Mammal Hunting Regulations

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• Deer: A Zone, B Zone, C Zone, D Zone, X-Zones, Additional Hunts, Archery
• Nelson Bighorn Sheep
• Pronghorn Antelope
• Elk
• Bear, Archery Bear
• Wild Pig
• Resident Small Game
• Furbearing Mammals
• Nongame Animals

Contents

• Subdivision 2. Game, Furbearers, Nongame, and Depredators
  • Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions
    • §250. General Prohibition Against Taking Resident Game Birds, Game Mammals, Exotic Game Mammals, and Furbearing Mammals.
    • §250.1. Prohibition on the use of Lead Projectiles and Ammunition Using Lead Projectiles for the Take of Wildlife
    • §250.2. Nonlead Ammunition Coupon Program Process
    • §250.5. Shooting Time.
    • §251. Prohibition on Pursuing or Shooting Birds and Mammals from Motor-Driven Air or Land Vehicles, Motorboats, Airboats, Sailboats or Snowmobiles.
    • §251.1. Harassment of Animals.
    • §251.2. Permits to Pursue, Drive, Herd, or Take Birds and Mammals.
    • §251.3. Prohibition Against Feeding Big Game Mammals.
    • §251.4. Mountain Lion Possession Permit.
    • §251.5. Game Birds, Game Mammals, Exotic Game Mammals, Furbearers and Nongame Animals, Possession Of.
    • §251.6. Tagging of Live Domesticated Big Game Mammals.
    • §251.7. Possession, Transportation and Importation of Game Birds.
    • §251.8. Transportation of Game Birds and Game Mammals off Indian Reservations.
    • §251.9. Computer Assisted Remote Hunting.
    • §252. Bag and Possession Limit Defined.
    • §255. Code Definitions Reaffirmed.
    • §257. Resident Small Game Defined.
    • §257.5. Prohibition Against Taking Resident Game Birds, Game Mammals, and Exotic Game Mammals by the Aid of Bait.
    • §258. Season Defined.
    • §260. Prohibition Against Taking Other Than Migratory Game Birds and Quail in Picacho State Recreation Area.
    • §260.1. Prohibition Against Hunting Other Than During September-January on Providence Mountains State Recreation Area.
    • §260.2. Hunting Restrictions on Lake Oroville State Recreation Area.
    • §260.3. Prohibition Against Taking Other Than Migratory Game Birds on San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area.
    • §260.4. Prohibition Against Taking Other Than Waterfowl and Resident Small Game on Perris Reservoir State Recreation Area.
    • §260.5. Prohibition Against Taking Other Than Waterfowl, American Coots, Common Moorhens and Common Snipe Within Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area.
    • §262. Prohibition Against Hunting on Portions of Frank's Tract State Recreation Area.
    • §263. Prohibition Against Night Hunting.
    • §264. Use of Lights While Hunting--Specific Areas.
    • §264.5. Use of Lights While Hunting--Remainder of State.
    • §265. Use of Dogs for Pursuit/Take of Mammals or for Dog Training.
  • Chapter 2. Resident Small Game
    • §307. Tree Squirrels.
    • §308. Brush, Cottontail and Pigmy Rabbits, and Varying Hare (Snowshoe).
    • §309. Jack Rabbits, Black-Tailed and White-Tailed.
    • §310. Shooting Hours on Resident Small Game Mammals.
    • §311. Methods Authorized for Taking Resident Small Game.
    • §311.6. Prohibition of Rifles and Pistols in Picacho and Providence Mountains State Recreation Areas.
    • §311.7. Use of Rifles and Pistols in Los Angeles County.
  • Chapter 3. Big Game
    • §350. Big Game Defined.
    • §351. Forked-Horn Buck, Antlerless and Either-Sex Deer Defined.
    • §352. Shooting Hours on Big Game.
    • §353. Methods Authorized for Taking Big Game.
    • §354. Archery Equipment and Crossbow Regulations.
    • §360. Deer: A Zones, B Zones, C Zones, D Zones, X Zones, Additional Hunts, Fund Raising Tags
    • §361. Archery Deer Hunts.
    • §362. Nelson Bighorn Sheep.
    • §363. Pronghorn Antelope.
    • §364. Elk Hunts, Seasons, and Number of Tags.
    • 364.1. Department Administered Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Elk Hunts
    • §365. Bear.
    • §366. Archery Bear Hunting.
    • §367.5. Presentation of Bear Skull.
  • Chapter 3.5. Exotic Game Mammals (§375-379)
    • §375. Exotic Game Mammal Defined.
    • §376. Shooting Hours for Exotic Game Mammals.
    • §377. Methods Authorized for Taking Exotic Game Mammals.
    • §378. Wild Pig.
    • §379. Prohibition Against Feeding Exotic Game Mammals.
  • Chapter 5. Furbearing Mammals
    • §460. Fisher, Marten, River Otter, Desert Kit Fox and Red Fox.
    • §461. Badger and Gray Fox.
    • §462. Muskrat and Mink.
    • §463. Beaver.
    • §464. Raccoon.
    • §465. Methods for Taking Furbearers.
    • §465.5 Use of Traps.
    • §466. Hours for Taking Furbearers.
    • §467. Trapping Reports.
  • Chapter 6. Nongame Animals
    • §472. General Provisions.
    • §473. Possession of Nongame Animals.
    • §474. Hours for Taking.
    • §475. Methods of Take for Nongame Birds and Nongame Mammals.
    • §478. Bobcat.
    • §478.1. Bobcat Hunting Tags.
    • §479. Bobcat Pelts.
  • Chapter 8. Wildlife and Public Shooting Areas
    • §554. Cooperative Deer Hunting Areas.
    • §555. Cooperative Elk Hunting Areas.
    • §555.1. Conflict Zone Cooperative Elk Hunting Areas.
• Subdivision 3. General Regulations.
  • Chapter 3. Miscellaneous.
    • §700. Hunting and Fishing Licenses, Possession and Display Of.
    • §708.1. Big Game Deer License Tags Procedures and Requirements.
    • §708.2. Big Game Deer License Tags Issuance and Deer Tag Drawing Application Procedures.
    • §708.3. Big Game Deer License Tags.
    • §708.4. Deer License Tag Exchange Fee.
    • §708.5. Deer Tagging, Reporting, and Testing Requirements.
    • §708.6. Tag Validation, Countersigning and Transporting Requirements.
    • §708.7. Deer Head Retention Requirements and Production Upon Demand.
    • §708.8. Deer Violations, Tag Forfeiture.
    • §708.9. Bighorn Sheep License Tags, Application, Distribution and Reporting Procedures.
    • §708.10. Pronghorn Antelope License Tags, Application, Distribution and Reporting Procedures.
    • §708.11. Elk License Tags, Application, Distribution and Reporting Procedures.
    • §708.12. Bear License Tags.
    • §708.13. Wild Pig Validations.
    • §708.14. Big Game License Tag Drawing System.
    • §708.15. Tag Quotas for Big Game License Tags Issued in Annual Drawing.
    • §708.16. Fund-raising Big Game License Tags, Random Drawing.
    • §708.17. Replacement Procedures for Lost Big Game License Tags.
    • §708.18. Fund Raising Big Game License Tags, Return for Refund.
    • §712. Restriction of Importation of Hunter-Harvested Deer and Elk Carcasses.
    • §713. Carcass Condemnation for Diseased, Injured, or Chemically Immobilized Big-Game Species.
    • §714 Prohibition Against Possession of Cervid Biofluid
    • §715 Special Hunt Permit Issuance and Drawings in ALDS
    • §730. Camping Near or Occupying Wildlife Watering Places.