CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [3000. - 3087.]

Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.

§§ 3000–3087 · 41 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Methods of Taking §§ 3000–3012 · 18 sections

   • § 3000 It is unlawful to take any bird or mammal, except a nongame mammal, between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise of the following day at…
   • § 3001 It is unlawful to take birds or mammals with firearms, BB devices as defined in Section 16250 of the Penal Code, crossbows, or with bow and arrow when…
   • § 3002 It is unlawful to shoot at any game bird or mammal, including a marine mammal as defined in Section 4500, from a powerboat, sailboat, motor vehicle, or…
   • § 3003 (a) It is unlawful for a person to shoot, shoot at, or kill a bird or mammal with a gun or other device accessed via an Internet connection in this state. (b)…
   • § 3003.1 (a) Notwithstanding Section 1001, 1002, 4002, 4004, 4007, 4008, 4009.5, 4152, 4180, or 4181: (1) It is unlawful for any person to trap for the purpos
   • § 3003.2 Notwithstanding Sections 4003, 4152, 4180, or 4180.1 of this code or Section 14063 of the Food and Agricultural Code, no person, including an employee of the…
   • § 3003.5 It is unlawful to pursue, drive, or herd any bird or mammal with any motorized water, land, or air vehicle, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle,…
   • § 3004 (a) It is unlawful for a person, other than the owner, person in possession of the premises, or a person having the express permission of the owner or person…
   • § 3004.5 (a) (1) Nonlead centerfire rifle and pistol ammunition, as determined by the commission, shall be required when taking big game, as defined in the department’s…
   • § 3005 (a) It is unlawful to take birds or mammals with any net, pound, cage, trap, set line or wire, or poisonous substance, or to possess birds or mammals so taken,…
   • § 3005.5 (a) It is unlawful to capture any game mammal, exotic game mammal, game bird, nongame bird, nongame mammal, or furbearer, or to possess or confine any live…
   • § 3006 Except as authorized under a domesticated game breeder’s license, a deer, elk, or bear kept in captivity may be killed only with the approval of the…
   • § 3007 Except as provided in this code or regulations adopted pursuant to this code, it is unlawful to take a bird or mammal without a license or entitlement to do so.
   • § 3008 The physical control of a dog by its owner while the dog is engaged in hunting in an area where the owner is otherwise authorized to hunt, shall be as required…
   • § 3009 Every person who while taking any bird or mammal kills or injures another person by the use of any firearm, bow and arrow, spear, slingshot, or other weapon or…
   • § 3010 It is unlawful for any person to take any pheasant within 300 yards of any vehicle from which pheasants are being released into an area for hunting while such…
   • § 3011 No person, including employees of the state, federal or county government, shall take bear with iron or steel-jawed or any type of metal-jawed traps, and no…
   • § 3012 It is unlawful to use any recorded or electrically amplified bird or mammal calls or sounds, or recorded or electrically amplified imitations of bird or mammal…
2. ARTICLE 2. Hunting Licenses §§ 3031–3040 · 10 sections

   • § 3031 (a) A hunting license, granting the privilege to take birds and mammals, shall be issued to any of the following: (1) A resident of this state, 16 years of age…
   • § 3031.2 (a) In addition to Section 3031, and notwithstanding Section 3037, the department shall issue lifetime hunting licenses under this section. A lifetime hunting…
   • § 3031.5 For the purpose of obtaining a hunting license, enrollees in the Job Corps, created by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452), shall be…
   • § 3032 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Bear” and “pursue” have the same meanings as defined in Section 3960. (2) “Hound” means a dog used to pursue mammals. (b) The…
   • § 3033 (a) Pursuant to this section, the department shall issue to a disabled veteran or recovering service member who has not been convicted of a violation of this…
   • § 3034 (a) The department shall prepare a report to the Legislature no later than July 1, 2024, on the effects of the reduced-price tags issued pursuant to Sections…
   • § 3037 A hunting license authorizes the person to whom it is issued to take birds and mammals, in accordance with law, for a term of one year from July 1st to June…
   • § 3038 Any member of the armed forces of the United States who is in a military medical facility and who is at least 70 percent disabled shall be issued a hunting…
   • § 3039 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Section 2023, Section 3087, Section 4303, another provision of this code, or a regulation adopted pursuant to…
   • § 3040 (a) Notwithstanding Section 3031, the director shall, no later than July 1, 2023, designate two days per year as “Free Hunting Days.” The department shall…
3. ARTICLE 2.5. Hunter’s Safety §§ 3049–3054 · 6 sections

   • § 3049 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to ensure the health and safety of its citizens engaged in activities requiring the use of…
   • § 3050 (a) No hunting license may be issued to any person unless he or she presents to the person authorized to issue that license any of the following: (1) Evidence…
   • § 3051 (a) The department shall provide for a course of instruction in hunter education, principles of conservation, and positive sporting behavior, and for this…
   • § 3052 A person receiving instruction from a hunter education instructor shall not be charged a fee for the service provided by the instructor, but may be charged a…
   • § 3053 In the case of loss or destruction of a certificate, a duplicate certificate may be issued by the instructor who issued the original certificate, or, by an…
   • § 3054 The department shall furnish information on hunter safety, principles of conservation, and sportsmanship that shall be distributed free of charge to persons…
4. ARTICLE 3. Special Colorado River Hunting Licenses §§ 3060–3063 · 4 sections

   • § 3060 The department, in conformity with such regulations as the commission may prescribe, may issue special Colorado River hunting licenses when the commission…
   • § 3061 A special Colorado River hunting license may be issued to any person holding a hunting license issued by the State of Arizona.
   • § 3062 A special Colorado River hunting license shall entitle the holder thereof to take only migratory waterfowl and only in, on, or along the Colorado River in…
   • § 3063 The fee for a special Colorado River hunting license shall be two dollars ($2), and each such license shall be valid until the end of the calendar year in…
5. ARTICLE 4. Possession of Birds and Mammals After Season §§ 3080–3087 · 3 sections

   • § 3080 (a) For the purposes of this section, “donor intermediary” means a recipient who receives a game bird or mammal from a donor to give to a charitable…
   • § 3086 Cold storage plants and frozen food locker plants shall make and keep a complete detailed record of all game birds or mammals stored in such plants. A record…
   • § 3087 (a) (1) Every person who prepares, stuffs, or mounts the skin of any fish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal for another person for a fee shall make and keep…