Fish & G. Code, § 4809 · Chapter 10. Mountain Lions
Fish & G. Code, § 4809
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Mountain lions authorized to be taken pursuant to this chapter shall be taken by the most effective means available to take the mountain lion causing the damage or destruction, except that no mountain lion shall be taken by means of poison, leg-hold or metal-jawed traps, and snares.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117.
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- 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§ionNum=4809.
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