and Archery Seasons and Archery-Only tags.
Flu-flu fletching, see 14 CCR § 354(d) and 507, and Arrows, Casing distances, Crossbow Bolts, Pheasant, and Migratory game birds.
Furbearing mammals, see FGC § 4002, and 14 CCR § 354 and 465.
Game refuges, see FGC § 10500 and 10506.
Injuries, see FGC § 3009.
Lights, Headlights, Spotlights, see FGC § 2005(b), 14 CCR § 353, and Nocks.
Methods of take, see big game [14 CCR § 353], crow [472(d)(2)], furbearers [FGC § 4002 and 14 CCR § 354 and 465], migratory game birds [14 CCR § 354 per Section 507], nongame birds and nongame mammals [14 CCR § 354], resident small game birds and mammals [14 CCR § 311 and 354].
Migratory game birds, see 14 CCR § 354(c) and (d), 507, Boats, kayaks, and canoes, Bows, Crossbows, Firearms, Waterfowl, Waterfowl refuges and Flu-flu fletching.
Nocks, see 14 CCR § 354(c) and (i), Arrows, and Crossbow bolts.
Nongame birds, see 14 CCR § 354(c) and Crow.
Nongame mammals, see 14 CCR § 354(c).
Online shooting, see FGC § 3003.
Parks and Recreation Areas (State), see 14 CCR § 4313.
Poison, see 14 CCR § 354(d).
Pheasant, see 14 CCR § 354(d) and Flu-flu fletching.
Pigs, see 14 CCR § 353.
Public roads and ways, FGC § 3004, 14 CCR § 354(e), and Vehicles.
Resident small game birds, see 14 CCR § 311(e) and (k) and 354(c), and Pheasant.
Resident small game mammals, see 14 CCR § 311(e) and (k), 354(c), and Tree squirrels.
Residential homes and buildings, see FGC § 3004.
Small game, see Resident small game and Tree squirrels.
Tags, see 14 CCR § 353.
Tranquilizers, see 14 CCR § 354(d).
Tree squirrels, see 14 CCR § 307.
Upland game birds, see Resident small game birds above.
Vehicles, see 14 CCR § 251, 354(i), 4313 [State Recreation Areas], and Disabled Persons Motor Vehicle License, and Public roads and ways.
Waterfowl, see 14 CCR § 507 and Waterfowl refuges.
Waterfowl refuges, see FGC § 10500.
Wildlife Areas, see 14 CCR § 550(cc)(4) and 551(u) [Los Banos Wildlife Area].
List of California Archery Regulations with Summaries
Here, we fetch up major lists of California archery regulations from the Fish and Game Code and Title 14 of the Code of Regulations.
Fish and Game Code (California Archery Regulations)
In this section, we retrieve a list of major California archery regulations from the Fish and Game Code (FGC §).
California archery regulations for bow and crossbows.
FGC § 2005(b) generally prohibits spotlights, headlights, and other lights for night hunting while in possession of a weapon (e.g. bow and arrows) a hunter could use to kill any game mammal, furbearing mammal, or nongame mammal.
FGC § 3001 prohibits taking bird or mammals with bow and arrows while under the influence of alcohol.
FGC § 3003 prohibits “online shooting” of any bird or mammal with a bow and arrow.
FGC § 3004 prohibits (a) discharge of any deadly weapon (e.g. bow and arrow) within a 150-yard safety zone of a residence or its buildings (e.g. barn) except with written permission from the owner or occupant and (b) the intentional discharge of an arrow or crossbow bolt over public roads or ways in an unsafe or reckless manner.
FGC § 3009 makes it a felony for an archer to knowingly abandon or fail to help someone he or she kills or injures with a bow and arrow while hunting any bird or mammal.
FGC § 4002 allows furbearing mammals hunting with a bow and arrow.
FGC § 4370 both establishes an archery season during general deer seasons and requires the Fish and Game Commission to extend the archery seasons at least three days prior, and generally prohibits possession of a firearm during archery-only seasons.
FGC § 4750 requires a bear tag from the CDFW to hunt with bow and arrows.
FGC § 10500 generally prohibits (a) possession of a crossbow or bow and arrow in a game refuge and (b) release of an arrow or crossbow bolt within or into a waterfowl refuge.
FGC § 10506 generally allows possession of bows and crossbows when traveling through a game refuge, but only if unstrung or stored separately from any arrows or bolts.
Title 14, Code of Regulations (California Archery Regulations)
Here, we retrieve a list of major California archery regulations from Title 14 of the Code of Regulations (14 CCR §).
14 CCR § 251 generally prohibits shooting birds or mammals from any vehicles (air, land or water) except with a Mobility Disabled Persons Motor Vehicle License.
14 CCR § 307 sets tree squirrel archery season and hunting zone, as well as daily bag and possession limits.
14 CCR § 311(e) and (k) allows resident small game hunting with (a) a bow and arrow per Section 354; (b) crossbows as restricted in 354(d) and (g); and (c) prohibits possession of a firearm during an archery season.
14 CCR § 353 (a) allows big game hunting with a bow and arrow per Section 354, (b) allows use of crossbows to take deer and wild pigs during the regular seasons, (c) allows archery equipment and/or muzzleloading rifles with appropriate tags; and (d) prohibits use of artificial light and electronic visibility devices (e.g. night vision scopes and infra-red) while hunting.
14 CCR § 465 allows furbearing mammal hunting with a bow and arrows.
14 CCR § 472(d)(2) allows American crow hunting a bow and arrow.
14 CCR § 507 (a) allows migratory game bird hunting with bow and arrows and crossbows but only with flu-flu fletching arrows and bolts except when shooting waterfowl sitting on the water from scullboats and similar watercraft and (b) prohibits possession of a firearm while archery hunting.
14 CCR § 4313 generally prohibits possession or discharges of a bow and arrow in or into State Recreation Areas except (a) for legal bow hunting, (b) in temporary lodging, or (c) vehicles when stored to prevent ready use.
In this section, we retrieve California archery regulations from the Fish and Game Code (FGC §).
FGC § 3004 (California Archery Regulations)
California archery regulations for public roads, ways, and highways.
FGC § 4002 (California Archery Regulations)
FGC § 4370 (California Archery Regulations)
California archery regulations for deer seasons.
FGC § 4750 (California Archery Regulations)
California archery regulations for bear seasons.
FGC § 10500 (California Archery Regulations)
FGC § 10506 (California Archery Regulations)
Nothing in this code prohibits the possession of firearms, BB devices as defined in Section 16250 of the Penal Code, crossbows and bolts, or bows and arrows by persons when traveling through any game refuges when the firearms are taken apart or encased and unloaded and the bows are unstrung or stored separately from any arrow or bolt. When the traveling is done on a route other than a public highway or other public thoroughfare or right of way, notice shall be given to the department at least 24 hours before that traveling. The notice shall give the name and address of the person intending to travel through the refuge, the name of the refuge, the approximate route, and the approximate time when that person intends to travel through the refuge.
14 CCR § 307 (California Archery Regulations)
California archery regulations for tree squirrels.
(b) Archery and Falconry Tree Squirrel Season and Area: Tree squirrels may be taken with bow and arrow or raptors only during the general tree squirrel season and as follows: 3
14 CCR § 311 (California Archery Regulations)
California archery regulations for resident small game birds and mammals.
14 CCR § 354 (California Archery Regulations)
California Archery Regulations, rules, restrictions, and procedures.
(k) For the purposes of this section a physical disability means, a person having a permanent loss, significant limitation, or diagnosed disease or disorder, which substantially impairs one or both upper extremities preventing a hunter to draw and hold a bow in a firing position
14 CCR § 465 (California Archery Regulations)
California Archery Regulations for furbearing mammals.
14 CCR § 472 (California Archery Regulations)
California Archery Regulations for American crow.
14 CCR § 507 (California Archery Regulations)
California Archery Regulations for migratory game birds.
14 CCR § 4313 (California Archery Regulations for State Parks and Recreation Areas)
Weapons and Traps.
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