Section 4809.
4809. Mountain lions authorized to be taken pursuant to this chapter shall be taken by the most effective means available to take the mountain lion causing the damage or destruction, except that no mountain lion shall be taken by means of poison, leg-hold or metal-jawed traps, and snares. (Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition […]
Section 4810.
4810. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Authorized research project” means a research project involving mountain lions subject to a Scientific Collecting Permit issued in accordance with this section. (2) “Permitholder” means a person to whom the department has issued a Scientific Collecting Permit in accordance with this section. (3) “Scientific Collecting Permit” or “permit” means a permit […]
Section 4755.
4755. Any person legally killing a bear in this state shall have the tag countersigned by a fish and game commissioner, a person employed in the department, a person designated for this purpose by the commission, or by a notary public, postmaster, postmistress, peace officer or by an officer authorized to administer oaths, before transporting […]
Section 4757.
4757. Any person taking any bear must retain in his possession during the open season thereon, and for 15 days thereafter, the skin and portion of the head bearing the ears, and must produce the skin and portion of the head upon the demand of any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this code. […]
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, […]
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 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.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, […]
Section 4654.
4654. (a) Any resident of this state, 12 years of age or older, who possesses a valid hunting license, may procure 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 of fifteen dollars ($15), […]
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, […]
Section 4656.
4656. Revenues received pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Big Game Management Account established in Section 3953. These funds shall be available for expenditure by the department as set forth in Section 3953. The department shall maintain all internal accounting measures necessary to ensure that all restrictions on these funds are met. […]
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 […]