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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.6 - Tag Countersigning and Transporting Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any person legally killing a deer in this
				  state shall have the deer license tag countersigned by a person authorized by
				  the commission as described in subsection (c) before transporting such deer,
				  except for the purpose of taking the deer to the nearest person authorized to
				  countersign the license tag, on the route being followed from the point where
				  the deer was taken (refer to Fish and Game Code, Section
				  4341).
(b) Any person legally killing an elk in this
				  state shall have the elk license tag countersigned by a person authorized by
				  the commission as described in subsection (c) before transporting such elk,
				  except for the purpose of taking the elk to the nearest person authorized to
				  countersign the license tag, on the route being followed from the point where
				  the elk was taken.
(c) The
				  following persons are authorized to countersign deer and elk tags:
(1) State:
(A) Fish and Game Commissioners
(B) Employees of the Department of Fish and
				  Wildlife, including Certified Hunter Education Instructors
(C) Employees of the California Department of
				  Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
(D) Plant Quarantine Inspector, Supervisor I,
				  and Supervisor II
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.7 - Deer Head Retention Requirements and Production upon Demand

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any person taking any deer in this state shall retain in
					 their possession during the open season thereon and for 15 days thereafter,
					 that portion of the head which in adult males normally bears the antlers, and
					 shall produce the designated portion of the head upon the demand of any officer
					 authorized to enforce the provisions of this regulation (refer to Fish and Game
					 Code, Section
					 4302).
1. New
					 section filed 7-8-2011; operative 7-8-2011 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2011, No. 27).
2. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						200,
						203,
						219,
						265,
						270,
						275,
						1050,
						1572,
						4302,
						4336
						and
						10502,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						110,
						200,
						201,
						203,
						203.1,
						255,
						265,
						270,
						275,
						1570,
						1571,
						1572,
						3950,
						4302,
						4330,
						4331,
						4332,
						4333,
						4336,
						4340,
						4341,
						10500
						and
						10502,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.8 - Deer Violations, Tag Forfeiture

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any person who is convicted of a violation involving deer
					 shall forfeit their current year deer license tags and no new deer license tags
					 may be issued to that person during the then current hunting license year, and
					 that person may not apply for a deer license tag or deer preference points for
					 the following license year (refer to Fish and Game Code, Section
					 4340).
1. New
					 section filed 7-8-2011; operative 7-8-2011 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2011, No. 27).
2. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						200,
						203,
						219,
						265,
						270,
						275,
						1572,
						4302,
						4331,
						4336,
						4340,
						4341
						and
						10502,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						110,
						200,
						201,
						203,
						203.1,
						255,
						265,
						270,
						275,
						1570,
						1571,
						1572,
						3950,
						4302,
						4330,
						4331,
						4332,
						4333,
						4336,
						4340,
						4341,
						10500
						and
						10502,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.11 - Elk License Tags, Application, Distribution and Reporting Procedures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Fund-raising
				  elk license tags:
(1) Three fund-raising
				  license tags for the taking of elk bulls shall be offered for sale to raise
				  funds for the management of elk. The department may designate a nonprofit
				  organization or organizations to sell the fund-raising tags. The department may
				  conduct a random drawing to distribute fund-raising tags. Any resident or
				  nonresident is eligible to buy one of the license tags. The sale price of a
				  fund-raising license tag includes the fee for processing and issuing an annual
				  hunting license for the purchaser or any person designated by the purchaser. A
				  fund-raising license tag distributed through a department random drawing does
				  not include the fee for processing and issuing a hunting license. The
				  purchasers of fund-raising tags shall complete required hunter orientation
				  programs conducted by the department and meet the hunter education requirements
				  for a hunting license.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.12 - Bear License Tags

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Bear
				  License Tags:
(1) With the exception of
				  permits and tags issued pursuant to section
				  4181 of
				  the Fish and Game Code, all bear license tags shall be available to the public
				  through the department's Automated License Data System terminals at any
				  department license agent or department license sales office.
(2) The department shall require that the
				  specified fee provided for in section
				  4751 of
				  the Fish and Game Code for such bear license tags be paid as a prerequisite to
				  obtaining a bear license tag.
(3)
				  The department shall charge a nonrefundable processing fee, as specified in
				  Section 702, for each bear license
				  tag.
(4) Applicants may purchase
				  only one bear license tag during any one license year. Any person who purchases
				  more than one bear license tag may be denied bear license tags for the current
				  license year.
(5) Upon the killing
				  of any bear, that person shall immediately fill out all portions of the tag
				  including the report card 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 bear license tag shall be attached to the ear of the bear and
				  kept attached during the open season and for 15 days
				  thereafter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.13 - Wild Pig Validations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any
				  person, 12 years of age or older, who possesses a valid annual California
				  hunting license may procure a wild pig validation as specified in Section
				  4654 of
				  the Fish and Game Code through the department's Automated License Data System
				  terminals at any department license agent or department license sales
				  office.
(b) Wild pig validations
				  are valid only during that portion of the current hunting license year in which
				  wild pigs may be legally harvested as provided in subsection 378(a).
(c) The holder of a wild pig validation shall
				  keep the validation in their possession while hunting wild pig. Hunters are
				  required to report take in the Automated License Data System within 60 days of
				  the end of the license year. Reporting information shall include the hunter's
				  identity, and number of pigs taken by month and county of take pursuant to Fish
				  and Game Code 4657.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 203, 219, 265, 270,
						275, 1050, 1572, 3005.5, 4331, 4657 and 10502, Fish and Game Code. Reference:
						Sections 110, 200, 201, 203, 203.1, 219, 255, 265, 270, 275, 1050, 1570, 1571,
						1572, 3965, 4652, 4652.5, 4653, 4654, 4655, 10500 and 10502, Fish and Game
						Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						200,
						203,
						219,
						265,
						270,
						275,
						1050,
						1572,
						4331
						and
						10502,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						110,
						200,
						201,
						203,
						203.1,
						219,
						255,
						265,
						270,
						275,
						1050,
						1570,
						1571,
						1572,
						3950,
						4652,
						4653,
						4654,
						4655,
						4657,
						10500
						and
						10502,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.15 - Tag Quotas for Big Game License Tags Issued in Annual Drawing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Premium Deer
				  Hunts
(1) Except for apprentice deer hunt
				  applicants, as specified in Section
				  708.2, applicants shall apply via
				  first-deer tag for premium deer hunts with the department's Big Game Drawing
				  through the department's Automated License Data System terminals at any
				  department license agent or department license sales office.
(2) Party deer tag drawing applications for
				  premium deer hunts shall not be split to meet the tag quota if the number of
				  party members exceeds the number of available tags. Party applications which
				  exceed the number of available tags shall be bypassed until the tag quota is
				  reached.
(3) License tags for
				  premium deer hunts (except apprentice deer hunts) shall be awarded based on the
				  following:
(A) Ninety percent (90%) of the
				  individual zone or hunt tag quota shall be awarded using a Preference Point
				  drawing. Tag quota splits resulting in decimal fractions of a tag shall be
				  rounded to the next higher whole number.
(B) Ten percent (10%) of the individual zone
				  or hunt tag quota shall be awarded using a Draw-By-Choice drawing. Tag quota
				  splits resulting in decimal fractions of a tag shall be rounded to the next
				  lower whole number.
(C) For zones
				  or hunts with quotas less than ten (10) tags, one (1) tag shall be awarded
				  using a Draw-By-Choice drawing. Remaining tags shall be awarded using a
				  Preference Point drawing.
(D) Tags
				  awarded to applicants for second or third choice zones or hunts shall be
				  through a Draw-By-Choice drawing and shall not result in loss of accumulated
				  points.
(E) License tags for
				  apprentice deer hunts (J Hunts) as described in subsection
				  360(c) shall be
				  awarded based on the following:
1. Fifty
				  percent (50%) of the hunt tag quota shall be awarded through a Preference Point
				  drawing. Tag quota splits resulting in decimal fractions of a tag shall be
				  rounded to the next higher whole number.
2. Fifty percent (50%) of the hunt tag quota
				  shall be awarded through a Draw-By-Choice drawing. Tag quota splits resulting
				  in decimal fractions of a tag shall be rounded to the next lower whole
				  number.
(F) An apprentice
				  hunter applying for premium deer hunts (X zones, Area-specific archery hunts,
				  and additional hunts) on a first-deer tag application and a second-deer tag
				  application shall:
1. Receive a point only if
				  he/she is unsuccessful in the big game drawing with his/her first choice on
				  both applications.
2. Lose all
				  preference points for deer if he/she receives his/her first choice on either
				  application.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.16 - Fund-Raising Big Game License Tags, Random Drawing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) General Conditions
(1) Commencing January 1, 2011, except as
				  otherwise provided, the department may award license tags for fund-raising
				  hunts for deer, bighorn sheep, elk and pronghorn antelope hunts, as described
				  in sections
				  360,
				  361,
				  362,
				  363, and
				  364, using a random drawing
				  system.
(A) Applicants for a deer, elk, or
				  antelope license tag shall be 12 years of age on or before July 1 of the
				  license year for which they are applying.
(B) Applicants for a big horn sheep license
				  tag shall be 16 years of age on or before July 1 of the license year for which
				  they are applying.
(C) Applicants
				  for deer, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope and elk hunts shall include the
				  appropriate nonrefundable fee in Section
				  702.
(D) Applicants shall apply through the
				  department's Automated License Data System terminals at any department license
				  agent or department license sales office on or before June 2 each
				  year.
(E) Any resident or
				  nonresident applicant may submit one or more fund-raising tag random drawing
				  applications for each species during the same license year.
(F) No applicant shall earn a preference
				  point in any fund-raising tag random drawings.
(G) Accumulated preference points shall not
				  be considered in any of the fund-raising tag random drawings.
(H) Fund-raising tags shall not be
				  transferred to another person.
(I)
				  Successful applicants and a list of alternates for each fund-raising license
				  tag will be determined by drawing within 10 business days following the
				  application deadline date. If the drawing is delayed due to circumstances
				  beyond the department's control, the department shall conduct the drawing at
				  the earliest date possible.
(J)
				  Unsuccessful applicants shall not be notified by mail.
(K) Successful applicants will be mailed
				  notification as soon as practical.
(L) Upon receipt of the notification, the
				  applicant shall claim the tag at the department's License and Revenue Branch,
				  1740 N. Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834 by 5:00 p.m. on July 15 each year.
				  If the deadline to claim the tag falls on a weekend or holiday the applicant
				  can claim the tag until the close of business on the first state business day
				  following the deadline. Any tags unclaimed by successful applicants after that
				  date shall be awarded to alternates for that license tag in the order
				  drawn.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.17 - Replacement Procedures for Lost Big Game License Tags

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Not more than one replacement license tag
				  for each deer, bear, elk, pronghorn antelope, or bighorn sheep license tag
				  issued to any tag holder shall be replaced each year. If the tagholder loses
				  any big game license tag, it shall be replaced only by following the procedures
				  below:
(1) The tag holder shall provide all
				  of the following to any department license sales office:
(A) An affidavit, specified in Section
				  702, signed under penalty of
				  perjury by the tag holder, containing the following information:
1. A statement confirming that the originally
				  issued big game license tag cannot be recovered.
2. A statement describing the factual
				  circumstances surrounding the loss of the big game license
				  tag.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.18 - Fund Raising Big Game License Tags, Return for Refund

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any tagholder who was awarded a big game
				  fund raising tag through an auction and cannot hunt may submit a written
				  request to the department for a refund of the amount paid for the tag provided
				  that:
(1) The request is due to circumstances
				  beyond the control of the tag holder that prevent the use of the tag during the
				  length of the season and in any zone open for hunting, including but not
				  limited to:
(A) Serious medical condition, or
				  death, of the tag holder;
(B)
				  Military deployment of the tag holder; or
(C) An area closure that prohibits or limits
				  the tag holder's ability to hunt.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 708.19 - Preference Points and Tag Returns

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
				  this chapter, upon written request by the tag holder, the department may
				  reinstate the preference points and refund the tag fees used to acquire any of
				  the tags described in subsection (c). A refund for tag fees shall be subject to
				  the nonrefundable processing fee specified in Section
				  702. This section shall only apply
				  to tags issued pursuant to the big game license tag drawing system established
				  in section
				  708.14.
(b) A holder of an unfilled tag described in
				  subsection (c) may apply for reinstatement of the preference points and refund
				  of the tag fees used to acquire the tag, and earn one preference point for the
				  license year, by returning their unfilled tag along with a written request
				  stating that they did not harvest due to the statewide closure of all National
				  Forests and other affected lands due to unprecedented wildfire in September
				  2020. The written request and the unused tag must be submitted on or before May
				  1, 2021, to the department's License and Revenue Branch, P.O. Box 944209,
				  Sacramento, CA 94244-2090. Applications postmarked after May 1, 2021, shall be
				  denied.
(c) Big Game Species
(1) Elk
(A)
				  Marble Mountains apprentice (Hunt 408 - subsection
				  364(v)(1)(A))
(B) Marble Mountain antlerless (Hunt 301 -
				  subsection
				  364(r)(3)(A))
(C) Marble Mountain bull (Hunt 302 -
				  subsection
				  364(r)(3)(A))
(D) Northeastern CA archery only (Hunt 411 -
				  subsection
				  364(w)(1)(A))
(E) Northeastern CA apprentice (Hunt 409 -
				  subsection
				  364(v)(2)(A))
(F) Northeastern CA bull (Hunt 305 -
				  subsection
				  364(s)(1)(A))
(G) Northwestern CA antlerless (Hunt 374 -
				  subsection
				  364(r)(2)(A))
(H) Northwestern CA bull (Hunt 355 -
				  subsection
				  364(r)(2)(A))
(I) Northwestern CA either sex (Hunt 483 -
				  subsection
				  364(r)(2)(A))
(J) Siskiyou antlerless (Hunt 401 -
				  subsection
				  364(r)(1)(A))
(K) Siskiyou bull (Hunt 300 - subsection
				  364(r)(1)(A))
(L) East Park Reservoir antlerless (Hunt 463
				  - subsection
				  364(u)(13)(A))
(M) East Park Reservoir bull (Hunt 461 -
				  subsection
				  364(u)(13)(A))
(N) Lake Pillsbury Period 1 antlerless (Hunt
				  331 - subsection
				  364(u)(16)(A))
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 709 - Hunter Education Instructor Incentive Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Under the Hunter Education Instructor
				  Incentive Program ("Incentive Program"), the department shall award incentives
				  including, but not limited to, big game tags provided voluntarily by licensed
				  Private Lands Management areas, Cooperative Elk or Deer Hunting areas, or other
				  tags or hunts designated by the department, other hunting opportunities, and
				  firearms, to eligible department-certified Hunter Education Instructors. The
				  incentives shall be awarded annually in a random drawing according to the
				  following rules.
(b) Eligibility
				  Criteria
(1) Only certified instructors who
				  meet the following eligibility criteria may participate in Incentive Program
				  drawings.
(2) To be eligible to
				  participate in a drawing, instructors must have been in active status for a
				  minimum of three (3) consecutive years, inclusive of the year prior to the
				  drawing. Instructors will earn an additional drawing entry for every ten (10)
				  years of active service.
(3) To
				  maintain active status, an instructor shall complete in-service training
				  requirements, teach or assist in teaching at least one course per calendar
				  year, and submit an annual income and expense record. The instructor must meet
				  these requirements by December 31st of any given year to be considered eligible
				  for an Incentive Program drawing offered the following year.
(4) Instructors with revoked or suspended
				  Hunter Education Instructor certification are ineligible to participate in
				  Incentive Program drawings.
(5)
				  Paid staff within the department's Hunter Education Program are ineligible to
				  participate in Incentive Program drawings.
(6) Instructors who are drawn and accept a
				  tag or hunt shall not be eligible to participate in the next five annual
				  Incentive Program drawings.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 709.1 - Hunter Education Instructor Incentive Program Big Game Tag Drawing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Following the
				  effective date of this regulation, the department shall award the following big
				  game license tag(s) using a random drawing system to eligible
				  department-certified Hunter Education Instructors:
(1) Open zone deer, as described in title 14,
				  CCR, section
				  360.
(2) Any additional big game license tags
				  described in title 14, CCR, sections
				  360,
				  361,
				  363, and
				  364.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 710 - Hunter Education Training Equivalency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The department may evaluate the quality
				  and coverage of hunter education courses offered by other countries, their
				  political subdivision, or by the Armed Forces of the United States. Upon
				  satisfactory evidence that a course fully meets or exceeds the requirements of
				  the California hunter education course, the department may issue to graduates
				  of such courses a California Certificate of Equivalency. (NOTE: See section
				  3050
				  (a)(3) of the Fish and Game Code regarding
				  hunter safety certificates from other states.)
(b) The department shall prepare a
				  comprehensive hunter education equivalency examination, to be administered to
				  qualified applicants. Pass/fail criteria will be established by the department.
				  Qualification to take the equivalency examination must include affirmation that
				  the applicant has not previously taken and failed the examination.
Applicants who successfully pass the equivalency
					 examination will be issued a hunter education certificate of
					 equivalency.
1. New
					 section filed 3-17-71; designated effective 6-1-71 (Register 71, No.
					 12).
2. Repealer filed 4-7-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 76, No. 15).
3. New section filed 8-31-79 as an emergency;
					 designated effective 9-1-79 (Register 79, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance
					 must be filed within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on
					 12-29-79.
4. Certificate of Compliance filed 11-9-79 (Register 79,
					 No. 45).
5. Repealer and new section filed 7-16-81; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 29).
6. Editorial
					 correction of NOTE filed 9-20-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
					 85, No. 38).
7. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 2-5-86; effective
					 thirtieth day there after (Register 86, No. 6).
8. Amendment of
					 subsection (a) and (b) and new subsection (c) filed 10-18-90; operative
					 11-17-90 (Register 90, No. 47).
9. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending section heading and subsections (a) and (b) filed 3-28-96 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1050,
						and
						3050,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						711,
						1050,
						and
						3049-
						3055,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 711 - Cold Storage/Frozen Food Locker Plant Records

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any person operating a cold storage plant
				  or frozen food locker plant where game birds or game mammals, or parts thereof,
				  taken pursuant to a hunting license are processed, preserved or stored, shall
				  prepare and maintain the following records:
(1) name and address of residency of the
				  individual who delivers the game bird or game mammal to the facility;
(2) name, address of residency and the
				  identification number issued from the department's Automated License Data
				  System terminal, the Get Outdoors ID (GO ID) or the hunting license number, and
				  tag number if applicable, of the individual who took the game bird or game
				  mammal;
(3) location of
				  kill--State__________ County__________ Deer Zone or Special Hunt
				  Number__________;
(4) species;
				  and
(5) date
				  received.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 712 - Restriction of Importation of Hunter-Harvested Deer and Elk Carcasses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is unlawful to import, or possess any hunter harvested
					 deer or elk (cervid) carcass or parts of any cervid carcass imported into the
					 State, except for the following body parts:
(a) portions of meat with no part of the
				  spinal column, brain or head attached (other bones, such as legs and shoulders,
				  may be attached).
(b) hides and
				  capes (no spinal column, brain tissue or head may be attached).
(c) clean skull plates (no brain tissue may
				  be present) with antlers attached.
(d) antlers with no meat or tissue attached,
				  except legally harvested and possessed antlers in the velvet stage are allowed,
				  if no meat, brain or other tissue is attached.
(e) finished taxidermy mounts with no meat or
				  tissue attached (antlers in the velvet stage are allowed if no meat, brain or
				  other tissue is attached).
(f)
				  upper canine teeth (buglers, whistlers, ivories).
1. New
					 section filed 9-9-2002 as an emergency; operative 9-9-2002 (Register 2002, No.
					 37). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-7-2003 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2003, No. 23).
3. New section filed 6-5-2003; operative
					 6-5-2003 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2003, No. 23).
4. Amendment filed 6-20-2008; operative
					 6-20-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4
					 (Register
					 2008,
					 No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						200,
						203,
						240 and
						2355,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						200,
						203 and
						2355,
						Fish and Game Code.
The amended version of this section by
					 Register
					 2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
					 available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 712.5 - Declaration of Importation of Dead Fish and Wildlife Form

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be unlawful to import any dead birds, mammals,
					 fish, reptiles, or amphibians into this state, or to possess any imported dead
					 birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians within this state, unless the
					 dead birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians are accompanied by a
					 completed Department of Fish and Wildlife Declaration of Importation of Dead
					 Fish or Wildlife Form DFW 901 (New 01/01/2022), incorporated by reference
					 herein, and a copy of the declaration is submitted to the department by mail or
					 online prior to or at the time (within 24 hours) of entry as described on the
					 form. This section does not apply to dead birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or
					 amphibians imported into this state in a shipment handled by a common carrier
					 under a bill of lading.
1. New
					 section filed 6-28-2022; operative 7-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2022, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2353,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						80 and
						2353,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 713 - Carcass Condemnation for Diseased, Injured, or Chemically Immobilized Big-Game Species

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  Director may authorize Department employees to condemn the carcass of a
				  diseased, injured, or chemically immobilized big-game animal (as defined in
				  Section 350) that was lawfully taken and
				  lawfully possessed under a license tag that is, in the opinion of the employee,
				  unfit for human consumption, if the individual who took the animal requests it
				  and this condition was not created by the actions of the individual who took
				  the animal. A Department employee may condemn a big-game carcass that was
				  chemically immobilized if the animal was taken during the established
				  withdrawal period of that immobilizing drug.
(b) The individual who took the carcass shall
				  surrender the entire condemned carcass and any parts thereof to the Department
				  employee or dispose of it as instructed by the Department employee.
(c) After condemnation and surrender or
				  verification of the appropriate disposal of the carcass as instructed by a
				  department employee, the department employee shall provide written
				  authorization to the tag holder who took the animal to, at their discretion,
				  choose one of the following options:
(1)
				  Purchase and use a duplicate tag subject to the fees established in Section
				  702 for the remainder of the
				  current season under which the animal was taken; or
(2) Participate in the next big-game drawing
				  for that species with one additional preference point added to the number of
				  preference points the tag holder had when they obtained the original
				  tag.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 714

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The adopted version of this section by
					 Register
					 2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
					 available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 715 - Upland Game Bird Special Hunt Drawing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Upland Game Bird Special Hunts:
(1) The department shall establish the
				  conditions of each hunt with consideration for hunter safety, hunt quality, and
				  species abundance. The hunt conditions will include species, location, season,
				  maximum party size, applicant attributes (age, disability, etc.), method of
				  take and the number of reservations available.
(2) The department shall establish "hunt
				  groups" based on common conditions of hunts (species, season, method of take,
				  etc.). Each hunt shall be assigned into a hunt group. The department will run a
				  separate drawing for each hunt group.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 716 - Sage Grouse Permit Application and Drawing Process

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A drawing shall be held annually for
				  available sage grouse hunting permits.
(1) It
				  shall be unlawful to hunt sage grouse without a valid sage grouse permit issued
				  for a zone defined in Section
				  300, subsection
				  (a)(1)(D)3.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 720 - Designation of Waters of Department Interest

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purpose of implementing Sections
					 1601
					 and
					 1603 of
					 the Fish and Game Code which requires submission to the department of general
					 plans sufficient to indicate the nature of a project for construction by or on
					 behalf of any person, governmental agency, state or local, and any public
					 utility, of any project which will divert, obstruct or change the natural flow
					 or bed of any river, stream or lake designated by the department, or will use
					 material from the streambeds designated by the department, all rivers, streams,
					 lakes, and streambeds in the State of California, including all rivers, streams
					 and streambeds which may have intermittent flows of water, are hereby
					 designated for such purpose.
1. New
					 section filed 4-5-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No.
					 15).
2. Amendment filed 1-18-77 as an emergency; effective upon
					 filing (Register 77, No. 4).
3. Certificate of Compliance filed
					 3-16-77 (Register 77, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1601
						and
						1603,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						1601
						and
						1603,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 721 - Temporary Reduction of Flows from Grizzly Valley Dam During Rotenone Treatment of Lake Davis and Its Tributaries (Plumas County) for the Eradication of Northern Pike

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Temporary Reduction of Flows from Grizzly Valley Dam During
					 Rotenone Treatment of Lake Davis and Its Tributaries (Plumas County) for the
					 Eradication of Northern Pike. Fish and Game Code Section
					 5937 is
					 superseded for the limited and specific purpose of implementation of a project
					 using rotenone to eradicate northern pike from Lake Davis and its tributaries
					 to protect fish, wildlife, and other natural resources under the jurisdiction
					 of the Commission. The outlet valve at Grizzly Valley Dam may be closed for a
					 period of up to 45 days, notwithstanding Fish and Game Code Section
					 5937.
1. New
					 section filed 6-11-2007; operative 7-11-2007 (Register 2007, No. 24). Section
					 721 was adopted pursuant to Fish
					 and Game Code section
					 219.
					 Section
					 219
					 requires that "A regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall remain in
					 effect for not more than 12 months from its effective date."
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						219,
						270,
						275 and
						315,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						270 and
						275,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 722 - General Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement for Activities Related to Cannabis Cultivation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose.
(1) This regulation constitutes a
				  general lake or streambed alteration agreement under Section
				  1617 of
				  the Fish and Game Code, referred to herein as the "General
				  Agreement."
(2) This General
				  Agreement applies only to the construction, Reconstruction, maintenance, or
				  repair of Stream Crossings, in the form of a bridge, culvert, or rock ford, and
				  Water Diversions on non-finfish rivers, streams, and lakes that are used or
				  will be used for the purpose of Cannabis Cultivation, each a "Covered
				  Activity."
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 730 - Camping Near or Occupying Wildlife Watering Places

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Camping/Occupying Defined. For purposes
				  of this Section, camping/occupying is defined as establishing or inhabiting a
				  camp; resting; picnicking; sleeping; parking or inhabiting any motor vehicle or
				  trailer; hunting; or engaging in any other recreational activity for a period
				  of more than thirty (30) minutes at a given location.
(b) Wildlife Watering Places Defined. For
				  purposes of this Section, wildlife watering places are defined as waterholes,
				  springs, seeps and man-made watering devices for wildlife such as guzzlers
				  (self-filling, in-the-ground water storage tanks), horizontal wells and small
				  impoundments of less than one surface acre in size.
(c) Prohibitions.
(1) Camping/Occupying is prohibited within
				  200 yards of the following:
(A) Any guzzler or
				  horizontal well for wildlife on public land within the State of
				  California.
(B) Any of the wildlife
				  watering places on public land within the boundary of the California Desert
				  Conservation Area as depicted on the Bureau of Land Management maps of "Calif.
				  Federal Public Lands Responsibility," "Calif. Desert Conservation Area" and the
				  new "Desert District, B.L.M."
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 740 - Oil Sumps Hazardous to Wildlife

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions:
(1) (Reserved)
(2) "Oil sump" means any open depression or
				  basin in the ground, whether manmade or natural, which contains oil or a
				  combination of oil and water.
(3)
				  "Hazardous" means a condition within an oil sump where over ten percent of the
				  surface area, or over 100 square feet is covered with a coating of
				  oil.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 744 - Limitations on Public Benefits for Aliens. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 3-9-98 as an emergency; operative 3-9-98 (Register 98, No. 11). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-7-98 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 98, No. 46).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						702,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						2536,
						3200,
						3201,
						3240.5,
						3300,
						3401,
						3406,
						4030,
						4032,
						6650,
						7850,
						7920,
						8030
						and
						8460,
						Fish and Game Code; and 8
						U.S.C. Sections 1621,
						1641 and
						1642.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 745 - Guide Licenses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Revocable guide licenses may be issued as follows:
(a) License Application. Applications shall
				  be submitted on forms furnished by the department. Applications shall be
				  accompanied by the required license fee and proof that the applicant possesses
				  a surety bond in the amount of $1,000 to insure faithful performance of the
				  applicant and the applicant's agents or employees in fulfilling their
				  responsibilities to their clients.
(1) In
				  addition to other information requested, applicant shall certify that he has
				  not been convicted of any fish and game violation or forfeited bail in
				  connection with any such violation in the preceding 24
				  months.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 745.5 - Revocation or Suspension of Hunting or Sport Fishing Privileges

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The commission
				  may suspend or revoke a person's hunting or sport fishing license or permit
				  privileges, provided that:
(1) in a court of
				  law the person is convicted of a violation of any provision of the Fish and
				  Game Code; any provision of these regulations; or any other provision of law
				  intended to protect fish and wildlife of the State of California; and
(2) the commission complies with the
				  procedures set forth in Section
				  746 of these
				  regulations,
(3) the hearing
				  officer determines the person committed the offense intentionally, knowingly,
				  or recklessly.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 747 - Guidelines for Imposing Civil Penalties

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose and Scope.
The provisions of this section shall be applicable for the
					 purposes of imposing civil liability and civil penalties under Fish and Game
					 Code sections
					 500 and
					 2580-
					 2589
					 for violations described therein.
(b) Definitions.
Definitions in the Fish and Game Code and regulations
					 adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to this section unless otherwise provided
					 herein.
For purposes of this section, the following definitions
					 shall apply:
(1) The term "act done
				  for profit or personal gain" shall mean an act done for the purpose of
				  improving or which results in an improved financial, material, possessory or
				  other position for the person. To establish that an act was done for profit or
				  personal gain. the department need not establish that the value or benefit
				  received from the act exceeded the costs of accomplishing the act.
(2) "Code" is defined as the Fish and Game
				  Code.
(3) "Regulations" are defined
				  as Title 14, Division 1, California Code of Regulations.
(4) "Civil penalty" shall mean both civil
				  liability for prohibited acts as outlined in Section
				  2582 of the Code and civil penalty
				  for prohibited acts as outlined in Section
				  2583 of the Code.
(5) "Item" shall mean an animal or its
				  carcass in its entirety, or if the carcass is no longer maintained in its
				  entirety, any part or product thereof.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 3 - General Regulations › Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 748 - Procedures for Civil Penalties and License or Permit Revocations and Suspensions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The procedures described in this chapter shall be
					 applicable for the purposes of imposing civil penalties under Fish and Game
					 Code sections
					 500 and
					 2580-
					 2589
					 and regulations made pursuant thereto for violations described therein and for
					 the purposes of revoking or suspending licenses or permits under Fish and Game
					 Code section
					 8025,
					 unless specific procedures for suspension or revocation are provided for by the
					 Fish and Game Code or regulations made pursuant thereto.
(a) Burden of Proof.
The burden of proof shall be a preponderance of the
					 evidence.
(b) Complaint.
(1) The Director, after investigation of
				  facts and circumstances, may issue a complaint to any person on whom a civil
				  penalty may be imposed pursuant to Section
				  2582 or
				  2583 of the Code. The complaint
				  shall:
(A) allege the acts or failure to act
				  that constitute a basis for the civil penalty;
(B) state the amount of the proposed civil
				  penalty;
(C) be served by personal
				  service or certified mail upon the person whom a civil penalty may be imposed
				  at the last known address of the person;
(D) shall inform the person served that a
				  hearing will be conducted within 60 days after the date of service unless the
				  right to a hearing is waived.