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 6 - Nongame Animals
Section 475 - Methods of Take for Nongame Birds and Nongame Mammals

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 475

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

Nongame birds and nongame mammals may be taken in any manner except as follows:

(a) Poison may not be used.

(b) Recorded or electrically amplified bird or mammal calls or sounds or recorded or electrically amplified imitations of bird or mammal calls or sounds may not be used to take any nongame bird or nongame mammal except coyotes, bobcats, American crows and starlings.

(c) Fallow deer, sambar deer, axis deer, sika deer, aoudad, mouflon, tahr and feral goats may be taken only with the equipment and ammunition specified in Section 353 of these regulations.

(d) Traps may be used to take nongame birds and nongame mammal only in accordance with the provisions of Section 465.5 of these regulations and sections 3003.1 and 4004 of the Fish and Game Code.

(e) No feed, bait or other material capable of attracting a nongame mammal may be placed or used in conjunction with dogs for the purpose of taking any nongame mammals. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an individual operating in accordance with the provisions of Section 465.5 from using a dog to follow a trap drag and taking the nongame mammal caught in that trap.

(f) The take or attempted take of any nongame bird or nongame mammal with a firearm shall be in accordance with the use of nonlead projectiles and ammunition pursuant to Section 250.1 of these regulations.

1. New section filed 6-5-72; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 72, No. 24).
2. New subsection (c) filed 7-6-72 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 72, No. 28).
3. Certificate of Compliance filed 8-23-72 (Register 72, No. 35).
4. Amendment filed 6-4-76; designated effective 7-1-76 (Register 76, No. 23).
5. Amendment of subsections (c) and (d) and new subsection (e) filed 5-13-81; designated effective tenth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 20).
6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 7-1-86; effective upon filing (Register 86, No. 27).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) filed 3-28-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 13).
8. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 6-2-99; operative 6-2-99 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 99, No. 23).
9. New subsections (f)-(f)(2) and amendment of NOTE filed 5-15-2008; operative 7-1-2008 (Register 2008, No. 20).
10. Repealer and new subsection (f) and repealer of subsections (f)(1)-(2) filed 6-26-2015; operative 7-1-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(4)(A) (Register 2015, No. 26).
11. 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, 265, 355, 3003.1, 3800 and 4150, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 110, 202, 203, 203.1, 265, 355, 356, 2055, 3003.1, 3004.5, 3800 and 4150, Fish and Game Code.

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