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2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 1 - Taking Deer › Section 4301.

4301. (a) As used in this section, “deer” includes any animal of the family Cervidae.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful to sell, purchase, or transport for the purpose of sale any deer meat in this state whether fresh, smoked, canned, or preserved by any means.
(c) The prohibition in subdivision (b) does not apply to the following:
(1) Conduct authorized by provisions of this code permitting the sale of domestically raised game mammals.
(2) Fallow deer meat processed by a slaughterer in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650) of, and Chapter 4.1 (commencing with Section 18940) of, Part 3 of Division 9 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(3) Deer meat imported into this state from a foreign country for the purpose of preparing and selling for human consumption a product commonly known and properly labeled as venison jerky, deer jerky, venison salami, or deer salami.
(d) All deer meat imported into this state shall meet all of the sanitary and inspection requirements for wholesomeness, except an antemortem inspection, but including a postmortem inspection, as required for other meat imported for human consumption.
(e) The deer meat shall be in an identifiable condition and accompanied by a bill of lading, showing the name of the consignor, the consignee, and the weight of the deer meat shipped. A copy of the bill of lading shall be delivered to the nearest office of the department either prior to, or not later than, two days from the date of receipt of the deer meat.
(f) No deer meat imported into this state may leave the premises of the original consignee unless written permission is received from the department, or unless it is processed into the form of the product commonly known as jerky or salami.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 89. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 1 - Taking Deer › Section 4302.

4302. Any person taking a deer shall retain possession of that portion of the deer’s head that in adult males normally bears the antlers, during the open season for that deer and for 15 days thereafter, and shall produce that portion of the head upon the demand of any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this code.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 90. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 1 - Taking Deer › Section 4303.

4303. The skin or hide of any deer lawfully taken may be sold, purchased, tanned, or manufactured into articles for sale.
Skins or hides of deer lawfully taken may be donated at any time to veterans’ organizations or veterans’ service committees for use by veterans for rehabilitation purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 1 - Taking Deer › Section 4304.

4304. (a) No person shall capture or destroy any deer and detach or remove from the carcass only the head, hide, antlers, or horns.
(b) No person shall through carelessness or neglect leave any game mammal or game bird that is in that person’s possession, or any of the flesh of that animal usually eaten by humans, to go needlessly to waste.
(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to game mammals taken pursuant to Section 4152.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 20) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 91. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 92 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 132.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 1 - Taking Deer › Section 4304.

4304. (a) No person shall capture or destroy any deer and detach or remove from the carcass only the head, hide, antlers, or horns.
(b) No person shall through carelessness or neglect leave any game mammal, exotic game mammal, or game bird that is in that person’s possession, or any of the flesh of that animal usually eaten by humans, to go needlessly to waste.
(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to game mammals taken pursuant to Section 4152.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 21) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 92. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 2 - License Tags › Section 4330.

4330. It is unlawful to take any deer without first procuring a deer tag or permit authorizing the taking of that deer.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 83. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 2 - License Tags › Section 4331.

4331. The commission may determine the design and makeup of the deer tag and prescribe the procedures for issuance and use.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 84. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 2 - License Tags › Section 4332.

4332. (a) Any resident of this state, 12 years of age or over, who possesses a valid hunting license, may procure one tag for the taking of one deer by one person during the current license year, upon payment of the base fee of ten dollars ($10) for the license year beginning July 1, 1986, and the base fee as adjusted under Section 713 for subsequent license years.
(b) Any nonresident of this state, 12 years of age or over, who possesses a valid hunting license, may procure one tag for the taking of one deer by one person during the current license year, upon payment of the base fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for the license year beginning July 1, 1986, and the base fee as adjusted under Section 713 for subsequent license years.
(c) If provided in regulations adopted by the commission under Section 200, any resident of this state, 12 years of age or over, who possesses a deer tag may procure one additional deer tag for the taking of one additional deer during the current license season, upon payment of the base fee of twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) for the license years beginning July 1, 1986, and the base fee as adjusted under Section 713 for subsequent license years.
(d) If provided in regulations adopted by the commission under Section 200, any nonresident of this state, 12 years of age or over, who possesses a deer tag may procure one additional deer tag for the taking of one additional deer during the current license season, upon payment of the base fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for the license year beginning July 1, 1986, and the base fee as adjusted under Section 713 for subsequent license years.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 93. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 2 - License Tags › Section 4333.

4333. Tags are valid only during that portion of the current hunting license year in which deer may be taken or possessed in any area.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 86. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 2 - License Tags › Section 4334.

4334. (a) The commission shall annually direct the department to authorize, pursuant to Section 1054.8, the sale of not more than 10 deer tags for the purpose of raising funds for programs and projects as set forth in Section 3953. All revenue from the sale of tags pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Big Game Management Account established in Section 3953 and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended as set forth in that section.
(b) These tags may be sold to residents or nonresidents of the State of California at auction or by any other method and are not subject to the fees prescribed by Section 4332.
(c) These funds shall augment, not supplant, any other funds appropriated to the department for the preservation, restoration, utilization, and management of deer. All revenues derived from the sale of these tags shall be remitted to the department by the seller.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 408, Sec. 10. (SB 1058) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 2 - License Tags › Section 4336.

4336. (a) The person to whom a deer tag has been issued shall carry the tag while hunting deer. Upon the killing of any deer, that person shall immediately fill out the tag completely, legibly, and permanently, and cut out or punch out and completely remove notches or punch holes for the month and date of the kill. The deer tag shall be immediately attached to the antlers of antlered deer or to the ear of any other deer and kept attached during the open season and for 15 days thereafter. The holder of the deer tag shall immediately, upon harvesting a deer, notify the department in a manner specified by the commission.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this code or regulation adopted pursuant to this code, it is unlawful to possess any untagged deer.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 88. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 2 - License Tags › Section 4340.

4340. (a) Any person who is convicted of a violation of any provision of this code, or of any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under this code, relating to deer shall forfeit his or her deer tags, and no new deer tags shall be issued to that person during the then current license year for hunting licenses.
(b) No person described in subdivision (a) may apply for deer tags for the following license year.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 89. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 2 - License Tags › Section 4341.

4341. Any person legally killing a deer in this state shall have the tag for that deer countersigned by a person employed by the department, a person designated for that purpose by the commission, a notary public, a postmaster, a peace officer, or an officer authorized to administer oaths, before transporting the deer, except to transport the deer to the nearest person authorized to countersign the tag, on the route from where the deer is taken to that person.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 94. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 3 - Archery Deer Hunting › Section 4370.

4370. (a) In every area in which deer may lawfully be taken during the general open season there is an archery season for the taking of deer with bow and arrow. The season for each area shall be as the commission may prescribe, with a minimum interposing interval of three days immediately preceding the regular open season on deer in that area. Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person taking or attempting to take deer during such archery season shall neither carry, nor have under his or her immediate control, any firearm of any kind.
(b) A peace officer listed in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, whether active or honorably retired, may carry a firearm capable of being concealed on his or her person while engaged in the taking of deer with bow and arrow in accordance with subdivision (a), but shall not take or attempt to take deer with the firearm.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 711, Sec. 1. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 4 - Deer › ARTICLE 3 - Archery Deer Hunting › Section 4371.

4371. The provisions of this code relating to deer shall be applicable to the taking of deer with bow and arrow.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Marine Mammals › Section 4500.

4500. (a) It is unlawful to take any marine mammal except in accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (Chapter 31 (commencing with Section 1361) of Title 16 of the United States Code) or provisions of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section.
(b) At such time as federal laws or regulations permit the state to assume jurisdiction over marine mammals, the commission may adopt regulations governing marine mammals and the taking thereof.
(c) For purposes of this chapter, “marine mammals” means sea otters, whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and sea lions.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 786.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Marine Mammals › Section 4501.

4501. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that several types of nonpoint source pollution are harmful to sea otters, and that scientific studies point to links between cat feces, the pathogen T-gondii, and sea otter mortality. The Legislature further finds and declares that efforts to reduce the flushing of cat litter and cat feces are steps toward better water quality in the sea otters’ natural habitat.
(b) Any cat litter offered for sale in this state shall contain one of the following statements:
(1) “Encouraging your cat to use an indoor litter box, or properly disposing of outdoor cat feces, is beneficial to overall water quality. Please do not flush cat litter in toilets or dispose of it outdoors in gutters or storm drains.”
(2) A general statement that encourages the disposal of cat feces in trash and discourages flushing cat feces in toilets or disposing of them in drains.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 6 - Burros › Section 4600.

4600. (a) It is unlawful to kill, wound, capture, or have in possession any undomesticated burro, except as provided in Section 53074.5 of the Government Code.
(b) As used in this section, “undomesticated burro” means a wild burro or a burro which has not been tamed or domesticated for a period of three years after its capture. The fact that a burro was killed, wounded, or captured on publicly owned land, or on land owned by a person other than the person who killed, wounded, or captured the burro is prima facie evidence that the burro was an undomesticated burro at the time it was killed, wounded, or captured.
(c) Neither the commission nor any other department or agency has any power to modify the provisions of this section by any order, rule, or regulation.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 128, Sec. 1. Effective July 27, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4650.

4650. (a) Wild pigs, as used in this chapter, means free-roaming pigs not distinguished by branding, ear marking, or other permanent identification methods.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 22. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions See later operative version as added by Sec. 23 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 469.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4650.

4650. (a) For purposes of this code, “wild pig” means any of the following:
(1) (A) A pig having two or more phenotypical characteristics specified in subparagraph (B) that does not have a brand, tattoo, or other permanent mark or visible tag approved by the Department of Food and Agriculture pursuant to Section 10791 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(B) Phenotypical characteristics include all of the following:
(i) Having a coat described by all of the following: long, dark, coarse bristles and guard hairs; the undercoat, when present, is lighter in color than the overlaying coat; and individual hairs have bristle tips that are lighter in color than the rest of the hair shaft.
(ii) Having dark “point” coloration: distal portion of the snout, ears, legs, and tail are dark brown to black in coloration.
(iii) Having a skeletal appearance that has both of the following characteristics: the skull is large, measuring up to one-third of the total body length; and a short massive trunk with underdeveloped hindquarters.
(iv) Having a head with small, deep-set eyes and an elongated snout.
(v) Having a tail held straight or slightly curved but containing muscular structure to curl the tail.
(vi) Having teeth satisfying all of the following, as applicable: males have well-developed canine teeth; upper canines are relatively short and grow sideways early in life and gradually curl upwards with age; lower canines are sharper and longer with exposed parts measuring up to 12 cm (4.7 inches) in length.
(2) A free-roaming pig, feral pig, or European wild boar having no visible tags, markings, or characteristics indicating that the pig or boar is from a domestic herd.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 22) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 23. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4651.

4651. (a) The department shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature for that purpose, prepare a plan for the management of wild pigs. Under the plan, the status and trend of wild pig populations shall be determined and management units shall be designated within the state. The plan may establish pig management zones to address regional needs and opportunities. In preparing the plan, the department shall consider available, existing information and literature relative to wild pigs.
(b) The plan may include all of the following:
(1) The distribution and abundance of wild pigs, as described in Section 3950.
(2) A survey of range conditions.
(3) Recommendations for investigations and utilization of wild pigs.
(4) Encouraging mitigation of depredation by sport hunting pursuant to this chapter.
(5) Live trapping and relocation of wild pigs to areas suitable and accessible to mitigation of depredation, with the consent of the landowner and after prior consultation with adjacent landowners who, in the department’s opinion, may be impacted.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 95. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4651.5.

4651.5. (a) The department shall work with landowners to mitigate depredation by sport hunting pursuant to this chapter, including the application of the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program (Article 3 (commencing with Section 1570) of Chapter 5 of Division 2).
(b) The use of poison to take wild pigs is prohibited.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 25. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4652.

4652. (a) It is unlawful to take any wild pig, except as provided in Section 4181, without first procuring a tag authorizing the taking of that wild pig in accordance with this chapter.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 26. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 27 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 469.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4652.

4652. (a) It is unlawful to take any wild pig, except as provided in Section 4181, without first procuring a validation authorizing the taking of that wild pig in accordance with this chapter.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 26) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 27. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4652.5.

4652.5. (a) It shall be unlawful to intentionally or knowingly release any hog, boar, pig, or swine to live in a wild or feral state upon public or private land.
(b) It shall be unlawful to engage in, sponsor, or assist in the operation of a contained hunting preserve of wild pig, feral pig, European wild boar, or domestic swine within this state. For purposes of this subdivision, any tract of land on which a fence or other apparatus is used to prevent the free roaming of swine that are to be taken pursuant to Section 86 and not used solely for domestic swine production shall be deemed to be a contained hunting preserve.
(c) This section does not apply to an individual or entity that operated a contained hunting preserve on or before January 1, 2022, provided the individual or entity shall not operate more acres than the number of acres the individual or entity had in operation on or before January 1, 2022.
(d) An individual or entity that operated a contained hunting preserve of wild pig, feral pig, European wild boar, or domestic swine on or before January 1, 2022, shall be prohibited from selling, transferring, or passing on the contained hunting preserve operation.
(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 28. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4653.

4653. (a) The department may determine the design and type of information to be included on the wild pig tag and prescribe the procedures for the issuance and use of the tag.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 29. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 30 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 469.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4653.

4653. (a) The department may determine the design and type of information to be included on the wild pig validation and prescribe the procedures for the issuance and use of the validation.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 29) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 30. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4654.

4654. (a) To obtain a wild pig tag, a person must be 12 years of age or older, and possess a valid hunting license, or if a nonresident, a valid California nonresident hunting license.
(b) A person authorized to obtain a wild pig tag may obtain the number of wild pig tags corresponding to the number of wild pigs that may legally be taken by one person during the license year, upon payment of a base fee for each wild pig tag, as follows:
(1) For a resident of the state, fifteen dollars ($15).
(2) For a nonresident, fifty dollars ($50).
(c) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the 2004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 31) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 96. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 97 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 132.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4654.

4654. (a) To obtain a wild pig validation, a person must be 12 years of age or older, and possess a valid hunting license, or if a nonresident, a valid California nonresident hunting license.
(b) A person authorized to obtain a wild pig validation may obtain a wild pig validation upon payment of a base fee, as follows:
(1) For a resident of the state, twenty-five dollars ($25).
(2) For a nonresident, ninety dollars ($90).
(c) The base fees specified in this section are applicable for the license year beginning July 1, 2024, and shall be adjusted under Section 713 for subsequent license years.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 32) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 97. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4655.

4655. (a) Wild pig tags are valid only during that portion of the current hunting license year in which wild pigs may be taken or possessed in any area of the state.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 33. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 34 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 469.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4655.

4655. (a) Wild pig validations are valid only during that portion of the current hunting license year in which wild pigs may be taken or possessed in any area of the state.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 33) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 34. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4657.

4657. (a) The holder of a wild pig tag shall keep the tag in their possession while hunting wild pig. Before the taking of any wild pig, the holder of a wild pig tag, except for wild pig tags issued through the Automated License Data System, shall legibly write or otherwise affix their hunting license number to the wild pig tag. Upon the killing of any wild pig, the date of the kill shall be clearly marked by the holder of the tag on both parts of the tag. Before transporting the pig, a tag shall be attached to the carcass by the holder of the tag. The holder of the wild pig tag shall immediately, upon harvesting a pig, notify the department in a manner specified by the commission.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 35. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 36 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 469.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 7 - Wild Pigs › Section 4657.

4657. (a) The holder of a wild pig validation shall keep the validation in their possession while hunting wild pig.
(b) (1) The commission shall adopt regulations governing the transportation of a wild pig carcass and the reporting of any take of a wild pig.
(2) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall provide for reporting of any take of a wild pig electronically, and shall require the following information:
(A) The identity of the person taking the wild pig.
(B) The date and location of the taking of the wild pig.
(C) Any other information the commission finds would be appropriate to better understand the location and abundance, and rate of take, of wild pigs or to enforce the provisions of this code or Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 35) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 36. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 8 - Fully Protected Mammals › Section 4700.

4700. (a) (1) Except as provided in this section or Section 2081.7, 2081.15, or 2835, a fully protected mammal may not be taken or possessed at any time. No provision of this code or any other law shall be construed to authorize the issuance of a permit or license to take a fully protected mammal, and no permit or license previously issued shall have any force or effect for that purpose. However, the department may authorize the taking of a fully protected mammal for necessary scientific research, including efforts to recover fully protected, threatened, or endangered species. Before authorizing the take of a fully protected mammal, the department shall make an effort to notify all affected and interested parties to solicit information and comments on the proposed authorization. The notification shall be published in the California Regulatory Notice Register and be made available to each person who has notified the department, in writing, of that person’s interest in fully protected species and who has provided an email address, if available, or postal address to the department. Affected and interested parties shall have 30 days after notification is published in the California Regulatory Notice Register to provide relevant information and comments on the proposed authorization.
(2) As used in this subdivision, “scientific research” does not include an action taken as part of specified mitigation for a project, as defined in Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code.
(3) A legally imported fully protected mammal may be possessed under a permit issued by the department.
(b) The following are fully protected mammals:
(1) Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis).
(2) Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), except Nelson bighorn sheep (subspecies Ovis canadensis nelsoni) as provided by subdivision (b) of Section 4902.
(3) Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris).
(4) Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi).
(5) Ring-tailed cat (genus Bassariscus).
(6) Pacific right whale (Eubalaena sieboldi).
(7) Salt-marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris).
(8) Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis).
(9) Wolverine (Gulo luscus).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 59, Sec. 4. (SB 147) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4750.

4750. It is unlawful to take any bear with firearm, trap, or bow and arrow without first procuring a tag authorizing the taking of that bear in accordance with this chapter, but no iron or steel-jawed or any type of metal-jawed trap shall be used to take any bear.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 95. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4751.

4751. (a) Any resident of this state, 18 years of age or older, who possesses a valid hunting license, may procure the number of bear tags corresponding to the number of bear that may legally be taken by one person during the current license year, upon payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15), as adjusted under Section 713, for each bear tag.
(b) Any resident of this state, who possesses a valid junior hunting license and is at least 12 years of age, may procure the number of bear tags corresponding to the number of bear that may legally be taken by one person during the current license year, upon payment of a base fee of twenty dollars ($20), as adjusted under Section 713, for each bear tag.
(c) Any nonresident of this state, 12 years of age or older, who possesses a valid California hunting license, may procure the number of bear tags corresponding to the number of bear that may be legally taken by one person during the current license year upon payment of the base fee of one hundred five dollars ($105), as adjusted under Section 713, for each bear tag.
(d) Fee revenues collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Big Game Management Account established in Section 3953 and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended as set forth in that section.
(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 295, Sec. 8. (AB 2151) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative July 1, 2019, pursuant to Stats. 2018, Ch. 295, Sec. 12. Inoperative July 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 295.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4751.

4751. (a) Any resident of this state, 12 years of age or older, who possesses a valid hunting license, may procure the number of bear tags corresponding to the number of bear that may legally be taken by one person during the current license year, upon payment of a base fee of fifteen dollars ($15), as adjusted under Section 713, for each bear tag. Fee revenues collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Big Game Management Account established in Section 3953 and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended as set forth in that section.
(b) Any nonresident of this state, 12 years of age or older, who possesses a valid California hunting license, may procure the number of bear tags corresponding to the number of bear that may be legally taken by one person during the current license year upon payment of the base fee of one hundred five dollars ($105), as adjusted under Section 713, for each bear tag. Fee revenues collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Big Game Management Account established in Section 3953 and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended as set forth in that section.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 295, Sec. 9. (AB 2151) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative July 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4752.

4752. Bear tags are valid only during that portion of the current hunting license year in which bear may be taken or possessed in any district.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 97. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4753.

4753. The person to whom a bear tag has been issued shall carry the tag while hunting bear. Upon the killing of any bear, that person shall immediately fill out the tag completely, legibly, and permanently, and cut out or punch out and completely remove notches or punch holes for the month and the date of the kill. One part of the tag shall be immediately attached to the ear of the bear and kept attached during the open season and for 15 days thereafter. The holder of the bear tag shall immediately, upon harvesting a bear, notify the department in a manner specified by the commission. Except as otherwise provided by this code or regulations adopted pursuant to this code, it is unlawful to possess any untagged bear.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 98. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4754.

4754. (a) Any person who is convicted of a violation of any provision of this code, or of any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under this code, relating to bears shall forfeit his or her bear tags, and new bear tags shall not be issued to that person during the then current license year for hunting licenses.
(b) A person described in subdivision (a) shall not apply for bear tags for the following license year.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 99. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4755.

4755. Any person legally killing a bear in this state shall have the tag for that bear countersigned by a commissioner, a person employed in the department, a person designated for that purpose by the commission, a notary public, a postmaster, a peace officer, or by an officer authorized to administer oaths, before transporting the bear, except to transport the bear to the nearest person authorized by this section to countersign the tag on the route from where the bear is taken to that person.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 99. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4757.

4757. Any person taking a bear must retain possession of the skin of the bear and the portion of the bear’s head that includes both ears, during the open season for that bear and for 15 days thereafter, and must produce the skin and that portion of the head upon the demand of any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this code.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 100. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4758.

4758. (a) Subject to the provisions of this code permitting the sale of domestically raised game mammals, it is unlawful to sell or purchase, or possess for sale, the meat, skin, hide, teeth, claws, or other parts of any bear in this state.
(b) The possession of more than one bear gall bladder is prima facie evidence that the bear gall bladders are possessed for sale.
(c) Nothing in this section prohibits a sale authorized pursuant to Section 3087.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 556, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4759.

4759. The skin, hide, teeth, claws, or other parts of any bear lawfully taken and possessed for the period provided in Section 4757 may be tanned or utilized for personal use only. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4757, the skin, hide, teeth, claws, or other parts of any bear lawfully taken may be donated any time to veterans’ organizations or veterans’ service committees for use by veterans for rehabilitation purposes. The donor shall obtain a receipt which shall be retained during the period stipulated by Section 4757.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1208.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 9 - Bear › Section 4763.

4763. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the taking of bear which is otherwise authorized to protect livestock, land, or property from damage or threatened damage from bear.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1916.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 10 - Mountain Lions › Section 4800.

4800. (a) The mountain lion (genus Puma) is a specially protected mammal under the laws of this state.
(b) (1) It is unlawful to take, injure, possess, transport, import, or sell a mountain lion or a product of a mountain lion, except as specifically provided in this chapter or in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2116) of Division 3.
(2) This chapter does not prohibit the sale or possession of a mountain lion or a product of a mountain lion, when the owner can demonstrate that the mountain lion, or product of a mountain lion, was in the person’s possession on June 6, 1990.
(3) This chapter does not prohibit the possession of a mountain lion carcass or a product of a mountain lion carcass, if all of the following requirements are met:
(A) The carcass or carcass product is prepared or being prepared for display, exhibition, or storage, for a bona fide scientific or educational purpose, at a nonprofit museum or government-owned facility generally open to the public or at an educational institution, including a public or private postsecondary institution.
(B) The mountain lion was taken in California consistent with the requirements of this chapter and any other applicable law.
(C) The department has authorized the possession of the carcass or carcass product for the purposes of this paragraph.
(c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. An individual is not guilty of a violation of this section if it is demonstrated that, in taking or injuring a mountain lion, the individual was acting in self-defense or in defense of others.
(d) Section 219 does not apply to this chapter. Neither the commission nor the department shall adopt any regulation that conflicts with or supersedes a provision of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 75. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016. Note: This section was added on June 5, 1990, by initiative Prop. 117.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 10 - Mountain Lions › Section 4801.

4801. The department may remove or take any mountain lion, or authorize an appropriate local agency with public safety responsibility to remove or take any mountain lion, that is perceived to be an imminent threat to public health or safety or that is perceived by the department to be an imminent threat to the survival of any threatened, endangered, candidate, or fully protected sheep species.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 435, Sec. 1. Effective September 17, 1999. Note: This section was added on June 5, 1990, by initiative Prop. 117.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 10 - Mountain Lions › Section 4801.5.

4801.5. (a) Unless authorized in this chapter, nonlethal procedures shall be used when removing or taking any mountain lion that has not been designated as an imminent threat to public health or safety.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, “imminent threat to public health or safety” means a situation where a mountain lion exhibits one or more aggressive behaviors directed toward a person that is not reasonably believed to be due to the presence of responders.
(c) For purposes of this chapter, “nonlethal procedures” means procedures that may include, but are not limited to, capturing, pursuing, anesthetizing, temporarily possessing, temporarily injuring, marking, attaching to or surgically implanting monitoring or recognition devices, providing veterinary care, transporting, hazing, rehabilitating, releasing, or taking no action.
(d) The department may, as the department determines is necessary to protect mountain lions or the public, authorize qualified individuals, educational institutions, governmental agencies, or nongovernmental organizations to implement nonlethal procedures on a mountain lion in accordance with subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 208, Sec. 1. (SB 132) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 10 - Mountain Lions › Section 4802.

4802. Any person, or the employee or agent of a person, whose livestock or other property is being or has been injured, damaged, or destroyed by a mountain lion may report that fact to the department and request a permit to take the mountain lion.
(Repealed and added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 10 - Mountain Lions › Section 4803.

4803. Upon receipt of a report pursuant to Section 4802, the department, or any animal damage control officer specifically authorized by the department to carry out this responsibility, shall immediately take the action necessary to confirm that there has been depredation by a mountain lion as reported. The confirmation process shall be completed as quickly as possible, but in no event more than 48 hours after receiving the report. If satisfied that there has been depredation by a mountain lion as reported, the department shall promptly issue a permit to take the depredating mountain lion.
(Repealed and added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 10 - Mountain Lions › Section 4804.

4804. In order to ensure that only the depredating mountain lion will be taken, the department shall issue the permit pursuant to Section 4803 with the following conditions attached:
(a) The permit shall expire 10 days after issuance.
(b) The permit shall authorize the holder to begin pursuit not more than one mile from the depredation site.
(c) The permit shall limit the pursuit of the depredating mountain lion to within a 10-mile radius from the location of the reported damage or destruction.
(Repealed and added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 10 - Mountain Lions › Section 4805.

4805. Whenever immediate authorization will materially assist in the pursuit of the particular mountain lion believed to be responsible for the depredation reported pursuant to Section 4802, the department or the animal damage control officer may orally authorize the pursuit and taking of the depredating mountain lion, and the department shall issue a written permit for the period previously authorized as soon as practicable after the oral authorization.
(Repealed and added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 4 - BIRDS AND MAMMALS › PART 3 - MAMMALS › CHAPTER 10 - Mountain Lions › Section 4806.

4806. Any person issued a permit pursuant to Section 4803 or 4805 shall report, by telephone within 24 hours, the capturing, injuring, or killing of any mountain lion to an office of the department or, if telephoning is not practicable, in writing within five days after the capturing, injuring, or killing of the mountain lion. At the time of making the report of the capturing, injuring, or killing, the holder of the permit shall make arrangements to turn over the mountain lion or the entire carcass of the mountain lion which has been recovered to a representative of the department and shall do so in a timely manner.
(Repealed and added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117.)