{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"4809","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 4809","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 10. Mountain Lions [4800. - 4810.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-4/part-3/chapter-10"}],"history":"Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/mountain-lions-4809","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}