California Fish and Game Code 3005.5 – (a) It is unlawful to capture any game mammal, game bird, …
(a) It is unlawful to capture any game mammal, game bird, nongame bird, nongame mammal, or furbearer, or to possess or confine any live game mammal, game bird, nongame bird, nongame mammal, or furbearer taken from the wild, except as provided by this code or regulations made pursuant to this code. Any bird or mammal possessed or confined in violation of this section shall be seized by the department.
(b) The commission may promulgate regulations permitting the temporary confinement of game mammals, game birds, nongame birds, nongame mammals, or furbearers for the purpose of treating the animals, if injured or diseased.
Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 3005.5
- Bird: means a wild bird or part of a wild bird. See California Fish and Game Code 22
- Commission: means the Fish and Game Commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the Fish and Game Commission. See California Fish and Game Code 30
- Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
- Mammal: means a wild or feral mammal or part of a wild or feral animal, but not a wild, feral, or undomesticated burro. See California Fish and Game Code 54
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 5. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 6 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 469.)