{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"4180.1","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 4180.1","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. BIRDS AND MAMMALS [3000. - 4903.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 3. MAMMALS [3950. - 4903.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-4/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Nongame Mammals and Depredators [4150. - 4190.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-4/part-3/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Depredators [4180. - 4190.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-4/part-3/chapter-3/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 84.   (AB 1760)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>(a) It is unlawful to do either of the following to an immature depredator mammal while it is in its den:</p><p>(1) Use a snare, hook, or barbed wire to remove the mammal.</p><p>(2) Use fire to kill the mammal.</p><p>(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of fire-ignited gas cartridges or other products registered or permitted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.).</p>","text":"(a) It is unlawful to do either of the following to an immature depredator mammal while it is in its den: (1) Use a snare, hook, or barbed wire to remove the mammal. (2) Use fire to kill the mammal. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of fire-ignited gas cartridges or other products registered or permitted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/depredators-4180-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}