California Fish and Game Code

§ 3004.5

FGC § 3004.5 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 4 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) Nonlead centerfire rifle and pistol ammunition, as determined by the commission, shall be required when taking big game, as defined in the department’s mammal hunting regulations (Section 350 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations), with rifle or pistol, and when taking coyote, within the California condor range.

(2)For purposes of this section, “California condor range” means:

(A)The department’s deer hunting zone A South, but excluding Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and San Joaquin Counties, areas west of Highway 101 within Santa Clara County, and areas between Highway 5 and Highway 99 within Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Kern Counties.

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Legislative history

Amended (as added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 62. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.