California Fish and Game Code ARTICLE 1 - Trapping Provisions

• Section 4000.
  The following are fur-bearing mammals: pine marten, fisher, mink, river otter, gray fox, red fox, kit fox, raccoon, beaver, badger, and muskrat.(Amended by Stats. 2007,...
• Section 4002.
  Fur-bearing mammals may be taken only with a trap, a firearm, bow and arrow, poison under a proper permit, or with the use of dogs.(Amended...
• Section 4003.
  It is unlawful to use poison to take fur-bearing mammals without a permit from the department. The department may issue such a permit upon a...
• Section 4004.
  It is unlawful to do any of the following:(a) Use a steel-jawed leghold trap, or use any trap with saw-toothed or spiked jaws.(b) Use a body-gripping trap,...
• Section 4005.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every person, other than a fur dealer, who traps fur-bearing mammals or nongame mammals, designated by the commission...
• Section 4006.
  (a) A trapping license shall be issued as follows:(1) To any resident of this state over the age of 16 years upon payment of a base fee...
• Section 4007.
  A trapping license authorizes the person to whom it is issued to take, during the open season, fur-bearing mammals and nongame mammals for a term...
• Section 4008.
  No trapping license shall be issued to any applicant within one year following the expiration of any trapping license previously issued to such applicant unless...
• Section 4009.
  It is unlawful to remove or disturb the trap of any licensee while the trap is being used by the licensee on public land or...
• Section 4009.5.
  The commission may adopt such regulations as it determines to be necessary to regulate the taking and sale of fur-bearing mammals or nongame mammals taken...
• Section 4010.
  The provisions of this chapter do not apply to, or prohibit the propagation of, fur-bearing mammals which are confined in accordance with the regulations of...
• Section 4011.
  (a) Fur-bearing mammals, game mammals, and nongame mammals, when involved in dangerous disease outbreaks, may be taken by duly constituted officials of any of the following:(1) The...
• Section 4012.
  It is unlawful to take any red fox for profitmaking purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 76. Effective January 1, 2008.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018