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 4 - Depredation › Section 400 - Deer Depredation Hunts

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  deer depredation hunt shall not be allowed where the number of deer involved
				  numbers less than 25.
(b) Before
				  applying for a depredation hunt the landowner or tenant shall consult with
				  representatives of the department to determine the existence or threat of
				  depredation. All applications shall be in writing, filed with the commission on
				  forms supplied by the department, and shall recite on their face that the
				  applicant grants to the holders of hunting permits free and unrestricted access
				  to, and the use of his lands for the purpose of said hunt.
(c) Two or more landowners, or tenants, whose
				  lands adjoin one another may apply jointly for a deer depredation
				  hunt.
(d) Before a deer depredation
				  hunt is allowed, the landowner or tenant concerned shall sign a statement
				  holding the Department of Fish and Game, their agents, officers, and employees,
				  free and harmless from all claims that may arise from permitees shooting over
				  said area, and from all claims on account of any act or omission on the part of
				  said state, department, or their agents, officers or employees when engaged
				  solely in the discharge of their official duties and functions.
(e) Deer depredation hunts shall be confined
				  to the lands owned or controlled by the applicant.
(f) Hunting permits shall be issued on a
				  first-come, first-served basis by employees of the department only, at a time
				  and place to be designated in the order authorizing the hunt.
(g) Applicants for hunting permits shall be
				  16 years of age or over.
(h)
				  Hunting permits shall be valid only for the area and the period of time
				  designated on the permit.
(i)
				  Shooting time shall be one hour before sunrise to one hour after
				  sunset.
(j) Permits shall not be
				  transferable.
(k) Permittees shall
				  check in at a designated checking station each day before hunting and shall
				  check out at such station each day after hunting is finished.
(l) Permit tag shall be attached to the
				  antlers of antlered deer or to the ear of antlerless deer immediately after
				  killing.
(m) The commission shall
				  designate the methods that may be used for each hunt. In addition to regular
				  methods of take, these may also include 12 gauge shotguns shooting buck shot of
				  size No. 2 or larger, and bows and arrows.
(n) Deer meat held more than 15 days after
				  close of the hunt shall be stamped in accordance with Section
				  3081 of
				  the Fish and Game Code.
(o)
				  Employees of the department shall not be eligible to purchase hunting
				  permits.
(p) The department may
				  refuse to issue a permit to anyone, may revoke any permit, and may eject the
				  holder from the area for any reason when it appears that the safety or welfare
				  of the area, or that of other permittees, is endangered. Decision of the
				  authorized employee of the department in this respect shall be final.
(q) Prior to the acceptance or issuance of a
				  hunting permit all permittees shall consent in writing to the terms and
				  conditions of these rules and regulations.
1. Repealer
					 of Chapter 4 (Sections
					 403-455, not consecutive) and new
					 Chapter 4 (Sections
					 400-402) filed 5-13-81; designated
					 effective tenth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 20). For prior history, see
					 Registers 80, No. 21; 80, No. 20; and 78, No. 24.
2. Change without
					 regulatory effect amending subsection (m) filed 3-28-96 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						4181,
						4181.5,
						and
						4188,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						4181,
						4181.5,
						and
						4188,
						Fish and Game Code.