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 2 - Resident Small Game
Section 307 - Tree Squirrels

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 307

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Tree squirrels may be taken only as follows:

(a) General Season and Areas:

The general season in the counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba, and that portion of Kern County lying east of Interstate 5 shall open on the second Saturday in September extending through the last Sunday in January.

(b) Archery and Falconry Tree Squirrel Season and Area: Tree squirrels may be taken with bow and arrow or raptors only during the general tree squirrel season and as follows:

(1) The season in the counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba; and that portion of Kern County lying east of Interstate 5 shall open on the first Saturday in August extending through the day before the general tree squirrel season.

(c) Bag and Possession Limit: Four squirrels per day, four in possession.

(d) Except as provided herein, tree squirrels may not be taken at any time in the balance of the state.

1. New section filed 6-13-62; operative 7-1-62 (Register 62, No. 12), incorporating portions of former Section 307, which was repealed by its own terms on 12-30-61, Register 61, No. 26 (Register 62, No. 12).
2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 6-14-63; operative 7-1-63 (Register 63, No. 10).
3. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 6-16-64; operative 7-1-64 (Register 64, No. 13).
4. Amendment of subsections (a), (b) and (c) and new subsection (d) filed 6-18-65; operative 7-1-65 (Register 65, No. 10).
5. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) and repealer of subsections (c) and (d) filed 6-23-66; operative 7-2-66 (Register 66, No. 19).
6. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) and new subsections (c) and (d) filed 6-15-67; operative 7-1-67 (Register 67, No. 24).
7. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), and (c) filed 6-13-68; operative 7-1-68 (Register 68, No. 22).
8. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), and (c) filed 5-29-69; operative 7-1-69 (Register 69, No. 22).
9. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) filed 6-4-70; operative 7-1-70 (Register 70, No. 23).
10. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), and (c) filed 5-28-71; operative 7-1-71 (Register 71, No. 22).
11. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), and (c) filed 6-5-72; operative 7-5-72 (Register 72, No. 24).
12. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), and (c) filed 6-1-73; operative 7-1-73 (Register 73, No. 22).
13. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), and (c) filed 6-7-74; operative 7-1-74 (Register 74, No. 23).
14. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) filed 6-6-75; operative 7-1-75 (Register 75, No. 23).
15. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 6-4-76; operative 7-1-76 (Register 76, No. 23).
16. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 6-14-77; operative 7-1-77 (Register 77, No. 25).
17. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) filed 6-13-78; operative 7-13-78 (Register 78, No. 24).
18. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) filed 5-11-79; (Register 79, No. 19).
19. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) filed 5-19-80; operative 5-19-80 (Register 80, No. 21).
20. Amendment of subsections (a), (b) and (c) filed 5-13-81; operative 5-23-81 (Register 81, No. 20).
21. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (d) filed 7-1-86; operative 7-1-86 (Register 86, No. 27).
22. Amendment of subsection (a)(1), and new subsection (d) filed 9-11-86 as an emergency; operative 9-11-86 (Register 86, No. 37). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL no later than 1-9-87 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law (Gov. C. § 11346.1).
23. Editorial correction of HISTORY 21. (Register 87, No. 7).
24. Emergency language as to 9-11-86 order including amendment approved and filed in final by OAL on 2-9-87 (Register 87, No.7).
25. Amendment of subsections (a)(1), (b)(1) and NOTE, and repealer of subsection (b)(2) filed 6-23-93; operative 6-23-93 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 93, No. 26).
26. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 203 and 265, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 110, 200, 201, 203 and 203.1, Fish and Game Code.

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