CHAPTER 5. Fish and Game Management [1500. - 1591.]

Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.

§§ 1500–1591 · 33 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Generally §§ 1500–1506 · 10 sections

   • § 1500 The department may, with the approval of the commission and the Department of General Services, exchange any portion of the property lying within the…
   • § 1500.5 (a) The following rules govern an exchange or sale of property pursuant to Section 1500: (1) If a parcel contains 15 acres or less, the director shall except…
   • § 1501 The department may expend such funds as may be necessary for the improvement of property, including nonnavigable lakes and streams, riparian zones, and upland,…
   • § 1501.5 (a) The department may enter into contracts for fish and wildlife habitat preservation, restoration, and enhancement with public and private entities whenever…
   • § 1501.6 Notwithstanding Section 1501.5, the department may allocate federal funds and any moneys received as donations for purposes of the Wolf-Livestock Compensation…
   • § 1502 The department, in accordance with policies established by the commission, may provide for the feeding of game birds, mammals, or fish at such times as natural…
   • § 1503 The department shall provide for the feeding of deer wherever the director finds that natural forage is unavailable therefor due to excessive snow. The times,…
   • § 1504 (a) When income is derived directly from real property acquired and operated by the state as a wildlife management area, and regardless of whether income is…
   • § 1505 (a) The department may manage, control, and protect the portions of the following spawning areas that occupy state-owned lands, to the extent necessary to…
   • § 1506 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Managed wetland habitat” means artificially irrigated and intensively managed wetland…
2. ARTICLE 2. Wildlife Management Areas and Game Farms §§ 1525–1530 · 7 sections

   • § 1525 For the purposes of propagating, feeding and protecting birds, mammals, and fish, and establishing wildlife management areas or public shooting grounds the…
   • § 1526 Any property acquired for wildlife management areas or public shooting grounds shall be acquired in the name of the State, and shall, at all times, be subject…
   • § 1526.4 (a) The department, upon request of the leaseholder, shall extend any existing lease for a recreational homesite on Lower Sherman Island to the holder of any…
   • § 1527 The department shall do all things necessary to secure a valid title in the State to the property acquired for wildlife management areas or public shooting…
   • § 1528 Lands, or lands and water, acquired for public shooting grounds, state marine (estuarine) recreational management areas, or wildlife management areas shall be…
   • § 1529 The output of any state game farm shall be distributed on public lands or where the department determines that the output will receive adequate protection and…
   • § 1530 Except in accordance with the regulations of the commission, it is unlawful to enter upon any wildlife management areas or public shooting grounds established…
3. ARTICLE 3. Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement Program §§ 1570–1574 · 5 sections

   • § 1570 In establishing the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (“SHARE”) program, it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage private landowners…
   • § 1571 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Agreement” includes, but is not limited to, a contract, license, easement, memorandum of…
   • § 1572 (a) There is hereby established the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program. The department, in partnership with nonprofit…
   • § 1573 (a) (1) The department may enter into a voluntary agreement with a private landowner, including an agreement under which the private landowner is compensated…
   • § 1574 (a) The department may revoke, for up to three years, the public access privilege granted pursuant to this article, of any person who violates any provision of…
4. ARTICLE 3.5. Cooperative Hunting Areas § 1575 · 1 section

   • § 1575 To provide added protection for landowners from the depredation of trespassers and to provide additional hunting opportunities to public hunters and private…
5. ARTICLE 4. Ecological Reserves §§ 1580–1588 · 8 sections

   • § 1580 The Legislature hereby declares that the policy of the state is to protect threatened or endangered native plants, wildlife, or aquatic organisms or…
   • § 1581 Any property acquired in fee for ecological reserves shall be acquired in the name of the state, and shall, at all times, be subject to such rules and…
   • § 1582 The department shall do all things necessary to secure a valid title in the state to the property acquired in fee for ecological reserves but no payment shall…
   • § 1583 Except in accordance with the regulations of the commission it is unlawful to enter upon any ecological reserves established under the provisions of this…
   • § 1584 As used in this article, “ecological reserve” means land or land and water areas that are designated as an ecological reserve by the commission pursuant to…
   • § 1585 Notwithstanding Section 1580, which sets forth the primary purposes of ecological reserves, the department may construct facilities and conduct programs in…
   • § 1587 The Mirage Trail within the Magnesia Spring Ecological Reserve shall be open nine months of the year during the months of May to January, inclusive, and closed…
   • § 1588 (a) The “Eden Landing Ecological Reserve,” as specified in paragraph (52) of subdivision (b) of Section 630 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations,…
6. ARTICLE 5. Classification of Marine Managed Areas with Harvest Restrictions §§ 1590–1591 · 2 sections

   • § 1590 The commission may designate, delete, or modify state marine recreational management areas established by the commission for hunting purposes, state marine…
   • § 1591 (a) The Marine Managed Areas Improvement Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 36600) of Division 27 of the Public Resources Code) establishes a uniform…