California Fish and Game Code

§ 4801.5

FGC § 4801.5 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 4 · Part 3 · Ch. 10

Statute text

(a)Unless authorized in this chapter, nonlethal procedures shall be used when removing or taking any mountain lion that has not been designated as an imminent threat to public health or safety.

(b)For purposes of this chapter, “imminent threat to public health or safety” means a situation where a mountain lion exhibits one or more aggressive behaviors directed toward a person that is not reasonably believed to be due to the presence of responders.

(c)For purposes of this chapter, “nonlethal procedures” means procedures that may include, but are not limited to, capturing, pursuing, anesthetizing, temporarily possessing, temporarily injuring, marking, attaching to or surgically implanting monitoring or recognition devices, providing veterinary care, transporting, hazing, rehabilitating, releasing, or taking no action.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 208, Sec. 1. (SB 132) Effective January 1, 2014.