California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 2 - Game, Furbearers, Nongame, and Depredators
Chapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
- Section 250 - General Prohibition Against Taking Resident Game Birds, Game Mammals, Exotic Game Mammals, and Furbearing Mammals
- Section 250.1 - Prohibition on the Use of Lead Projectiles and Ammunition Using Lead Projectiles for the Take of Wildlife
- Section 250.2 - Nonlead Ammunition Coupon Program Process
- Section 250.5 - Shooting Time
- Section 250.6 - Definition of Take. [Repealed]
- Section 251 - Prohibition on Pursuing or Shooting Birds and Mammals from Motor-Driven Air or Land Vehicles, Motorboats, Airboats, Sailboats or Snowmobiles
- Section 251.1 - Harassment of Animals
- Section 251.2 - Permits to Pursue, Drive, Herd, or Take Birds and Mammals
- Section 251.3 - Prohibition Against Feeding Big Game Mammals
- Section 251.4 - Mountain Lion Possession Permit
- Section 251.5 - Game Birds, Game Mammals, Exotic Game Mammals, Furbearers and Nongame Animals, Possession Of
- Section 251.6 - Tagging of Live Domesticated Big Game Mammals
- Section 251.7 - Possession, Transportation and Importation of Game Birds
- Section 251.8 - Transportation of Game Birds and Game Mammals off Indian Reservations
- Section 251.9 - Computer Assisted Remote Hunting
- Section 252 - Bag and Possession Limit Defined
- Section 253 - Big Game Defined. [Repealed]
- Section 255 - Code Definitions Reaffirmed
- Section 256 - Forked Horn and Three Point Bucks Defined. [Repealed]
- Section 257 - Resident Small Game Defined
- Section 257.5 - Prohibition Against Taking Resident Game Birds, Game Mammals, and Exotic Game Mammals by the Aid of Bait
- Section 258 - Season Defined
- Section 260 - Prohibition Against Taking Other than Migratory Game Birds and Quail in Picacho State Recreation Area
- Section 260.1 - Prohibition Against Hunting Other than During September-January on Providence Mountains State Recreation Area
- Section 260.2 - Hunting Restrictions on Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
- Section 260.3 - Prohibition Against Taking Other than Migratory Game Birds on San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area
- Section 260.4 - Prohibition Against Taking Other than Waterfowl and Resident Small Game on Perris Reservoir State Recreation Area
- Section 260.5 - Prohibition Against Taking Other than Waterfowl, American Coots, Common Moorhens and Common Snipe Within Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area
- Section 262 - Prohibition Against Hunting on Portions of Frank's Tract State Recreation Area
- Section 263 - Prohibition Against Night Hunting
- Section 264 - Use of Lights While Hunting-Specific Areas
- Section 264.5 - Use of Lights While Hunting-Remainder of State
- Section 265 - Use of Dogs for Pursuit/Take of Mammals or for Dog Training
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