California Fish and Game Code ARTICLE 1 - Generally

• Section 2116.
  As used in this chapter, “wild animal” means any animal of the class Aves (birds), class Mammalia (mammals), class Amphibia (frogs, toads, salamanders), class Osteichtyes...
• Section 2116.5.
  The Legislature finds and declares that wild animals are being captured for importation and resale in California; that some populations of wild animals are being...
• Section 2117.
  As used in this chapter, “enforcing officers” means the department, the state plant quarantine officers, the local law enforcement agents, the county sheriffs, and the...
• Section 2118.
  It is unlawful to import, transport, possess, or release alive into this state, except under a revocable, nontransferable permit as provided in this chapter and...
• Section 2118.2.
  Except as provided in Section 1007, it is unlawful to import any elk (genus Cervus) into this state. The department may import elk pursuant to...
• Section 2118.3.
  No part of any elk horn or antler shall be removed from any live elk for commercial purposes.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1074.)
• Section 2118.4.
  The department shall seize any elk imported in violation of Section 2118.2.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1074.)
• Section 2118.5.
  The commission may designate wild animals which may be possessed without a permit.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1510.)
• Section 2119.
  The department shall publish from time to time as changes arise, a list of animals that may not be imported or transported into this state.(Amended...
• Section 2120.
  (a) The commission, in cooperation with the Department of Food and Agriculture, shall adopt regulations governing both (1) the entry, importation, possession, transportation, keeping, confinement, or...
• Section 2121.
  No person having possession or control over any wild animal under this chapter shall intentionally free, or knowingly permit the escape, or release of such...
• Section 2122.
  The commission shall promulgate regulations in cooperation with the State Department of Food and Agriculture for the guidance of enforcing officers. Such regulations shall include...
• Section 2123.
  The department in cooperation with the State Department of Food and Agriculture shall furnish descriptive and illustrative material concerning the wild animals enumerated in or...
• Section 2124.
  (a) Except as otherwise authorized by this code or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, including, but not limited to, those provisions that authorize raising deer to produce...
• Section 2125.
  (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates this chapter or any regulations implementing this chapter, is subject to a...
• Section 2126.
  (a) Except as otherwise authorized by this code or regulations made pursuant thereto, it is unlawful for any person to take any mammal as identified by...
• Section 2127.
  (a) The department may reimburse eligible local entities, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to this section, for costs incurred by the eligible...
• Section 2128.
  (a) (1) Any person who houses, possesses, manages, or is in direct contact with an elephant shall not do either of the following:(A) Use a bullhook, ankus, baseball...

Last modified: October 22, 2018