Fish & G. Code, § 4152 · Article 1. Nongame Mammals
Fish & G. Code, § 4152
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as provided in Section 4005, nongame mammals and black-tailed jackrabbits, muskrats, subspecies of red fox that are not the native Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator), and red fox squirrels that are found to be injuring growing crops or other property may be taken at any time or in any manner in accordance with this code and regulations adopted pursuant to this code by the owner or tenant of the premises or employees and agents in immediate possession of written permission from the owner or tenant thereof. They may also be taken by officers or employees of the Department of Food and Agriculture or by federal, county, or city officers or employees when acting in their official capacities pursuant to the Food and Agricultural Code pertaining to pests, or pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 6021) of Chapter 9 of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Food and Agricultural Code. Persons taking mammals in accordance with this section are exempt from Section 3007, except when providing trapping services for a fee. Raw furs, as defined in Section 4005, that are taken under this section, shall not be sold.
(b) Traps used pursuant to this section shall be inspected and all animals in the traps shall be removed at least once daily. The inspection and removal shall be done by the person who sets the trap or the owner of the land where the trap is set or an agent of either.
(c) This section does not apply to bobcats.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 766, Sec. 1. (AB 1254) Effective January 1, 2020.
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- Fish & G. Code, § 3003.1Printed as Section 1001, 1002, 4002, 4004, 4007, 4008, 4009.5, 4152, 4180, or 4181
- Fish & G. Code, § 3003.2Printed as Sections 4003, 4152, 4180, or 4180.1 of this code
- Fish & G. Code, § 4004Printed as Section 4152 or 4180
- Fish & G. Code, § 4005Printed as Section 4152 or 4180
- Fish & G. Code, § 4155Printed as Section 4152
- Fish & G. Code, § 4304Printed as Section 4152
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