CHAPTER 10. Mountain Lions [4800. - 4810.]
Chapter 10 repealed and added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117, Sec. 6.
§§ 4800–4810 · 12 sections
- § 4800 (a) The mountain lion (genus Puma) is a specially protected mammal under the laws of this state. (b) (1) It is unlawful to take, injure, possess, transport,…
- § 4801 The department may remove or take any mountain lion, or authorize an appropriate local agency with public safety responsibility to remove or take any mountain…
- § 4801.5 (a) Unless authorized in this chapter, nonlethal procedures shall be used when removing or taking any mountain lion that has not been designated as an imminent…
- § 4802 Any person, or the employee or agent of a person, whose livestock or other property is being or has been injured, damaged, or destroyed by a mountain lion may…
- § 4803 Upon receipt of a report pursuant to Section 4802, the department, or any animal damage control officer specifically authorized by the department to carry out…
- § 4804 In order to ensure that only the depredating mountain lion will be taken, the department shall issue the permit pursuant to Section 4803 with the following…
- § 4805 Whenever immediate authorization will materially assist in the pursuit of the particular mountain lion believed to be responsible for the depredation reported…
- § 4806 Any person issued a permit pursuant to Section 4803 or 4805 shall report, by telephone within 24 hours, the capturing, injuring, or killing of any mountain…
- § 4807 (a) Any mountain lion that is encountered while in the act of pursuing, inflicting injury to, or killing livestock, or domestic animals, may be taken…
- § 4808 As used in this chapter, “agent” means the agent or employee of the owner of the damaged or destroyed property, any county or city predator control officer,…
- § 4809 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…
- § 4810 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Authorized research project” means a research project involving mountain lions subject to a Scientific Collecting Permit…