California Fish and Game Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

• Section 3500.
  (a) Resident game birds are as follows:(1) Doves of the genus Streptopelia, including, but not limited to, spotted doves, ringed turtledoves, and Eurasian collared-doves.(2) California quail and varieties...
• Section 3501.
  It is unlawful to use any powerboat, motor vehicle, or airplane to drive any game bird toward another person with the intent that the other...
• Section 3502.
  It is unlawful to use any mammal (except a dog) or an imitation of a mammal as a blind in approaching or taking game birds.(Enacted...
• Section 3503.
  It is unlawful to take, possess, or needlessly destroy the nest or eggs of any bird, except as otherwise provided by this code or any...
• Section 3503.5.
  It is unlawful to take, possess, or destroy any birds in the orders Falconiformes or Strigiformes (birds-of-prey) or to take, possess, or destroy the nest...
• Section 3504.
  Subject to the provisions of this code permitting the sale of domestically raised game birds, it is unlawful to sell or purchase a game bird...
• Section 3505.
  It is unlawful to take, sell, or purchase any aigrette or egret, osprey, bird of paradise, goura, numidi, or any part of such a bird.(Enacted...
• Section 3508.
  It is unlawful to break, train, hold field trials with, or practice dogs on any wild game bird or domesticated game bird during the closed...
• Section 3511.
  (a) (1) Except as provided in this section, Section 2081.7, or Section 2835, a fully protected bird may not be taken or possessed at any time. No...
• Section 3513.
  It is unlawful to take or possess any migratory nongame bird as designated in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act or any part of such migratory...
• Section 3514.
  Exotic nonresident game birds are those birds of the order Galliformes (pheasant, grouse, quail) which are not established as a wild resident population in this...
• Section 3515.
  Exotic nonresident game birds may be released in this State only on prior approval of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 398.)
• Section 3516.
  The commission may adopt such regulations as it deems necessary to govern the release, taking, and possession of exotic nonresident game birds.The commission may adopt...

Last modified: October 22, 2018