CA Fish & Game Code Section 10500


Except under a permit or specific authorization, it is unlawful to do any of the following:

(a)

To take or possess a bird or mammal in a game refuge.

(b)

To use or have in possession in a game refuge, a firearm, BB device as defined in Section 16250 of the Penal Code, crossbow, bow and arrow, or a trap or other contrivance designed to be, or capable of being, used to take birds or mammals, or to discharge a firearm or BB device or to release an arrow or crossbow bolt into a game refuge.

(c)

To take or possess a fish or amphibian in a fish refuge, or to use or have in possession in that refuge a contrivance designed to be used for catching fish.

(d)

To take or possess a bird, discharge a firearm or BB device, or release an arrow or crossbow bolt, within or into a waterfowl refuge.

(e)

To take or possess a quail in a quail refuge.

(f)

To take or possess an invertebrate or specimen of marine plant life in a marine life refuge.

(g)

To take or possess a clam or an instrument or apparatus capable of being used to dig clams in a clam refuge.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

§ 10500’s source at ca​.gov