California Fish and Game Code

§ 3950

FGC § 3950 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 4 · Part 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Game mammals are: deer (genus Odocoileus), elk (genus Cervus), prong-horned antelope (genus Antilocapra), black and brown or cinnamon bears (genus Euarctos), mountain lions (genus Felis), jackrabbits and varying hares (genus Lepus), cottontails, brush rabbits, and pygmy rabbits (genus Sylvilagus), and tree squirrels (genus Sciurus and Tamiasciurus).

(b)Nelson bighorn sheep (subspecies Ovis canadensis nelsoni) are game mammals only for the purposes of sport hunting described in subdivision (b) of Section 4902.

(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.

Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 12) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 13. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.