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 9 - Shooting Clubs › Section 600 - Licensed Game Bird Clubs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No licensed game bird club utilizing domestically reared
					 game birds may be operated in this state except under a license issued by the
					 department and under the provisions of this section. Domestically reared game
					 birds include only the following: Pheasants of the species
Phasianus
					 colchicus
, including all ring-necked pheasant races, Indian chukar,
					 domestically reared wild turkey, Hungarian partridge, bobwhite quail, Coturnix
					 quail, and other such species as may be designated by the Fish and Game
					 Commission.
(a) General Provisions for
				  All Licensed Game Bird Clubs, Including Zone A and B Clubs.
(1) Licensed Provisions.
(A) Application Form. Application for a game
				  bird club license shall be made on LICENSED GAME BIRD CLUB APPLICATION, Form
				  LGBC 600 (5/95), which is incorporated by reference herein. Application forms
				  are available from the Department of Fish and Game, License and Revenue Branch.
				  The application form shall be completed in its entirety and submitted to the
				  License and Revenue Branch. The approved application form (LGBC 600) shall be
				  kept with the shooting permit records for the licensed area and shall be open
				  to inspection.
(B) Signing of
				  Application. Applications shall be signed by the applicant. If the applicant is
				  a corporation, the application shall be signed by any one or more duly
				  authorized officers of the corporation. If the applicant is a partnership, the
				  application shall be signed in behalf of the partnership by any one or more of
				  the general partners. If the applicant is a person, doing business under a
				  business name, the application shall be signed by such person accompanied by a
				  statement of the name under which business is being done.
(C) Inspection Requirement. The department
				  may inspect each tract proposed for licensing to determine if it is suitable
				  for a licensed game bird club.
(D)
				  Licensed Area. A licensed game bird club shall include the total area within
				  the exterior boundary.
(E) Map
				  Requirement for New Areas or Boundary Changes. Applications for new areas and
				  those involving a boundary change must include a current 7.5 minute U.S.
				  Geological Survey topographic map denoting the boundaries of the proposed area
				  or areas.
(F) Transfer of License.
				  The department may transfer a license to other land owned or controlled by a
				  licensee if the land is located in the same county as the land specified in the
				  original application, if the new land is suitable for the purposes of the
				  license. A transfer of license may not require an additional fee but may
				  require a department inspection to determine if the above provisions are
				  satisfied.
(G) Proof of Hunting
				  Rights. Applications involving lands not owned by the applicant must include
				  written verification that the applicant has acquired exclusive hunting rights
				  on the land in question for the total period of the license.
(H) Term of License. A game bird club license
				  shall be issued for a period of one year from August 1 to July 31, or for the
				  remainder of the period if issued after August 1.
(I) License Fees. The base license fee shall
				  be $280 for game bird clubs over 500 acres in size and $210 for game bird clubs
				  of 500 acres or less. These fees shall be annually adjusted pursuant to Section
				  713 of
				  the Fish and Game Code.
(J) Request
				  for Cancellation of License. A licensee shall request that his/her license be
				  cancelled. This request must be made in writing to the department's License and
				  Revenue Branch (see subsection (a)(1)(A)). The license fee shall not be
				  refunded for a cancelled license.
(K) License Revocation or Suspension. The
				  department may revoke, suspend or decline to renew a license for failure to
				  comply with the provisions of a license or failure to comply with these
				  regulations. Any person whose license is revoked or suspended may request a
				  hearing before the commission to show cause why his/her permit should not be
				  revoked or suspended.