CHAPTER 3. Nongame Mammals and Depredators [4150. - 4190.]

Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1470.

§§ 4150–4190 · 20 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Nongame Mammals §§ 4150–4158 · 9 sections

   • § 4150 (a) A mammal occurring naturally in California that is not a game mammal, exotic game mammal, fully protected mammal, or fur-bearing mammal is a nongame…
   • § 4151 Any house cat (Felis domesticus) found within the limits of any fish and game refuge is a nongame mammal, unless it is in the residence of its owner or upon…
   • § 4152 (a) Except as provided in Section 4005, nongame mammals and black-tailed jackrabbits, muskrats, subspecies of red fox that are not the native Sierra Nevada red…
   • § 4153 (a) The department may enter into cooperative agreements with any agency of the state or the United States for the purpose of controlling harmful nongame…
   • § 4154 (a) The department may enter into cooperative contracts with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the Department of the Interior for the purpose of…
   • § 4155 (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, it shall be unlawful to trap a bobcat, or attempt to do so, or to sell or export a bobcat taken in the area surrounding Joshua…
   • § 4156 (a) Except as provided in Section 4157 and notwithstanding any other law, it is unlawful for a person to hunt, trap, or otherwise take a bobcat. (b) The…
   • § 4157 (a) Upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature for purposes of this section, commencing January 1, 2025, the commission may open a bobcat hunting season in…
   • § 4158 (a) Before opening a bobcat hunting season pursuant to Section 4157, the department, in consultation with other relevant state agencies, local governments,…
2. ARTICLE 2. Depredators §§ 4180–4190 · 11 sections

   • § 4180 (a) Except as provided for in Section 4005, fur-bearing mammals that are injuring property may be taken at any time and in any manner in accordance with this…
   • § 4180.1 (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…
   • § 4180.2 As used in this article, “wild pigs” has the meaning set forth in Section 4650.
   • § 4181 (a) Except as provided in Section 4181.1, any owner or tenant of land or property that is being damaged or destroyed or is in danger of being damaged or…
   • § 4181.1 (a) Any bear that is encountered while in the act of inflicting injury to, molesting, or killing, livestock may be taken immediately by the owner of the…
   • § 4181.2 For the purposes of this article relating to damage caused by wild pigs, “damage” means loss or harm resulting from injury to person or property. The…
   • § 4181.5 (a) Any owner or tenant of land or property that is being damaged or destroyed or is in immediate danger of being damaged or destroyed by deer may apply to the…
   • § 4185 In any district or part of a district within San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, bears may be taken at any time with traps within a good and substantial…
   • § 4186 Nothing in this code prohibits the owner or tenant of land, or any person authorized in writing by that owner or tenant, from taking cottontail or brush…
   • § 4188 (a) If a landowner or tenant applies for a permit under Section 4181 to take wild pigs or wild turkeys, or under Section 4181.5 to take deer, the department…
   • § 4190 The department shall tag, brand, or otherwise identify in a persistent and distinctive manner any large depredatory mammal relocated by, or relocated with the…