1
Q
Right to take wildlife for:
-Scientific
-Public Safety
-Prevention
-Relief of suffering
-Or other law enforcement purposes
A
FGC 1001
2
Q
Warden Stamp
A
FGC 860
3
Q
Created an official Game Warden patch to be distinct from biologists and seasonal staff
A
FGC 858(b)
4
Q
May use vehicle mounted audio/video systems (truck cameras)
A
FGC 856.5
5
Q
The department may inspect the following:
(a) All boats, markets, stores and other buildings, except dwellings, and all receptacles, except the clothing actually worn by a person at the time of inspection, where wildlife may be stored, placed, or held for sale or storage.
(b) All boxes and packages containing wildlife which are held for transportation by any common carrier.
Exceptions: dwellings, clothing worn at the time, and vehicles
A
FGC 1006
6
Q
Wardens shall seize all wildlife taken, possessed, imported, sold, or transported in violation of the laws of the state
A
FGC 12159
7
Q
Ocean Enhancement
A
FGC 6596.1
8
Q
Ocean Enhancement
A
FGC 6596.1
9
Q
Second rod validation
A
7149.45
10
Q
Sport fishing license requirement for anyone 16 or older. Must have their license in their possession during the activity
A
7145
11
Q
Areas managed by the department may require an access pass
A
1764
12
Q
Requirement for Game Wardens to complete regular training
A
856(c)
13
Q
Penal Code that gives Game Wardens peace officer authority in CA
A
830.2(e)
14
Q
Additional $15 penalty added to any fine to be deposited into the Fish and Game Preservation Fund
A
12021
15
Q
Fines associated with 12021 are only to be used for CalTIP rewards
A
13006
16
Q
The department has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species
A
1802
17
Q
Peace officer powers as provided by PC 830.2(e)
A
856(a)
18
Q
Private lands entry authority
A
857(c)
19
Q
Felony to abandon or fail to help someone you have shot or injured while hunting
A
3009
20
Q
No contest plea=conviction
A
12158.5
21
Q
Failure to appear
A
12020
22
Q
3-5-3 Rule
3 hunting violations in a 5 year period can cause the license to be revoked for 3 years
A
12155
23
Q
Wildlife Violators Compact
A non-resident’s home state can revoke their hunting privileges in that state if it is revoked in CA
A
716
24
Q
CA Indians Exemption if:
-Name on the tribal rolls
-On the reservation
-Under circumstances of Public Law 218
-Exemption does not apply to sale
A
12300
25
Transportation of game off an Indian reservation
Title 14 251.8
26
TAKE means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to…
86
Know word for word
27
Defines non-resident
57
28
Defines resident as anyone who is continuously living in CA for 6 months
70
29
Bag limit is the maximum allowed to take during a specified period of time
18
30
Possession limit
19
31
Buy
24
32
Sell
75
33
Upland Game Birds
3683
34
Migratory Game Birds
3683(b)
Includes jacksnipe western mourning doves, white winged doves, band tail pigeons
34
Resident Game Birds
3683(a)
Includes quail, sooty or blue grouse, sage hens or grouse, white tail ptarmigan, hungarian partridges, red-legged partridges, ring-necked pheasants, wild turkeys
35
Game Mammals
3950
Includes (a) deer, elk, prong-horned antelope, black bears, mountain lions, jack rabbits, cottontail rabbits, brush rabbits, pygmy rabbits, tree squirrels
(b) Nelson's bighorn sheep only for the purposes of sport hunting as described in 4902(b)
36
Furbearing Mammals
4000
Includes pine marten, fisher, mink, river otter, gray or red fox, kit fox, raccoon, beaver, badger, muskrat
37
Nongame Mammals
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 mammal. A nongame mammal may not be taken or possessed except as provided in this code or in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission.
38
Fish
45
Includes wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part spawn or ovum
39
Anadromous Fish
14
Fish that spawn in freshwater and spend a portion of their life in the ocean.
Includes steelhead, salmon, sturgeon, striped bass, american shad, lamprey, smelt
40
Defines anadromous waters
Title 14 1.04
Inland waters that are accessible to fish migrating from the ocean
41
Defines fin fish
Title 14 1.46
Bony fish, cartilaginous fish (sharks, skates, rays)
42
Native reptiles and amphibians
Title 14 1.67
43
Angling
15
“Angling” means the taking of, or attempting to take, fish by hook and line with the line held in the hand, or by hook and line with the line attached to a pole or rod which is closely attended or held in the hand in such a manner that the fish voluntarily takes the bait or lure in its mouth.
44
Chumming
27
45
Hook
48
I hook can have 1, 2, or 3 points. Also includes snags/gaffs
46
Barbless Hook
Title 14 1.19
47
Multiple Hook
Title 14 1.65
48
Artificial Lure
Title 14 1.11
49
Artificial Fly
Title 14 1.08
50
Bait
Title 14 1.18
51
Inland Waters
Title 14 1.53
52
Stream
Title 14 1.72
53
Public Pier
Title 14 1.88
54
Bag and Possession Limit (M/I)
No one can take or possess more than one daily bag limit unless otherwise stated.
Title 14 1.17
55
Minimum and Maximum Size (M/I)
Title 14 1.62
56
Waste of Fish (M)
Title 14 1.87
57
Unlawful transfer, use, possession, alteration of a license, tag, permit (M)
1052
58
False statement to obtain a license (M)
1054
59
Requirement to have any license, tag, permit, stamp on their person or immediate possession while engaged in taking an animal
1054.2
60
Unlawful to take a bird or mammal without a hunting license
3007
61
Hunting license is valid from July 1 to June 30, or to the remainder of the term if issued after the beginning of the term
3037
62
Fishing license requirement T14 (M)
700(a)
63
Hunting license requirement T14 (M)
700(b)
64
Electronic display of sport fishing license shall be deemed in compliance
1050.4 (b)
65
Free fishing days
7149.7
66
Free hunting days
3040
67
Fishing methods
-Max of 1 line unless otherwise specified
-Max of 3 hooks/line
-Each artificial lure may have up to 3 hooks
-Prohibits snagging
Title 14 2.00
68
Upland game bird validation requirement
3682.1
69
Upland game bird validation T14 (I/M)
Title 14 313
70
State duck validation
3700.1
71
State duck stamp required (I/M) T14
Title 14 510
72
Federal duck stamp requirement (I/M)
Title 14 509 (c)
73
Hunting without a license punishment
12002.1
74
Fishing without a license punishment
12002.2
75
Unauthorized entry of designated area without an access pass punishment
12002.5
76
Type of wildlife areas
Title 14 551(e)
77
Unlawful to violate anything in Title 14
2020
78
Limits for Pheasants
Bag: 2 males/day for first 2 days of the season, 3 males/day thereafter
Possession: Triple the bag limit
79
Limit for Quail
Bag: 10 in any combination
Possession: 30
80
Resident and migratory game birds (includes ducks and geese)
3500
81
Small game mammals shooting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
Title 14 310
82
Upland game bird shooting hours.
-1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset
-0800 to sunset for pheasants
-1/2 before sunrise to 1700 for spring turkey
Title 14 310.5
83
Small game method of take
Title 14 311
84
Every animal legally taken shall be immediately killed and become a part of the daily bag limit
Title 14 251.5(c)
85
Must tag a bird taken if in the possession of another
Title 14 251.7
86
Limit for Chukar
Bag: 6/day
Possession: 18
87
Limit for Sage Grouse
Dependent on the lottery of that year
88
Limit for Blue and Ruffed Grouse
Bag: 2/day
Possession: 6
89
Limit for Ptarmigan
Bag: 2/day, 2/season
Possession: 2
90
Limit for Turkey (Fall)
Bag: 1 of either sex/day
Possession: 2/season
91
Limit for Turkey (Spring)
Bag: 1 bearded/day
Possession: 3/season
92
Limit for Eurasian Collared Dove
No bag or possession limit
93
Unlawful to take non-game birds that occur naturally in CA
3800
94
Limit for Band-tailed Pigeons
Bag: 2/day
Possession: 6
95
Limit for Mourning and White Winged Doves
Bag: 15/day in aggregate (no more than 10 white winged dove)
Possession: 45 in aggregate (no more than 30 white winged dove)
96
Limit for Cottontail
Bag: 5/day
Possession: 10
97
Limit for Jackrabbit
No bag or possession limit
98
Limit for Tree Squirrels (Gray and Douglas)
Bag: 4/day in aggregate
Possession: 4 in aggregate
99
Limit for American Crow
Bag: 24/day
Possession: 48
100
Department lands definitions
Title 14 550(b)
101
The power to control entry to National Wildlife Refuges is at the discretion of the director of the USFWS
Title 14 552(a)
102
Lists areas designated as ecological reserves
Title 14 630
103
Unlawful to take an animal unless specified in this code
2000(a)
104
Possession of the animal in the field is prima facie evidence that the animal was taken if the possessor also has a means of take
2000(b)
105
Unlawful to possess any animal taken in violation of this code
2002
106
Accidental take by a motor vehicle is not a violation. This section does not authorize the possession of an animal taken in this manner
2000.5
107
(a) Unlawful to take a mammal, bird, fish, reptile, or amphibian outside of the established season or to exceed bag/possession limit.
(b) Unless otherwise provided it is unlawful to possess fish, reptile, amphibian except during open season or 10 days after the season
(c) Except as provided in 3080 it is unlawful to possess game bird or mammal except during the open season
2001
108
A person may possess a game bird or mammal outside of season if
-The person possesses a hunting license and validated tags
-The donor intermediary has written confirmation of donation AND copy of hunting license and validated tag
-Or the donor intermediary has written confirmation of donation AND donor's name, address, HL number, tag number
3080
109
Waste of Game
(a) No person shall capture or destroy any deer and remove from the carcass only the head, hide, antlers, or horns
(b) A person shall not at any time leave through carelessness or neglect: any game mammal, exotic game mammal, or game bird or any portion of flesh usually eaten by humans, in their possession to go needlessly to waste. Does not apply to game mammals taken under depredation
4304
110
Unlawful to take any fish for the sole purpose of removing the eggs
5503
111
Unlawful for a person to possess a fish spear or gaff within 300ft of a lake or stream at a time when spearing is prohibited in that lake or stream except as an accessory to angling
5507
112
No person shall possess or use a gaff in inland waters except if it is 3ft less to land legal sized fish while fishing from a boat in Sacramento River main stem below Deschutes Road Bridge
Title 14 2.06
113
Except as otherwise provided, no person shall possess landing gear, gaff, nets, spears, dip nets (not exceeding 36in in diameter and 60in in depth) within 100yds of canal, river, stream, lake, or reservoir
Title 14 2.09
114
Unlawful to possess a fish which has a prescribed size or weight limit and is in a condition which size and weight cannot be determined on a boat or bringing ashore (I/M)
5508
115
Unlawful to possess a fish in which the species cannot be determined on a boat or bringing ashore (I/M)
5509
116
No person shall fillet on any boat or bring ashore filets of any fish (Exceptions 1-11) (I/M)
Title 14 27.65
117
Unlawful to offer prize to take unless:
-There is a valid permit
-Frog jumping contest
-It is in the Pacific Ocean
-If total value of prizes is less than $500
2003
118
Damage to property or leaving gates open (as you found it) while hunting and fishing
2004
119
Unlawful to use artificial light (b) or night vision (c) to assist in the taking of an animal (Spotlighting).
Exceptions (d):
-Sport fishing in ocean waters or where night fishing is permitted
-Commercial fishing
-Lamp or lantern w/o directional beam
-Headlights of a motor vehicle that is operated in a usual manner
-Ag landowner on their land
2005
120
Methods of take; Lights for Big Game
Unlawful to use device which throw, cast, or project artificial light, night vision scopes or binoculars, infra-red, heat-sensing light tech for purpose of visibly animal or visible point of aim
red-dot scopes, self-illuminating sight pins are permitted if they do not cast or throw light on the animal
Title 14 353(j)
121
Use of lights in specific areas
a) Lights of any size or voltage may be used to take furbearing or non-game mammals only in Zones 1 & 2
(1) The use of lights for night hunting is prohibited in any area where the general deer season is open.
(2) Furbearing mammals and nongame mammals may be taken with aid of lights if the vehicle is stopped, motor off, and not on a public road or highway
Title 14 264
122
Use of lights remainder of the state
Lights may be used to take furbearers or nongame mammals if
(a) 9V lights or smaller, handheld, worn on the head
(b) Person must be on foot
(c) Power must be self contained
Title 14 264.5
123
Unlawful to possess a loaded shotgun or rifle in any vehicle or conveyance or its attachments which is standing or being driven on or along a public highway or open to the public.
Loaded = live round in the chamber
2006
124
Carrying a loaded gun in a vehicle is unlawful.
Gives authorization to inspect any gun in a vehicle to insure it is not loaded in a public place in an incorporated area or prohibited place
PC 25850(a)
125
Hunting/Fishing Harassment
Shall not willfully interfere with lawful fishing and hunting activities. Interfere means to physically impede
2009
(d) does not apply to peace officers
126
(a) unlawful to sell or purchase bear parts
(b) Possession of more than one bear gall bladder is prima facie evidence that they are possessed for sale
4758
127
(a) Unlawful to use or possess a shotgun larger than 10 gauge, or can hold more than 6 shells, to take a mammal or bird
2010
128
Shotgun must be plugged for take of resident small game
Title 14 311(a)
129
Shotgun must be plugged for take of migratory game birds
Title 14 507(a)(4)
130
Shotgun must be plugged for take of big game
Title 14 353(d)
131
(a) Unlawful to take any bird or mammal lawfully in the possession of another
(b) Possession in this case means when it is in physical possession, or the person who wounded or maimed it is in hot pursuit
2011
132
Failure to show upon demand:
1. Wildlife/resource,
2. Licenses/tags/permits, or
3. Methods of take
2012
133
(a) unlawful to possess an animal that may not be legally sold in a restaurant or other eating establishment unless otherwise provided
(b) does not apply to (1) a person in lawful possession, (2) a person preparing for consumption for the person in lawful possession, or (3) or tagged with a signed statement
2015
134
(a) Unlawful to enter land for purpose of taking a bird or mammal without written permission.
Land must meet one of the following:
(1) fenced, or under cultivation
(2) Posted 3 signs to a mile along the boundaries, and at all entrances (roads/trails)
2016
135
Unlawful to post any sign to prevent trespass or hunting on land that is not your own. Unlawful to tear down, destroy, or mutilate a sign that forbids hunting or trespassing that is not your own
2018
136
Animals shall not be imported into or possessed in the state unless all are met:
-Legally taken and possessed in another state
-Code and regulations do not prohibit their possession
-Declaration before entry
May be imported without a declaration if:
-Shipment handled by common carrier under a bill of lading
-Or supplies by common carriers for use as food for the passengers
2353
137
"Big Game" means deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, black bear, and Nelson's bighorn sheep
Title 14 350
138
Mountain lions shall not be considered game mammals
3950.1
139
Big game methods of take (General)
Title 14 353
140
Big game may only be taken with centerfire rifles using soft-nose or expanding bullets
Title 14 353(c)
141
Shotguns using only slugs may be used to hunt only deer or bear. Buckshot may be used in certain areas for deer only
Title 14 353(d)
142
Pistols and revolvers using centerfire soft-nose or expanding bullets may be used to take deer or bear
Title 14 353(e)
143
Pistols and revolvers with minimum barrel lengths of 4 inches may be used to take elk and bighorn sheep
Title 14 353(f)
144
Crossbows can be used to take deer only during the general season
Title 14 353(g)
145
Under the provisions of a muzzleloading rifle tag, must have open/peep sights on a muzzleloader
Title 14 353(h)
146
Unlawful to have a loaded muzzleloader in or on a vehicle on a public road when it is capped, primed, or other ignition device, and had a powder charge, and a projectile
Title 14 353(k)
147
Archery equipment and regulations
Title 14 354
148
While hunting big game with a bow and arrow or crossbow, broad head arrows or bolts shall be used
Title 14 354(c)
149
Archers may not possess a firearm while engaged in archery hunting during archery season unless it is a concealed sidearm and they are not hunting for deer or a peace officer
Title 14 354(h)
150
Bows must have a minimum draw weight of 30lbs.
Crossbows must have a minimum draw weight of 125lbs
Title 14 354(f)
151
Big game shooting hours
1/2 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
Title 14 352
152
Use of Dogs
-One dog/hunter during deer season in an area where the general deer season is open
-3 dogs/hunter for pigs unless deer season is open
-Dogs prohibited for bear, bobcat, elk, bighorn sheep and antelope
-Dogs prohibited during archery season for deer or bear
-Many closed areas
Title 14 265
153
(a) Forked-horn buck = male deer having a branched antler in the upper 2/3 on either side. Eye guards are not considered points or branches
(b) Antlerless deer = female deer, fawns either sex other than spotted fawns, and a male deer with an unbranched antler on one or both sides which is not more than 3in
(c) Either-sex deer = Forked-horn bucks and antlerless deer. No spikes over 3in or spotted fawns
Title 14 351
154
(a) Hunter must carry deer tag with them while hunting for deer. Upon killing a deer, the hunter must fill out the tag completely and immediately attach the tag to the antlers or the ear if it is a female. The tag shall be kept attached for the duration of the season and 15 days thereafter. Must notify the department upon harvesting within 30 days
(b) Unlawful to possess an untagged deer
4336
155
(a)(1) No person shall hunt deer without a valid deer license tag in possession for that particular area. Deer shall be tagged only with a valid deer license tag for the area in which the deer is killed. Except as otherwise provided no person shall take more than two deer during any license year.
Title 14 708.1(a)(1)
156
Deer tag shall be countersigned by a person designated by the department (under T14 708.6) for this purpose BEFORE transporting the deer, unless they are taking it to the nearest person authorized to countersign, on the route being followed from the point from where the deer is taken
4341
157
Unlawful to take any deer without first procuring a deer tag or permit authorizing the taking of that deer
4330
158
The skin or hide of any deer lawfully taken may be sold, purchased, tanned, or manufactured into articles for sale
4303
159
(a) unlawful to sell or purchase a bird or mammal found in the wild in CA
(b) shed antlers or antlers taken from domestically reared animals that have been manufactured into products may be purchased or sold
(c) inedible parts (i.e. feathers) of domestically raised game birds may be sold or purchased
3039
160
(a) Any person convicted of a deer related violation shall forfeit their deer tags and no new tags shall be issued during the current license year
(b) That person may not apply for deer tags for the following year
4340
161
Elk hunts, seasons, tags
Title 14 364
162
Tagging an elk
Shall be attached to ear, leg, or largest portion of meat for antlerless elk. If the head is not retained, evidence of sex must be attached
Title 14 708.11(c)
163
Bear areas (a) and seasons (b)
(c) Bag and possession limit (1 adult bear) cubs and females prohibited. Cub = bear <50lbs
(e) Unlawful to bait, or take a bear within 400yds of a garbage dump
Title 14 365
164
Bear license tags
Title 14 708.12
165
Any person who takes a bear shall present the skull to a department office/officer w/in 10 days of take. The skull shall become department property. The portion of skull not needed for scientific study shall be returned
Title 14 367.5
166
(a) Any person convicted of a bear related violation shall forfeit their deer tags and no new tags shall be issued during the current license year
(b) That person may not apply for bear tags for the following year
4754
167
Pronghorn antelope zones, seasons, and hunts
Buck pronghorn antelope = horns longer than the ears.
Doe pronghorn antelope = horns shorter than the ears
Either-sex pronghorn antelope = buck or doe pronghorn antelope.
Title 14 363
168
Nelson's bighorn sheep
(a) areas
(b) seasons
(c) bag and possession limit = 1 mature ram defined as follows: a male having at least one horn, the tip of which extends beyond a point in a straight line beginning at the front (anterior) edge of the horn base, and extending downward through the rear (posterior) edge of the visible portion of the eye and continuing downward through the horn.
(e)(3) Each tagholder shall possess a spotting telescope capable of magnification of 15 power
Title 14 362
169
Tagging requirements for bighorn sheep
Title 14 708.9
170
Must have a pig validation when taking a pig
4652
171
Methods of take for exotic game mammals
Title 14 377
172
Pig season (open all year)
Bag and possession limit (none)
Title 14 378
173
Wild pig validations information
Title 14 708.13
174
(b)(1) unlawful to take, injure, possess, transport, import, or sell a mountain lion except as provided
(b)(2) does not apply if was in possession prior to 1990
4800
175
Unlawful to take game birds or mammals, except nongame mammals, between the 1/2 after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise
3000
176
Shoot time defined
250.5
177
Nongame mammals shooting hours
Can be taken at any time except areas closed to night hunting
Title 14 474
178
Shooting hours for migratory game birds
(1/2 hour before sunrise - sunset)
Title 14 506
179
Unlawful to hunt birds or mammals while intoxicated
3001
180
Unlawful to shoot at a bird or mammal from a vehicle
3002
181
Unlawful to pursue, drive, herd, or take a bird or mammal from any motor driven land or air vehicles.
Unlawful to locate or assist in locating a bird or mammal 48 hours before or after any big game season
Title 14 251
182
Unlawful to pursue, drive, herd with a motorized vehicle with the following exceptions:
(a) hazing on private property
(b) permit from the department
(c) agriculture purposes
3003.5
183
Unlawful to use a motor vehicle to drive any game bird toward another person with the intent that the other person shall take the bird
3501
184
Harassment of animals
No person shall harass, herd or drive any game or nongame bird or mammal or furbearing mammal.
Harass is defined as an intentional act which disrupts an animal's normal behavior patterns, which includes, breeding, feeding or sheltering.
Doesn't apply to landowners preventing damage to public or private property, and aquaculture and agriculture
Title 14 251.1
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