California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 2 - Game, Furbearers, Nongame, and Depredators › Chapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 265 - Use of Dogs for Pursuit/Take of Mammals or for Dog Training

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Prohibitions on the Use of dogs. The use
				  of dogs for the pursuit/take of mammals or for dog training is prohibited as
				  follows:
(1) The use of dogs is prohibited
				  during the archery seasons for deer or bear.
(2) The use of dogs is prohibited for the
				  take of bear, bobcat, elk, bighorn sheep and antelope.
(3) Mountain lions may not be pursued with
				  dogs except under the provisions of a depredation permit issued pursuant to
				  Section
				  4803 of
				  the Fish and Game Code. Bear or bobcat may not be pursued with dogs except
				  under the provisions of a permit issued pursuant to sections
				  3960.2
				  or
				  3960.4
				  of the Fish and Game Code. Dog training on mountain lions is
				  prohibited.
(4) The use of dogs for
				  the pursuit/take of mammals or for dog training is prohibited from the first
				  Saturday in April through the day preceding the opening of the general deer
				  season in the following dog control zones:
(A)
				  Central California Dog Control Zone: Napa County north of Highway 128 and east
				  of Highway 29; Lake County east of a line beginning at the Lake-Napa county
				  line and Highway 29; northwest on Highway 29 to Highway 53. From Highway 53
				  turn northwest on Highway 20; northwest on Highway 20 to the Lake-Mendocino
				  county line; north on the Lake-Mendocino county line to the Lake-Glenn county
				  line; south on Lake-Glenn county line to the Lake-Colusa county line; south on
				  the Lake-Colusa county line to the Lake-Yolo county line; southwest on the
				  Lake-Yolo county line to the Lake-Napa county line; west on the Lake-Napa
				  county line to the starting point. Mendocino County east of Highway 101, and
				  north of Highway 20. Sierra and Alpine counties and those portions of Nevada,
				  Placer, Amador and Calaveras counties east of Highway 49; and El Dorado County
				  east of the following line: Beginning at the junction of Highway 49 and the
				  Placer-El Dorado county line; south on Highway 49 to Highway 193 at Cool; east
				  and south along Highway 193 to Highway 49 in Placerville; south on Highway 49
				  to the Amador-El Dorado county line; east on the El Dorado-Amador county line
				  to the Alpine-El Dorado county line; east on the Alpine-El Dorado county line
				  to the California -Nevada state line; north on the California-Nevada state line
				  to the Placer-El Dorado county line; west on the Placer-El Dorado county line
				  to the starting point.
(B) Northern
				  California Dog Control Zone:
Plumas and Trinity counties. Butte County east of the
					 following line: Beginning at the junction of Highway 99 and the Butte-Tehama
					 county line; south and east along Highway 99 to Highway 149; south and east
					 along Highway 149 to Highway 70; south along Highway 70 to the Butte-Yuba
					 county line; east on the Butte-Yuba county line to the Butte-Plumas county
					 line; north on the Butte-Plumas county line to the Butte-Tehama county line
					 southwest on the Butte-Tehama county line to the starting point. Del Norte
					 County east of Highway 101. Glenn County west of a line beginning at the
					 intersection of County Road 200 and the Glenn-Tehama county line; southeast on
					 County Road 200 to County Road 306; south along County Road 306 to the
					 Colusa-Glenn county line; west on the Colusa-Glenn county line to the
					 Glenn-Lake county line; northwest on the Glenn-Lake county line to the
					 Glenn-Mendocino county line; north on the Glenn-Mendocino county line to the
					 Glenn-Tehama county line; east on the Glenn-Tehama county line to the starting
					 point. Humboldt County north of Highway 36 and east of Highway 101. Siskiyou
					 County south and west of the line defined as follows: Beginning at the
					 Oregon-California state line at Interstate 5, proceed south on Interstate 5 to
					 Highway 97 at the town of Weed; north on Highway 97 to Meiss Lake Road near the
					 town of Macdoel; east on Meiss Lake Road to Old State Highway; south on Old
					 State Highway to Redrock Road; east on the Redrock Road (forest service road
					 15[8Q03] to Willow Creek Red Rock Road; north on Willow Creek Red Rock Road to
					 the Gold Digger Pass Road (N8U01); east on the Gold Digger Pass Road to the
					 western boundary of the Lava Beds National Monument; north and east on said
					 boundary to the Siskiyou-Modoc county line; south on the Siskiyou-Modoc county
					 line to the Siskiyou-Shasta county line; west on the Siskiyou-Shasta county
					 line to the Siskiyou-Trinity county line; west on the Siskiyou-Trinity county
					 line to the Siskiyou-Humboldt county line; northwest on the Siskiyou-Humboldt
					 county line to the Siskiyou-Del Norte county line; north on the Siskiyou-Del
					 Norte county line to the California-Oregon state line; east on the
					 California-Oregon state line to the starting point. Shasta County south and
					 west of Highway 89 and north of the line defined as follows: Beginning at the
					 Shasta-Tehama county line and Highway 36 near the town of Beegum, go west on
					 Highway 36 to County Road A16; north on County Road A16 to Pine Street in the
					 city of Redding; north on Pine Street to Eureka Way (Highway 299); west on
					 Eureka Way (Highway 299) to Highway 273; north on Highway 273 to Interstate 5;
					 north on Interstate 5 to the south shore of Shasta Lake; east and north along
					 the southern shore of Shasta Lake to Fender's Ferry Road; southeast on Fender's
					 Ferry Road to Highway 299; southwest on Highway 299 to Oakrun Road; southwest
					 on the Oakrun Road to Fern Road in the town of Oakrun; northeast on the Oakrun
					 Road to Fern Road to the town of Fern; south and west on Fern Road to Whitmore
					 Road; east on Whitmore Road to the town of Whitmore. From Whitmore Road turn
					 south on Ponderosa Way to Innwood Road; Innwood Road to Highway 44 near
					 Innwood; east on Highway 44 to Wilson Hill Road; south on Wilson Hill Road to
					 Rock Creek Road; south on Rock Creek Road to the Shasta-Tehama county line;
					 east along the Shasta-Tehama county line to Highway 89; North on Highway 89 to
					 the Shasta-Siskiyou county line; west along the Shasta-Siskiyou county line to
					 the Shasta-Trinity county line; southeast along the Shasta-Trinity county line
					 to the Shasta-Tehama county line; east along the Shasta-Tehama county line to
					 the starting point. The following portions of Tehama County: Those portions of
					 Tehama County within the Mendocino National Forest and east of Ponderosa Way.
					 Those portions of Tehama County within the Lassen National Forest.Those
					 portions of Tehama County east of Ponderosa Way. Those portions of Lassen
					 County north and west of the following line: North from the Lassen-Sierra
					 county line on Highway 395 to Highway 36 east of Susanville; northwest on
					 Highway 36 to Highway 139; north on Highway 139 to the Lassen-Modoc county
					 line; west along the Lassen-Modoc county line to the Lassen-Shasta county line;
					 south along the Lassen-Shasta county line to the Plumas-Lassen county line;
					 southeast along the Plumas-Lassen county line to the Lassen-Sierra county line;
					 east along the Lassen-Sierra county line to the starting
					 point.
(C) Southern Sierra
				  Dog Control Zone:
Those portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno and
					 Tulare counties east of the following line beginning at the intersection of
					 Highway 49 and the Calaveras-Tuolumne county line; south on Highway 49 to
					 Highway 108; southwest on Highway 108 to Highway 120; east on Highway 120 to
					 the Smith Station Road (J20); south on the Smith Station Road (J20) to the
					 Greeley Hill Road; east on the Greeley Hill Road to the Briceburg Road; east on
					 Briceburg Road to the North Fork of the Merced River at Bower Cave; south on
					 the North Fork of the Merced River to Road 3S15 (Black Mountain Road/Ponderosa
					 Way); south on Road 3S15 (Ponderosa Way) to Forest Service Road 3S02 (Ponderosa
					 Way) crossing the U.S. Forest Service-Bureau of Land Management property
					 boundary in Section
					 28 located in Township 3S, Range
					 18E to Forest Service Road 2S05 (Bull Creek Road); south on Forest Service Road
					 2S05 (Bull Creek Road) to the Main Fork of the Merced River; west on the Main
					 Fork of the Merced River to the southern boundary of Lake McClure; west on the
					 southern boundary of Lake McClure to Highway 49; south on Highway 49 to Highway
					 140 at Mariposa; north on Highway 140 to the South Fork of the Merced
					 River;east along the South Fork of the Merced River to Hite Cove Trail at Hite
					 Cove. From Hite Cove south on the U.S. Forest Service Road (Hite Cove Trail) to
					 Hite Cove Road; south on Hite Cove Road to Scott Road; south on Scott Road to
					 Jerseydale Road; south on Jerseydale Road through Jerseydale Station and Darrah
					 to the Darrah Road; south along Darrah Road to Highway 49; south along Highway
					 49 to Highway 41 at Oakhurst; north along Highway 41 to its intersection with
					 the Bass Lake Road at Yosemite Forks; south along Bass Lake Road to Road 274;
					 south on Road 274 past Bass Lake on the east side of the lake to the junction
					 with the Mammoth Pool Road at North Fork; west on Mammoth Pool Road to Road 222
					 (Auberry Road); south on Road 222 (Auberry Road) to the San Joaquin River; east
					 along the San Joaquin River to Italian Bar Road (Road 225) at the Italian Bar
					 Bridge; south on Italian Bar Road (Road 225) to Jose Basin Road (County Road
					 M2441); east on Jose Basin Road (County Road M2441) to its intersection with
					 Forestry Service Roads 8S08 (Railroad Grade Road) and 9S07 (Jose Basin Road);
					 south on 9S07 (Jose Basin Road) to Jose Basin/Musick Farm Road; southeast on
					 9S07 to Auberry Road near Pine Ridge; east on Auberry Road to North Toll House
					 Road; south on North Toll House Road to Peterson Road; east on Peterson Road to
					 Big Creek Road; east on Big Creek Road (10S02) near Peterson Mill to
					 Dinkey-Trimmer Road (10S69 Trimmer Springs Road) at Haslett Basin; east on
					 Dinkey-Trimmer Road (10S69) to Sycamore Springs Road (11S02); east on Sycamore
					 Springs Road (11S02) to Black Rock Road (11S12) at Balch Camp; east on the
					 Black Rock Road (11S12) to the decommissioned 11S07 (the old Rodgers Ridge
					 Road) at Black Rock Reservoir Dam; east along decommissioned 11S07 (old Rodgers
					 Ridge Road) to Garlic Spur; south on Garlic Spur to the Kings River; west along
					 the Kings River to Verplank Ridge; south on Verplank Ridge-Hoise Ridge to
					 Forest Route 13S65; southeast on Forest Route 13S65 to Forest Route 13S03;
					 southeast on Forest Route 13S03 to Highway 180 near Cherry Gap; south along
					 Highway 180 to the north boundary of Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Park; south
					 along the western boundary of Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Park to the
					 northern boundary of Sequoia National Forest between Grouse Peak and Dennison
					 Mountain; south along the common line between R29E and R30E, M.D.B.M. to the
					 boundary of the Sequoia National Forest; east and south along that boundary to
					 Balch Park Road; southeast along that road to the west boundary of Mountain
					 Home Demonstration State Forest; south and east along that boundary to Forest
					 Trail 30E14; southeast along 30E14 to the Doyle Springs Road (Wishon Drive);
					 southwest along Doyle Springs Road (Wishon Drive) to Camp Wishon; southeast
					 along the Alder Creek Grove-Hossack Meadow Road to Camp Nelson; east along
					 Highway 190 to Coy Flat Road; south along Coy Flat Road to the boundary of the
					 Tule River Indian Reservation; south along the east boundary of that
					 reservation (County Highway J42) to Parker Peak; southeast through Upper Parker
					 Meadow to Parker Pass. Parker Pass to Forest Route 22S81; south through
					 Starvation Creek Grove on Forest Route 22S81 to M504 (Parker Pass); south on
					 M504 to Forest Route 23S64; southeast on 23S64 to the southwest corner of
					 Section 15, T23S, R31E, M.D.B.M,
					 continuing to the northeast corner of Section
					 22, T23S, R31E, M.D.B.M.; south
					 approximately 6 miles to Sugarloaf Winter Recreation Area.; southeast on
					 Sugarloaf drive to Forest Road 24S23; northeast on Forest Route 24S23 to Forest
					 Route 23S16; Southeast on Forest Route 23S16 to Portuguese Pass; southeast
					 along Forest Route 23S16 (24S06) though Portuguese Pass to the Tulare-Kern
					 county line; east along the Tulare-Kern county line to the Tulare-Inyo county
					 line.; north along the Tulare-Inyo county line to Fresno-Inyo county line;
					 north along the Fresno-Inyo county line to the Fresno-Mono county line; north
					 along the Fresno-Mono County line to the Mono-Madera county line; north along
					 the Mono-Madera county line to the Mono-Tuolumne county line; north along the
					 Mono-Tuolumne county line to the Alpine-Tuolumne county line; northwest along
					 the Alpine-Tuolumne county line to the Calaveras-Tuolumne county line;
					 southwest along the Calaveras-Tuolumne county line to the starting point. That
					 portion of Kern County within a line beginning where the Tulare-Kern county
					 line intersects the west boundary of the Sequoia National Forest; south along
					 the said boundary to the Poso Flat Road; on Poso Flat Road to National Forest
					 Route 25S03 (Rancheria Road); northeast along National Forest 25S03 (Rancheria
					 Road) to National Forest 25S15 (Rancheria Road); north on National Forest 25S15
					 (Rancheria Road) to Rancheria Road; northeast along Rancheria Road through
					 Shirley Meadow to Forest Highway 90 (Forest Route 23S16) at Greenhorn Summit;
					 northeast on Forest Highway 90 (Forest Route 23S16) to Cow Creek; northeast on
					 Cow Creek to Bull Run Creek; north on Bull Run Creek to the Tulare-Kern county
					 line; west along said county line to the point of beginning, Those portions of
					 Inyo and Mono counties west of Highway 395.
(D) Southern California Dog Control Zone:
				  Those portions of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties within the
				  Los Padres and Angeles National Forests; and those portions of San Bernardino
				  County within the San Bernardino and Angeles National
				  Forests.