CA Fish & Game Code Section 4901


The department shall determine the status and the trend of bighorn sheep populations by management units. A plan shall be developed for each of the management units. The plan for each management unit shall include all of the following:

(a)

Data on the numbers, age, sex ratios, and distribution of bighorn sheep within the management unit.

(b)

A survey of range conditions and a report on the competition that may exist as a result of human, livestock, wild burro, or any other mammal encroachment.

(c)

An assessment of the need to relocate or reestablish bighorn populations.

(d)

A statement on the prevalence of disease or parasites within the population.

(e)

Recommendations for achieving the policy objective of Section 4900.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

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