CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH
& WILDLIFE TRAPPING LICENSE
EXAMINATION, LAWS (COMPLETE)




§26366Prohibition66Against66Night66Hunting66-66answer--
In66Monterey66and66San66Benito66counties,66hunting66wildlife66at66night66is66prohibited

§26466Use66of66Lights66While66Hunting66(a)66-
66answer--"Within66Zone66166and66Zone662:
-66Do66not66use66lights66during66deer66season
-66Only66use66lights66operated66from66a66parked66vehicle66on66a66private66road"

§264.566Use66of66Lights66While66Hunting66-66Remainder66of66State66(a)66-
66answer--"Within66the66remainder66of66the66state:
-66All66lights66must66be669V66or66smaller
-66Persons66using66lights66must66be66on66foot
-66Lights66cannot66be66externally66powered
-
66A66landowner66may66permit66an66individual66to66use66larger66lights,66so66long66as66the
y66notify66the66fish66and66game66office"

§26566Use66of66Dogs66for66Pursuit/Take66of66Mammals66or66for66Dog66Training66(a)66-
66answer--"You66cannot66use66dogs:
-66During66archery66season66for66deer66or66bear
-66On66bear,66bobcat,66elk,66sheep,66or66antelope
-66On66mountain66lions
-
66In66the66four66Dog66Control66Zones66between66April66and66the66start66of66deer66seaso
n"

§26566Use66of66Dogs66for66Pursuit/Take66of66Mammals66or66for66Dog66Training66(b)66-
66answer--"You66can66use66dogs:
-
66In66the66four66Dog66Control66zones66from66the66start66of66deer66season66through66Mar
ch
-66Outside66the66Dog66Contol66zones,66except66where66otherwise66prohibited

, -66At66all66times66if66issued66under66a66depradation66permit
-66So66long66as66pursuit66is66not66started66within6640066yards66of66any66bait"

§26566Use66of66Dogs66for66Pursuit/
Take66of66Mammals66or66for66Dog66Training66(b(A))66-
66answer--"Dog66Training66is66""breaking""66or66""practicing""66a66dog66such66that66no66a
nimals66will66be66harmed.66Regarding66dog66training:
-66You66cannot66have66a66firearm66on66your66person66during66dog66training
-66You66cannot66start66dog66training66within6640066yards66of66a66baited66area
-66You66cannot66train66dogs66on66any66threatened66or66big66game66animals
-
66For66seasonal66animals,66you66can66only66train66dogs66during66the66applicable66huntin
g66season"

§26566Use66of66Dogs66for66Pursuit/Take66of66Mammals66or66for66Dog66Training66(c)66-
66answer--"The66following66restrictions66on66the66number66of66dogs66per66hunter66are66i
n66place:
-66During66deer66season,66only66166dog66is66allowed66per66hunter
-66In66pursuit66of66wild66pigs,66up66to66three66dogs66per66hunter66may66be66used"

§26566Use66of66Dogs66for66Pursuit/Take66of66Mammals66or66for66Dog66Training66(d)66-
66answer--"The66following66equipment66is66illegal:
-66Dogs66may66not66be66equipped66with66treeing66switches
-66Dogs66may66not66be66equipped66with66GPS66equipment"

§40166Issuance66of66Permit66to66Take66Animals66Causing66Damage66(a)66-
66answer--"You66may66apply66for66permits66for66the66following:
-66Elk,66bear,66bobcat,66beaver,66wild66pigs,66deer,66wild66turkeys,66grey66squirrels
-66Animals66must66be66damaging,66destroying66or66threatening66to66damage66property
-
66Bobcats66harming66livestock66may66be66taken66so66long66as66a66permit66is66requested
66the66next66working66day"


§40166Issuance66of66Permit66to66Take66Animals66Causing66Damage66(b)66-
66answer--"Permit66periods66are66as66follows:
-66Beaver,66pigs,66gray66squirrels:66166year
-66Bobcat,66elk,66bear,66turkey,66deer:666066days
-66Use66of66dogs66for66bear66or66bobcat:662066days
-66Any66permit66can66be66renewed66if66the66damage66continues"

§40166Issuance66of66Permit66to66Take66Animals66Causing66Damage66(c)66-
66answer--"The66following66information66is66required66on66a66permit66application:
-66Property66owner66/66tenant66contact66info
-66Dog66handler66contact66info
-66Location66of66the66damage66caused66by66depredation
-66Description66of66the66property66that66has66been66damaged