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Fish & G. Code, § 4302 · Article 1. Taking Deer

Fish & G. Code, § 4302

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Any person taking a deer shall retain possession of that portion of the deer’s head that in adult males normally bears the antlers, during the open season for that deer and for 15 days thereafter, and shall produce that portion of the head upon the demand of any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this code.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 90. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC&sectionNum=4302.
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