Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) For purposes of implementing the penalty
enhancements set forth in Fish and Game Code section
12013.3,
the following are designated as trophies:
(1)
In deer hunting zones A, B1-B6, D10, D11, D13, D15, and D16, any deer with four
or more points on either antler (excluding eye guards) or with an outside
antler spread of at least sixteen inches. In all other deer hunting zones (all
X zones, all C zones, and zones D3-D9, D12, D14, D17, and D19), any deer with
four or more points on either antler (excluding eye guards) or with an outside
antler spread of at least twenty-two inches.
(2) Any elk with five or more points on
either antler (including eye guards);
(3) Any pronghorn antelope with a horn that
is at least fourteen inches in length;
(4) Any bighorn sheep ram defined as a male
bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) having at least one horn, the
tip of which extends beyond a straight line beginning at the front (anterior)
edge of the horn base, and extending downward through the rear (posterior) edge
of the visible portion of the eye and continuing downward through the horn. All
reference points are based on viewing the ram directly from a 90-degree angle
from which the head is facing.
(5)
Any wild turkey with either a spur that is at least one inch in length, or a
beard (measured by the longest strand of one or more beards) that is eight or
more inches.
(b) For the
purpose of this section, the following definitions apply.
(1) A point is a projection of the antler at
least one inch long and longer than the width of its base.
(2) The outside antler spread is measured
between perpendiculars at a right angle to the center line of the skull at the
widest part, whether across the main beams or points.
(3) An eye guard is a projection on the lower
one-third of the antler.
(4) The
length of a pronghorn antelope horn is measured with a flexible measuring tape
along the center of the outer curve from the tip of the horn to a point in line
with the lowest edge base, using a straight edge to establish the line
end.
(5) The length of a wild
turkey's beard is the distance from the turkey's skin to the tip of the longest
strand of one or more beards, and the length of a spur is measured along the
outside curve of the spur.
(c) In determining the monetary value of any
fine imposed pursuant to Fish and Game Code section
12013.3,
courts should consider the totality of the circumstances, including but not
limited to, the degree to which the standards set forth in subsection (a) are
exceeded, and any prior violations of the defendant.
1. New
section filed 3-2-2017; operative 7-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
12013.3,
Fish and Game Code. Reference: Section
12013.3,
Fish and Game Code.
