California Fish and Game Code CHAPTER 1 - Taking and Possessing in General

• Section 2000.
  (a) It is unlawful to take a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian except as provided in this code or in a regulation adopted pursuant to...
• Section 2000.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 219, 2000, or any other provision of law, and notwithstanding any requirement for a permit or license or other entitlement to take a...
• Section 2001.
  (a) It is unlawful to take a mammal, bird, fish, reptile, or amphibian outside of an established season or to exceed a bag limit or possession...
• Section 2002.
  It is unlawful to possess a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, amphibian, or part of any of those animals, taken in violation of this code or...
• Section 2003.
  (a) Except as specified in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), it is unlawful to offer a prize or other inducement as a reward for the taking...
• Section 2003.5.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the fish of this state are a vital, renewable resource which provides recreation, outdoor experiences, and food for many...
• Section 2003.6.
  The department may implement the “Adopt a Lake Program” to facilitate private groups’ and associations’ undertaking volunteer efforts to rehabilitate and improve fisheries, fish habitat,...
• Section 2004.
  It is unlawful for any person, while taking any bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, to cause damage, or assist in causing damage, to real...
• Section 2005.
  (a) Except as otherwise authorized by this section, it is unlawful to use an artificial light to assist in the taking of a game bird, game...
• Section 2006.
  (a) It is unlawful to possess a loaded rifle or shotgun in any vehicle or conveyance or its attachments which is standing on or along or...
• Section 2007.
  It is unlawful to set, cause to be set, or placed any trap gun.A “trap gun” is a firearm loaded with other than blank cartridges...
• Section 2009.
  (a) A person shall not willfully interfere with the participation of any individual in the lawful activity of shooting, hunting, fishing, falconry, hunting dog field trials,...
• Section 2010.
  (a) It is unlawful to use or possess a shotgun larger than 10-gauge, or to use or possess a shotgun capable of holding more than six...
• Section 2011.
  (a) It is unlawful for any person to take, mutilate, or destroy any bird or mammal lawfully in the possession of another.(b) For the purpose of this...
• Section 2011.5.
  (a) It is unlawful for a person to remove from a hunting dog any collar, including an electronic or radio transmitting device, without possessing written permission...
• Section 2012.
  All licenses, tags, and the birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians taken or otherwise dealt with under this code, and any device or apparatus designed...
• Section 2013.
  Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of this code relating to the possession of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians apply to birds, mammals, fish, reptiles,...
• Section 2014.
  (a) It is the policy of this state to conserve its natural resources and to prevent the willful or negligent destruction of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles,...
• Section 2015.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful to possess a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, or reptile, that may not be legally sold,...
• Section 2016.
  It is unlawful to enter land for the purpose of discharging a firearm or taking or destroying a mammal or bird, including waterfowl, on that...
• Section 2018.
  It is unlawful to post any sign indicating an area is a state or federal refuge unless it is established by state or federal law,...
• Section 2019.
  It is unlawful for any person, including state, federal, county, and city officials or their agents, to authorize, offer or pay a bounty for any...
• Section 2020.
  It is unlawful to violate any provision of Division 1 (commencing with Section 1.04) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. Violation of...
• Section 2021.
  (a) As used in this section “shark fin” means the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin, or the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached tail,...
• Section 2021.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 2021, all of the following provisions apply:(1) Any person who holds a license or permit issued by the department to take or land sharks...
• Section 2022.
  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Bona fide educational or scientific institution” means an institution that establishes through documentation...

Last modified: October 22, 2018